Islamic scholars Flashcards
What were the views of translation in golden age?
- Translation showed a civic status
- Worthy cause
- Highly practical
- Helped for religion
What were the places of learning in golden era?
- Madrasa
- Observatories
- Mosque
- Libraries
- hospitals
When was hunyan ibn ishaq born?
809
Where was hunyan ibn ishaq born?
Iraq
What languages did hunyan ibn ishaq know?
Syriac, Arabic & greek
True or false- Hunyan was only a translator
False- he was a medical physician too
What did hunyan ibn ishaq do as a translator?
- Gather rare manuscript
- Translated galen + Aristotle + Hippocrates work
- Cross checked them
True or false- cross checking is a form of scientific methodology
True
What did hunyan ibn ishaw do as a medical practitioner?
- Personal physician of calif al mutiwakil
- Great scholar + writer
True or false- Hunyan wasn’t ethical
false
What did Ibn Rushd do?
Translate Aristotle work
Did translation only require direct translation?
No they read and analyzed
True or false- Al Razi was blind
True
What was Al Razis job?
Alchemist, physician, musician and philosopher
What did Al Razi do as a physician?
- Open a hospital by using evidence based principles (rotten meat)
- Distinguish small pox and measles
True or false- Al razi was ethical
true
Who started house of wisdom, maintained it and improved it respectively ?
Al mansun, Al rashid and almahmum
True or false- the house of wisdom was a private library initially
true
Who was in charge during translation movement of house of wisdom?
Al mahmum
How did Islamic scholars contribute to astronomy & astrology?
- Astronomy: heavens
- Astrology: study of heavenly bodies
