Download or read book Persian Science and Prophets written by Ali Keyhani and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Persian King Darius I (reigned 522-486 BCE) constructed a canal connecting the Nile to the Red Sea- an ancient precursor to the Suez Canal. Artachaies was a Persian engineer who engineered the Xerxes Canal in Greece. The Persian Empire witnessed remarkable contributions to various fields, particularly during the Sassanian period (224-651 CE). Barbad was a Persian musician from the Sassanid empire. Barbad is remembered in many documents and has been named as a remarkably highly skilled musician of his time. Bozorgmehr made significant contributions to medicine. The "Book of Medicine" by Bozorgmehr contains knowledge from Greek and Indian sources and reflects advancements in medical understanding. The Persian mathematician and scholar Kushyar ibn Labban wrote extensively on mathematics. The Sassanian Empire was known for its impressive architectural achievements. The construction of structures like the Taq Kasra, a grand arch, highlighted advanced engineering skills. The intellectual achievements of pre-Islamic Persia laid the foundation for further developments during the Islamic Golden Age. However, I must admit there are a few surviving works and that's mostly because Persia was conquered and burnt to the ground twice by Alexander and Arab Muslims. At the heart of this cultural mosaic are the Persian prophets, individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping the spiritual landscape of the region. These prophets, often associated with the Zoroastrian faith, have left an indelible mark on the religious consciousness of the Persian people. Another significant Persian prophet was Mani, who emerged centuries later in the 3rd century CE. Mani founded Manichaeism, a syncretic religion that integrated elements of Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Christianity. His teachings focused on the eternal struggle between the forces of light and darkness, and the need for spiritual enlightenment to overcome the material world's illusions. Mani's influence extended beyond the borders of Persia, gaining followers across the ancient world. In the narrative of Persian prophets, one cannot overlook the influential figure of Mazdak, a reformer who emerged during a period of societal transformation in 6th-century Sassanian Persia. Babak Khorram-Dinan, also known as Babak the Khorram-Dinan, was a Persian revolutionary and leader of the Khurramites, a social and religious movement that emerged in the 8th century during the Abbasid Caliphate. Babak played a significant role in challenging the Abbasid rule and advocating for social justice and equality. He was a follower of Mazdak. Then Persians changed Islam and created a new prophet named "Mahdi" in Shia Islam. Mahdi is believed by Shia Muslims to be the guided and awaited leader who will emerge in the future to restore justice and righteousness. Mahdi" means "guided one" or "the guided one." Shia Muslims believe that the Mahdi is the twelfth Imam, known as Imam al-Mahdi, who went into occultation and will reappear to bring justice to the world. Then the last Persian Prophet is Bahaullah. Bahaullah claimed to be the latest in a line of divine messengers that includes figures like Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad. Baha'u'llah's public declaration of his mission occurred in 1863, in the garden of Ridvan (meaning Paradise) in Baghdad, Iraq. Baha'u'llah's teachings emphasize the oneness of humanity, the unity of all religions, the importance of education, the equality of men and women, and the elimination of prejudice.
Download or read book The Desatir or the Sacred Writings of the Ancient Persian Prophets in the Original Tongue written by and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Islam and Science written by Muzaffar Iqbal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2002. This text seeks to provide the necessary background for understanding the contemporary relationship between Islam and modern science. Presenting an authentic discourse on the Islamic understanding of the physical cosmos, Muzaffar Iqbal explores God's relationship to the created world and the historical and cultural forces that have shaped and defined Muslim attitudes towards science. What was Islamic in the Islamic scientific tradition? How was it rooted in the Qur'anic worldview and whatever happened to it? These are some of the facets of this account of a tradition that spans eight centuries and covers a vast geographical region. Written from within, this ground-breaking exploration of some of the most fundamental questions in the Islam and science discourse, explores the process of appropriation and transformation of the Islamic scientific tradition in Europe during the three centuries leading up to the Scientific revolution.
