Abstract
Abstract:-
Just as the Arab Muslims contributed in the field of Islamic knowledge in the medieval period, similarly they also contributed in the field of science and technology in a large number. So, it is observed that on one hand the Islamic scholars like Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafi, Imam Ahmad bin Hambal, Imam Bukhari and others contributed in the field of Islamic knowledge, on the other hand the Arab Muslim scientists contributed in the field of Historiography, Geography, Mineralogy, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Medicine and Philosophy in a large number in that period. So, the Historians like Ibn Jarir, Ibn Ishaque, Ibn Hisham, Masudi, Ibn Khaldun, Zahavi and others, the Geographers like Qudama bin Jafar,Ibn Haukal , Abu Raihan al Biruni, Ibn Batuta, Al Istakhri, Abu Bakar Razi, Ibn-e-Majid and others, zoologians like Jahiz, Kindi, Farabi and others, the chemists like Khalid bin Yazid, Jafar Sadique, Jabir bin Hayyan, Tugrai and others, the Physicists like Al -Farabi, Al-kindi, Razi, Ibn-e-Haisham, Shirazi and others, the astronomers like Yaqub bin Tarif, Hajjaj bin Yusuf, Ibn-e-Ishaque, Ibn-e-Ali, Mohammad bin Musa-al-Khawarizmi, Abul Wafa Buz-zani, and others, the Mathematicians like Maslama bin Muhammad al-Majriti, Muhammad bin Musa al-Khawarizmi ,Abu kamil and others, the physicians like Haris bin Kildah, Ali bin Sahal,Abu Bakar Razi ,Ibn-e-Sina, Al- Zahravi ,Ibn-e-Nafis and others, the philosophers like Ibn-e Nafis, Ibn-e-Tofail, Ibn-e- Rushd,Kindi, Farabi , Ibn-e-Sina, Gazzali, Ibn-e-Baja, Idrisi, Nasiruddin Tusi and others wrote a large number valuable books by which the world is benefitted. The present paper is attempted to highlight the some glorious contributions of Arab Muslim scientists of Middle age to various field of science and technology.