Early Muslim culture set the foundation for the Rennaissance of
Europe and for nearly every aspect of the modern world. In this age
of conflict, "Lost History" provides a vital look at the Muslim
world and its deep connection to all cultures. Unlike many
histories, which address the noted Arab Golden Age of Baghdad,
Persia, and Muslim Spain from 632 to 1258 AD and the fall of
Baghdad, "Lost History" reveals the many 'golden ages' of Muslim
thought, from Shiite Iran to Mughal India, to the 18th century.
Engaging chapters introduce a contemporary accountant,
obstetrician, civil engineer, or astrophysicist, all whose work is
linked to early Muslim advancements.Artful flashbacks render page -
turning accounts of such luminaries as Al Ma'mun, who founded
Baghdad's international House of Wisdom from which came foundations
for modern math, astronomy, chemistry, medicine, and literature; Al
Khwarizmi, often considered the Father of Algebra, whose invention
of algorithms makes possible cell phones today; revered Arab
philospher Al Kindi, who wrote, 'nothing should be dearer to the
seeker of truth than the truth itself;' Astronomer Al Manon, for
whom is named a crater of the moon; the exiled Emir Abdal Rahman,
who brought to Cordoba, Spain, irrigation systems and unique
architecture; and the Syrian - born Al Nafis, who revealed that the
blood flows from the heart, through the lungs, to the body and back
again. Finally, readers discover that Omar Khayyam, well - loved
poet of the Rubaiyat, was a mathematical wizard who calculated the
length of a year to be 365.242 days (later calculated by atomic
clocks to within millionths of a second). Writes the author: 'By
recovering lost history together, maybe we can really get at the
issues of today that will never be solved by force. Because if
there is no other lesson to be drawn from "Lost History", it is
that force rarely ever positively resolves issues of the spirit and
the soul - whether in individuals, or in civilizations.'
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