Al-Jahiz (776 – 868 CE
Al-Jahiz (776 – 868 CE) : A Renaissance Man of the Islamic Golden Age
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Al-Farghani (Alfraganus) (800 – 870 CE)
Al-Farghani (Alfraganus) (800 - 870 CE) : The Eminent Astronomer and Philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age
Al-Kindi (801 – 873 CE)
Al-Kindi (c. 801–873 CE) was a philosopher, polymath, and one of the foremost intellectual figures in the Islamic Golden Age.
Often referred to as the “Philosopher of the Arabs,” he made significant contributions to a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, music, medicine, and psychology.
al-Maturidi (853–944 CE)
Al-Maturidi (853–944 CE) : The Father of Sunni Rational Theology
al-Farabi (872 – 950 CE)
Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Farabi (c. 872–950 CE).
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (965 – 1040 CE)
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (965 – 1040 CE) : The Father of Optics and Pioneer of Scientific Method
Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (980 – 1037 CE)
Ibn Sina (c. 980–1037 CE), often known in the West by his Latinized name Avicenna, is one of the most influential and revered thinkers of the medieval period.
He is widely regarded as the most significant philosopher and physician in the Islamic Golden Age, a time when intellectual and scientific achievements were flourishing under the Abbasid Caliphate.
Ibn Hazm (994–1064 CE)
Ibn Hazm (994–1064 CE) : The Andalusian Philosopher and Scholar
al-Ghazali (1058 – 1111 CE)
Al-Ghazali played a pivotal role in shaping the intellectual landscape of the Islamic world, reconciling philosophy, theology, and mysticism. Ibn Ghazali’s work has continued to resonate across generations, influencing not only Islamic thought but also Christian, Jewish, and Western philosophical traditions.
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406 CE)
Ibn Khaldun, a pioneer of historiography and sociology, analyzed civilization’s rise and fall in Muqaddimah. He emphasized economics, social cohesion (asabiyyah), and cyclical history, shaping modern social science theories.
Mulla Sadra (1571 – 635 CE)
Mulla Sadra (Sadr al-Din Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Shirazi) stands as one of the most prominent and transformative philosophers of the early modern Islamic world.
Born in 1571 CE in Shiraz, a city in southern Iran, Mulla Sadra's intellectual journey would have a lasting impact on Islamic philosophy, mysticism, and theology.
