THE CONTRIBUTION OF IRANIAN SCIENTISTS TO WORLD CIVILIZATION

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BOROUMAND BEHROUZ

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Journal: ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE Year:2006 | Volume:9 | Issue:3 Page(s): 288-290

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THE CONTRIBUTION OF IRANIAN SCIENTISTS TO WORLD CIVILIZATION

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History of science reveals the progress of civilization in different nations. Research on the history of science discloses the achievements of scientists to acquire knowledge and delve into the reality of the world of being. In the Global Voices essay series of the Science magazine, researchers from around the world are invited to provide a regional view of the scientific enterprise. In an article entitled “Science in the Arab World: Vision of Glories Beyond” (in Science, June 3rd, 2005, Volume 308, page 1416 – 1417), Dr. Wasim Maziak is charged with the task of describing the challenges facing the Arab world in their quest to accomplish scientific prosperity. ِِDr. Maziak has stated that “one of the knowledge shocks that ignited the Renaissance was delivered by Ibn-Sina (Avicenna 980 to 1037 AD), whose Kitab Al-Shifa (‘the book of healing’) introduced the medieval Europe to the principles of logic and their use to gain knowledge”. Dr. Maziak has accurately described many of the obstacles that have led to the decline of scientific achievements in the Arab world. There is a failure in Dr. Maziak’s analysis by calling Razi, Ibn-Sina, and Khawrazmi as Arab scientists. This false statement only widens the gap between the Middle-East and the western world. There could be no doubt on the fact that Razi (Rhazes), Ibn-Sina (Avicenna), and Khawrazmi (Khwarizmi) were Iranian (Persian) and not Arab scientists. Dr. Maziak’s sincere attempt to lump these scientists under the label of Arab-Islamic scholars is unfortunately flawed for a couple of reasons; a very important point is that, the Arabic language was the lingua franca of these scientists’ era and allowed for the free exchange of scientific knowledge from Greece and Rome to Iran, India, and even to places as far as China. There is no doubt that for this reason, scientists were writing in Arabic, while not being Arab, like in the present time, all scientists write in English. One could argue that it is as offensive to Iranians, as it would be to the English, if everyone claimed Sir Isaac Newton was a Frenchman. Not that there is anything wrong with being French, Arab, or from any other nations, but the incorrect label abolishes a significant part of Iranian contribution to the advancement of science.

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BOROUMAND, BEHROUZ. (2006). THE CONTRIBUTION OF IRANIAN SCIENTISTS TO WORLD CIVILIZATION. ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE, 9(3), 288-290. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/280112/en

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BOROUMAND BEHROUZ. THE CONTRIBUTION OF IRANIAN SCIENTISTS TO WORLD CIVILIZATION. ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE[Internet]. 2006;9(3):288-290. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/280112/en

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BEHROUZ BOROUMAND, “THE CONTRIBUTION OF IRANIAN SCIENTISTS TO WORLD CIVILIZATION,” ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 288–290, 2006, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/280112/en

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