Unit 4
Success stories page 28
The importance of Islamic achievements in history.
The Arab world has many famous chemists in its history,
• Jabir ibn Hayyan is known as the founder of chemistry. He began the production of sulphuric acid and invented scales that could weigh very light things.
• Ali ibn Nafi' established the first music school in the world in Cordoba, Al-Andalus, and introduced the Oud to Europe.
• Fatima al-Fihri built a learning centre in Morocco, which became a world-famous university.
• Al-Kindi was a polymath, most famous for his work in arithmetic and geometry.
Ali ibn Nafi' made some important achievements in music:
-He established the first music school in the world in Cordoba, Al-Andalus, teaching musical harmony and composition.
-He revolutionised musical theory.
- He is also the person who introduced the Oud to Europe.
Pronoun/word reference | |||
its | line 4 | The Arab world | |
He | line 8 | Jabir ibn Hayyan | |
He | line 12 | Jabir ibn Hayyan | |
his | line 16 | Jabir ibn Hayyan's | |
his | line 24 | Ali ibn Nafi' | |
He | line 25 | Ali ibn Nafi' | |
his | line 27 | Ali ibn Nafi' | |
him | line 29 | Ali ibn Nafi' | |
He | line 31 | Ali ibn Nafi' | |
there | line 33 | Cordoba | |
He | line 33 | Ali ibn Nafi' | |
He | line 39 | Ali ibn Nafi' | |
She | line 49 | Fatima al-Fihri | |
her | line 50 | Fatima al-Fihri | |
it | line 55 | the learning centre | |
He | line 70 | Al-Kindi | |
his | line 74 | Al-Kindi's | |
him | line 76 | Al-Kindi |