BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260710T094551EDT-68668chv95@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260710T134551Z DESCRIPTION: \n\nThe History of Science in Islam exhibition highlights some of the prominent texts held by 91 that exemplify the intellectual dep th\, knowledge\, and curiosity of Muslim scholars. The history of science and Islam dates back to the time of the prophet Muhammad. A significant co rpus of scientific thought existed already by the 11th century\, as schola rs exchanged ideas in madrassas throughout Muslim lands from al-Andalus to Bukhara. Their scholarship was transmitted through lengthy manuscripts re plete with ḥāshīyah (marginalia) and sharḥ (commentary). Indeed\, many manuscripts include reading notes documenting how and where a text was be ing read and attesting to the role it played in a lively scientific cultur e.\n\nFrom the 8th century on\,  a flourishing of scientific thought took place\, as caliphs provided patronage to scholars in centres such as Baghd ad\, who were engaged in the work of translating\, interpreting\, and buil ding upon the work of Ancient Greek and Hellenistic naturalists\, philosop hers\, and physicians. But the emergence of Arabic as a lingua franca of s cience by the 10th century was not only a means of preserving the works of Latin and Greek but of further investigating humanity’s understanding of the world in which we live. Ḥukamāʼ (philosophers\, doctors) such as Ibn Haytham\, Nasir al-Din Tusi\, al-Ghazzali\, Ibn Sina and many others were instrumental in furthering scholarship in various branches of the science s.\n\nA rich tradition of translating\, transmitting\, and transforming\, the history of science in Islam is as enveloping as it is broad in scholar ship and ideas. From optics to astronomy\, from mathematics to medicine\, from astrolabes to pendulums\, Muslim scholars’ contribution to contempora ry knowledge is as far reaching as it is diverse. Indeed\, we are reminded every day of the impact of this history on various fields through commonl y used words such as alchemy or chemistry (al-Kīmīyāʼ)\, algebra (al-ji bra)\, zero (sifr)\, and the star name Betelgeuse (ibt al-Jauzā).\n\nThe exhibition before you is a representative holding of 91’s unique colle ctions\; these collections live in the Islamic Studies Library\, the Osler Library of the History of Medicine\, and Rare Books and Special Collectio ns. These examples have been brought together to celebrate Science Literac y Week. Some of the highlights include an 18th century copy of Ibn Manṣūr’ s important work Tashrīḥ-i badan-i insān (Anatomy of the Human Body) and I bn Sina’s al-Qānūn fi'l-ṭibb (Canon of medicine) as well as the recentl y published facsimile of al-Ghāfiqī’s Herbal.\n\n                                                                                            م م\n \n                                                                                            م                                                                  \n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160531 LOCATION:Islamic Studies Library\, Morrice Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0E1\, 3485 rue McTavish SUMMARY:History of Science in Islam Exhibition URL:/channels/event/history-science-islam-exhibition-2 56025 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR