- Season 1
Ibn al-Baytar - The Master of Herbalists
Ibn al-Baytar was interested in studying plants from a young age, and his most important achievement in pharmacology was linking the medicine to the organ it treats in the body.
Ziryab - The Lyre of Civilization
Ziryab established the first music school in Europe, introduced behaviors that laid the foundation for refined taste, and was the first to create hairstyles.
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi - The Genius of Language
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad established the science of prosody and compiled the first dictionary that examines the root of words. He was the teacher of Sibawayh, and both of them established the science of grammar.
Al-Kindi - Philosopher of the Arabs
He believed that mathematics was fundamental to philosophy and logic, and he introduced equations into the sciences of chemistry, astronomy, medicine, and others... He was Al-Kindi.
Ibn al-Awam - Dictionary of Agriculture
Ibn al-Awwam authored an encyclopedia on agriculture, agricultural theories and their applications, the influence of which extended for centuries.
Al-Khazini - Keeper of Knowledge
He contributed early achievements to mechanics and physics, achievements upon which the West relied in inventing the barometer, pumps, water-lifting machines, and more... He is Al-Khazini.
Ibn Battuta - Prince of Travelers
He drew a geographical, political, and social map of the Islamic world after a journey that lasted 27 years... He is Ibn Battuta.
Ibn al-Shatir - The Astronomer of the Arabs
Ibn al-Shatir was the first to develop the solar system and the first maker of a mechanical wall clock. Here is the evidence for that.
Al-Idrisi - Atlas of the Arabs
The first person to draw a map of the Earth on a sphere, determine lines of longitude, and identify areas of population density for societies... Al-Sharif Al-Idrisi
Abu Bakr al-Razi - Prince of Physicians
Abu Bakr al-Razi worked in music and philosophy, but a chance encounter led him to become one of the greatest physicians in the world, even to this day.
Omar Khayyam - The Argument of Athletes
Omar Khayyam is one of the most prominent poets in our history, but did you know that he theorized about algebra and astronomy?
Al-Zahrawi - The Surgeon's Ink
Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, the physician whose fame spread far and wide, is the father of the science of surgery, and the maker of many surgical instruments.
