The impact of Islamic civilization left its historical mark across the board overall field of knowledge and studies. Islam inspired the western Renaissance as many of the writings of Muslim scientists like Ibnu Sina, Ibnu Rushd, Al-Khwarizmi, Al Kindhi, Al Farabi, Ibnu Sirin, Ibnu Al-Haytham, Al-Biruni, Ibnu Tufail, Ibnu Khaldun, and many others were translated into Latin and after which were translated into many other European languages.
These were medieval Muslim great scholars of astronomy, astrology, biology, neuroscience, psychology, chemistry, alchemy, economic and social science, geography, mathematics, physics, engineering, and earth sciences. In the field of civil engineering, there are many monumental buildings scattered all over the world in the form of mosques, housing estates, mausoleums, hanging gardens, museums, universities, and tombs built by Muslim architects and builders.
Islamic architecture fully utilized geometrical motives and its design centered on symmetry and balance. Examples of these Islamic architectural landmarks among others were the Taj Mahal and Red Mosque in Delhi, India, Top Kapi Mosque in Turkey, the majestic Al-Hambra in Spain, and the Timbuktu Mosque in Africa which has a natural air-conditioning system using natural airflow.
The second caliph of Islam, Saidina Umar Al-Khattab (r.a) once said –
“Sometimes the people with the worst past create the best future”.
