Islamic Influence That Molded Our World
As one of the largest and most widespread religious traditions in the world, Islam has been and continues to be an important and influential force on the development of human civilizations and the history of the world. The rapid spread of Islam early in its history united many great cultures and allowed for a tremendous level of intellectual and cultural exchange, which in turned spurred numerous developments by early Muslim scholars that continue to have an impact today.
One major reason for the rise of Islam and the development of the Islamic world is its significant contribution to scientific thought and mathematics. This is particularly true during a time known as the Islamic Golden Age, roughly corresponding with the High Middle Ages experienced by Europeans. During this era, Muslim scholars and scientists were responsible for a many great advancements in the scientific and philosophical arts, and many of their incredible achievements and discoveries have had tremendous impact on the world in which we live today. At the time of the Islamic Golden Age, its scholars and scientists were so significant that much of what we understand of modern mathematics is largely lifted wholesale from the works of these early mathematicians. To this day, much of the world uses an …show more content…
As a child, Ibn Sina spent much of his time reading from the local royal library and became a practicing physician at the age of sixteen. Ibn Sina contributed significantly to our understandings of medicine and philosophy. Ibn Sina was able to build off of the medicinal discoveries of other Muslim scholars and scientists to write his most famous work, the Canon of Medicine, in which Ibn Sina worked to compile a comprehensive, understandable, and organized compendium of medical knowledge that became a staple in medical colleges in the Middle East and Europe for centuries to