there are references to aristotle’s view points about meteorology in ?asfizari’s treatise entitled athar-i ulwi that have not been existed in the arabic translation of aristotle’s meteorologica. ibn bitr?k, the arabic translator, did not translate some parts of the book and there are mistakes in his translation. asfizari has also mentioned some points which cannot be found in the original work ...

apart expressing the cause of the reflection of light from the surface of polished objects, ibn al-haytham in his al-manāẓir claims that the acceptance or rejection of light by these objects is only due to their polished surfaces and have nothing to do with their solidity, because the reflection of light from the surface of soft polished objects such as water is also possible. kamāl al-dīn al-f...

defamiliarization, the artistic technique of presenting to audiences common things in an unfamiliar or strange way in order to enhance perception of the familiar, is the main function of artistic literature. paradox is one of its techniques. paradox is used either syntactically or semantically. ibn al-farid was a mystic sufi poet gifted by mystical perceptions in addition to his poetic talents....

Ibn al-Nafis was an Arab physician, scientist, and philosopher who was born in 1213 in Damascus and died in 1288 in Cairo. He studied medicine in Damascus and moved to Egypt to practice medicine where he became the chief physician in the Mansouri Bimaristan. Ibn al-Nafis wrote in a wide array of fields, including physiology, medicine, ophthalmology, embryology, psychology, philosophy, law, and ...

In his polemic composition al-Radd ‘alā Ibn al-Naghrīla al-Yahūdī, Abū Muḥammad ‘Alī b. Aḥmad Ḥazm al-Andalusī (994/1064 CE) attempts to demonstrate the Jews’ taḥrīf (falsification) of Torah by citing several examples. This article intends shed some light on an important aspect Ḥazm’s rhetoric as reflected in al-Naghrīla. I argue, however, that juxtaposing arguments with relevant Jewish sources...

This article is the result of a qualitative field research. The research location at At-Tahdzib Islamic Boarding School Rejoagung Ngoro Jombang. direction discussion in this how to place marriage tradition following Kyai within framework maqasid and shariah. researcher uses al-nikah shariah theory explaining position Kyai, because theories. argues that provides advocacy for protection bride gro...

Rabies is a fatal viral disease affecting warm-blooded mammals (bats, carnivores, and ruminants) even humans. The virus usually transmitted between humans or other animals through the bite of infected animals. However, there are unusual ways to share virus, such as organ transplants. has been known in ancient world since about 2300 BC. Dogs were commonly leading carriers disease. There strange ...