EDUCATION UGC NET
ISLAMIC EDUCATION
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Question
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Umayyah
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Quraish
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Abbasids
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Abbasid rule, precisely during the reign of Abu Ja’far Al-Mansur, Harun Al-Rashid, and Al-Ma’mun, the peak of success in science was seen. One of them is in Astronomy, which has a significant development. Astronomers in the Abbasid period laid the foundation for the development of astronomy in later times.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Abbasid empire Baghdad became the intellectual hub and so called center of the word. Technological advances were made and many of these advances are used even in today’s society. Listed are some of these advances:Mathematics, Medicine, Chemistry, Optics, Astronomy, Architecture, Paper making, and Irrigation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Abbasid advances Doctor and philosopher Avicenna wrote the Canon of Medicine, which helped physicians diagnose dangerous diseases such as cancer. And Al-Khwarizmi, a Persian mathematician, invented algebra, a word which itself has Arabic roots.
Detailed explanation-4: -The works of art featured in this unit were created with a practical purpose in mind. Together, they highlight achievements in three of the most developed scientific disciplines in the Islamic world: astronomy, astrology, and medicine.