Download or read book Islam and Scientific Enterprise written by Syed Akheel Ahmed and published by I. K. International Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2013-12-30 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Islamic Science has not received the recognition it deserves. Although reverence is accorded to the memory of such great figures of Islamic history as Ar-Razi (Rhazes), Jabir-ibn-Hayyan (Geber) and Omar Khyaam. The present treatise is an attempt to construct an outline of the progress of Islamic Science from the days of the prophet Muhammad to the end of fifteenth century. Spread in fifteen chapters the book traces the growth and development of Islamic Science during the hay days of Islamic glory. It throws succinct and incisive light on various aspects of Islamic Science, namely, mathematics, mechanics, astronomy, astrology, music, alchemy, chemistry, medicine and geography. In short the approach is objective, analysis systematic, treatment logical and the style lucid
Download or read book The Iranian Metaphysicals written by Alireza Doostdar and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the occult sciences, séances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality? Since the late nineteenth century, modernizing intellectuals, religious leaders, and statesmen in Iran have attempted to curtail many such practices as "superstitious," instead encouraging the development of rational religious sensibilities and dispositions. However, far from diminishing the diverse methods through which Iranians engage with the immaterial realm, these rationalizing processes have multiplied the possibilities for metaphysical experimentation. The Iranian Metaphysicals examines these experiments and their transformations over the past century. Drawing on years of ethnographic and archival research, Alireza Doostdar shows that metaphysical experimentation lies at the center of some of the most influential intellectual and religious movements in modern Iran. These forms of exploration have not only produced a plurality of rational orientations toward metaphysical phenomena but have also fundamentally shaped what is understood as orthodox Shi‘i Islam, including the forms of Islamic rationality at the heart of projects for building and sustaining an Islamic Republic. Delving into frequently neglected aspects of Iranian spirituality, politics, and intellectual inquiry, The Iranian Metaphysicals challenges widely held assumptions about Islam, rationality, and the relationship between science and religion.
Download or read book Persian Prophets Zoroaster Mani Mazdak Babak Mehdi written by Ali Keyhani and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-04 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture takes form by the language, beliefs, values, and norms that combine to make up the way of life. Persian culture core beliefs are based on the teaching of Zoroaster 3500 B.C.E was calling for life based on Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds. Zoroaster said to do the right deed because it is the right thing to do. Then, Zoroaster teachings were expanded by Mani in 216 C.E. into dualistic cosmology of the World of light in a cosmic battle with the evil world of darkness. A fundamental idea in Manichaeism is that supreme good power (God), was opposed by the semi-eternal evil power (Satan). The souls are seen as the byproduct of the battle between Human and Satan. In 524 C.E Mazdak proclaimed to follow the path of altruism, communal life, respect for nature and enjoy the pleasures of life, once again expanding on the core beliefs of Zoroastrian teachings. He preached a refined version of Zoroastrianism. His teaching has also displayed influences from Mani. At this time, during Sassanid rule, Zoroastrianism was the state religion. However, most of the Zoroastrian clergies regarded Mazdak's teaching as blasphemy. When 700 years of war between Partain and Sasanian empires against the Roman and Bezintian empires ended, both the empires were exhausted. At that moment in history, the Arab Armies invaded Iran. Over the next several hundred years, Iran became a Muslim country. Samanid Empire was the first Persian speaking dynasty to arise in Iran after the Arab conquest. The rise of Persian speaking ruler gave to Iranians pride in their culture and love learning. For the first time after the Arab Invasion, Persian becomes the official langue of the court with Bukhara as the capital of the new empire. Rudhaki was the first great literary genius of Persian poetry. Rudhaki liberated and created the modern Persian language. Firdowsi followed Rudhaki with his quest to emancipate the Persian language. His love of Persian culture motivated him to spend thirty years to emancipate the myth of Persian culture from the death of forgetfulness. He is deathless because he lives in the souls of the Persian speaking world. Iranian separated their language and literature and their religion from Arabs by following the Party of Alii known as Shia. The Shai religion of Iran followed Iranians beliefs in Mehdi the Imam of all times who will come and restore justice to the world. The Mazdak teachings were resurrected the Khurramites (Persian: خرمدینان Khorram-Dinan, meaning "those of the Joyful Religion"), an Iranian religious and political movement. He said to his followers "Enjoy the pleasures of life and satisfy your appetite in the highest degree. Eat and drink in the spirit of equality, seek good deeds; abstain from evils by shedding blood, and inflicting harm on others. Practice hospitality without reservation." Babak Khorram-Dinan resurrected Mazdak teaching in the revolt against Caliph against the Arab Caliph. Under Babak's leadership between 816 C.E-837 C.E, he fought against the Caliphate for the preservation of Persian language and culture. The last Persian prophet was Bab who claimed to be a prophet. He started Bahai religion in Shiraz Iran in 1844 C.E.
