On May 6, 1:01=C2=A0pm, jackie wrote:
> The word "algebra" is named after the Arabic word "al-jabr" from the
> title of the book al-Kit=C4=81b al-mu=E1=B8=ABta=E1=B9=A3ar f=C4=AB
=E1=B8=
=A5is=C4=81b al-=C4=9Fabr wa-l-muq=C4=81bala,
> meaning The book of Summary Concerning Calculating by Transposition
> and Reduction, a book written by the Persian mathematician Muhammad
> ibn M=C5=ABs=C4=81 al-khw=C4=81rizm=C4=AB in 820. The word Al-Jabr means
"=
reunion".
>
> The Hellenistic mathematician Diophantus has traditionally been known
> as "the father of algebra" but debate now exists as to whether or not
> Al-Khwarizmi should take that title.[3]
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebra#History
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> Chemistry / Alchemy
> In the history of science, alchemy (from the Arabic
=D8=AE=D9=8A=D9=85=D9=
=8A=D8=A7=D8=A1 al-
> khymiy=C4=81' [1])
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy
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> Almanac
> An almanac (also spelled almanack and almanach) is an annual
> publication containing tabular information in a particular field or
> fields often arranged according to the calendar. Astronomical data and
> various statistics are also found in almanacs, such as the times of
> the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full
> tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, lists of all
> types, timelines, and more.
> Contents
> [edit] Etymology
>
> The word "almanac" was borrowed into English from the al-ma****h[1].
> The ultimate origin of the word is unknown[2], but both Arabic
> manah[3], "to reckon", and Egyptian almenichiata[4],
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almanac#cite_note-1
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> The word alcohol was introduced into the English language circa 1543
> from the Arabic: =D8=A7=D9=84=D8=BA=D9=88=D9=84=E2=80=8E,
"al-=C4=A1u=E1=
=B8=A5l".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol
>
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> In chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic: Al-Qaly
=D8=A7=D9=84=D9=82=D9=84=D9=
=8A, =D8=A7=D9=84=D9=82=D8=A7=D9=84=D9=8A ) is a
> basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali
>
As the Arabs were advanced in some of their scientific thinking and,
also, as the Greeks were advanced in some of their scientific thinking
it could be implied that other of their ideas might also be true for
their times.
In respect of the religious ideas of Muhammed and the ideas about the
Greek gods (the latter I read of as some of my students were studying
Greek culture at the time of the Athens' Olympics; the former I have
followed at times in the past six years), both, from my
understandings, are 'missing the mark'.
www.islam-101.org/
is a website I have found this week that may be of interest.
Gladys Swager
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