Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-12 | 1373-1384
Review Article
Contribution of Islamic Civilization to the Field of Science and Technology
Meraj Ahmad Meraj
Published : Dec. 30, 2018
Abstract
The advent of Islam in the sixth century resulted in the formation of a new
empire and a world civilization. With the rise of Islam, Muslims had made immense
leaps forward in the area of Science and Technology. The Contribution of Islamic
Civilization to Science and Technology from the 8th to 16th century is a noteworthy
expansion in human antiquity. The Muslim Scientists not only conserved the ancient
knowledge, but also transformed it into major new contributions to the basic science
and technology. Muslim Scientists significantly contributed to human knowledge in
various fields through their innovations. This contribution was so great that Islamic
civilization has been the pioneer of the scientific, intellectual and cultural genius for a
long period of time. This paper, therefore analyses the contributions of Islamic
Civilization with particular references to sciences. It affirms that Islam is beyond only
the religion of prayers and rituals. This paper will also try to shed a light on few works
that have been carried out by the Muslim Scientists with a brief explanation on their
work on applied sciences like Mathematics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine
and other branches of modern science.