Download or read book The Arabic Hermes written by Kevin Thomas Van Bladel and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2009-08-26 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first major study devoted to the early Arabic reception and adaption of the figure of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary Egyptian sage to whom were ascribed numerous works on astrology, alchemy, talismans, medicine, and philosophy. The ancient Greek Hermetica, with which the tradition begins, are products of Roman Egypt of the second and third century CE. Thereafter, in late antiquity, they found a wide readership, both among pagans and Christians. Their ongoing popularity depended on the notion that Hermes had lived in extremely ancient times, perhaps before the Deluge, and his antiquity endowed him with a pristine intellectual priority and made him attractive as an authority in religious arguments. Early Arabic literature beginning in the eighth century also includes detailed discussions of Hermes Trismegistus, both as a teacher of ancient legend and as the alleged author of works on the apocryphal sciences, especially astrology. Moreover, Hermes is imagined in Arabic as a prophet, lawgiver, and the founder of ancient religion. This book shows how the Arabic Hermes developed out of the earlier Greek and other late antique traditions into something new, which would in turn form the background to the later reception of the Greek Hermetica in the Italian Renaissance. Assembling information in Greek, Arabic, Syriac, and Coptic primary sources, The Arabic Hermes will be of great interest to scholars in many fields, including Classics, Arabic Studies, Iranian Studies, Egyptology, and Medieval Studies.
Download or read book The Desatir or sacred writings of the ancient Persian prophets written by and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Haqiqatul Wahi written by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and published by Islam International Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 1065 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the Promised Messiah, on whom be peace, discusses the philosophy of divine revelation, the three categories of people who claim to receive revelation, and the distinction of the truthful from the false. He then establishes his truthfulness by documenting over 200 Signs, including the fulfillment of prophecies made by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, other men of God, earlier scriptures, and his own revelations spanning over twenty-five years. The author cites numerous examples of his enemies who publicly predicted his downfall and demise, only to become the very victims of their own prophecies. God, however, protected him against every assault, while continuously reassuring him of His promise to bless his Community—a promise which continues to bear the seal and testimony of history. The author also appeals to the followers of different faiths to read this book cover to cover to appreciate and accept this evidence as proof that God is One and the Holy Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of God, and that he is the Promised Messiah raised to unite humanity under the banner of Islam.
Download or read book An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia Vol 2 written by S. H. Nasr and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tradition of philosophy in the Persian-speaking world is extraordinarily rich, creative and diverse. This anthology, which is divided into three volumes, aims to communicate something of that richness and diversity. The term 'philosophy' is understood to in its widest sense to include theological debate, philosophical Sufism and philosophical hermeneutics (ta'wil). Extending over a period of more than two millennia, and showcasing translations by well-established scholars, the anthology offers full bibliographical references throughout. For anyone interested in exploring, in all their varied manifestations, the fascinating philosophical traditions of Persia, such a wide-ranging and ambitious work will be an indispensable resource. Volume 2 covers five centuries of Ismaili philosophy, and includes extracts from outstanding Ismaili works including the "Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa" ("Treatises of the Brethren of Purity") and the philosophical odes of Nasir Khusraw. It is of great siginificance that, in the early centuries of Islam, philosophers were influenced by Pythagorean and Hermetic ideas, which are usually associated with Shi'i thought in general and Ismailism in particular. Ismaili philosophy at this time was able to integrate strands of Greco-Alexandrian thought such as Hermeticism and Neo-Pythagoreanism, as well as aspects of Mazdaeism and Manichaeism. It also showed marked interest in Neo-platonism.
Download or read book The Prophets of Israel written by Carl Heinrich Cornill and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Prophets of Israel written by Carl Heinrich Cornill and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran written by Patricia Crone and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Persian Empire written by A. T. Olmstead and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-08-29 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."—M. Rostovtzeff
Download or read book Science Islam written by Ehsan Masood and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Musa al-Khwarizmi who developed algebra in 9th century Baghdad to al-Jazari, a 13th-century Turkish engineer whose achievements include the crank, the camshaft and the reciprocating piston, Science and Islam tells the story of one of history’s most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 CE.
Download or read book The Books of the Prophets Ezekiel and Daniel Scientific line by line explanation of the Bible written by Andrey Tikhomirov and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific line-by-line analysis of the Biblical books of the prophets Ezekiel and Daniel. In English. Научный построчный разбор библейских книг пророков Иезекииля и Даниила. На английском языке.
Download or read book God Arises Evidence of God in Nature and in Science Goodword written by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan and published by Goodword Books. This book was released on 2014-01-11 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the result of 30 years spent by the author in exhaustive research, attempts to present the basic teachings of religion in the light of modern knowledge and in a manner consistent with modern scientific method. After a thorough investigation of the subject, the writer has reached the conclusion that religious teachings are academically valid and as understandable and intellectually acceptable as any of the theories propounded by men of science. Islamic Children's Books on the Quran, the Hadith, and the Prophet Muhammad, kids books games gifts activities puzzles on akhlaq Arabic learning and moral values, stories of sahabah, bestselling children's books by Goodword to teach the glory of Allah, islamic school books
