mislim contributions/bir al walidayn and sabr Flashcards
(6 cards)
medicine
al zahrawi: excelled in removing blue water from the eye caused by
Glaucoma.
muslims were the first to use anesthesia by inhaling
chemistry
al kindi: wrote about swords where he discusses how iron is made
Arabs scientists realized that the magnetic power decreases with time.
(Jabir Ibn Hayyan observed a stone carrying a mass of iron, which he weighed at 100 Dirhams,but after some time, it carried only 80 Dirhams.)
astronomy
- Muslims discovered that the Earth was spherical and that it orbits along with other planets.
- They came up with maps locating the planets and their orbits.
- They knew that stars have different sizes and dimensions.
- Muslims were the first to use the telescope.
what is Bir al-Walidayn?
- the biggest gateway to paradise.
- respect and kindness towards parents are
among the most productive deeds you can ever do in Islam.
وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا
what is sabr?
a person’s capacity to endure and tolerate delay and trouble.
when a Muslim is patient, it makes him/her being thankful to God (Shukr).
what is tawbah/repentance
“a retreat” or “a return”
the act of leaving what
Allah has prohibited and returning to what He has commanded