Particularly, however, to the ancient Greeks, it was a vast canvas of endless possibilities—a frame dotted with hidden planets and shiny stars upon which they painted their myths and stories. The ...

Apollonius is far from the only ancient scholar whose work was saved by the medieval Islamic tradition: “we generally ...

Islam considers timekeeping a sacred act, deeply tied to divine order. Historian Daoud Riffi explores how the Islamic ...

Until the 15th century, during the medieval period, Muslim scientists also made various contributions to the field of astronomy. Their works were mainly based on ancient sources from Greece ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

Photograph by AKG/Album Early Muslim medicine drew on traditional practices from the region, some dating back to ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Babylon in the third millennium B.C. Traditional ...

Rajab, the seventh month in the Islamic calendar starts on January 2nd and ends on January 31st, 2025 based on the moon sighting. Due to spirituality and its history related to important incidents in ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

2.00 BCE) was one of the most profound works of ancient ... besides astronomy, mathematics, zoology, botany, planetology, among other sciences. There is emphasis on a renowned Muslim cosmographer ...