Islam & Science

Abstract This article reviews the mineral composition and potential health benefits of Zamzam water. Zamzam water is different from natural water in terms of minerals and radiological features. The miracle of Zamzam is its continuous flow since 2000 BC. The appearance of the Zamzam well led to the foundation of the settlement of the Makah valley. Zamzam water quenches the …

Between the 8th and 14th centuries, the Islamic Golden Age left its mark on array of fields from literature to philosophy, science to medicine and mathematics to art.

Did you know that Quarantine was an invention of the Golden Era of Muslims? The concept of quarantine has been used since the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), but the man who popularized the term is a Muslim scientist known as Ibn Sina. May Allah save all of us from this deadly disease. The World is full of signs to …

The Latinisation of legendary Muslim stalwarts’ names –  whose pathbreaking contributions in different aspects of human life enlightened the world – has probably eroded the sense of affinity the Muslims ought to have with their legendary coreligionists. The incessant decline of Muslims on one hand and the process of orientalism effected the whole set-up, leading to changes in names and …

කාන්තාවන්ට විවිධාකාරයේ සුබ සිද්ධීන් ගෙනදෙන ඉස්ලාමීය පිළිවෙතක් කාන්තා චර්මච්ඡේදනය පිළිබඳව විවිධාකාරයේ ලිපිලේඛන ලියාපළකොට ඇති අතර බොහෝ ලේඛකයින් හට ඉහත කරුණු පිළිබඳ ඉස්ලාමීය පිළිවෙත FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)  බොහෝ දුරට අවුල්සහගත බව පෙනේ. කෙසේ වෙතත් මෙය යථාර්තයට වඩා බොහෝ සෙයින් වෙනස් ය. ඉස්ලාමයේ නියම කර ඇති පරිදි කාන්තා චර්මච්ඡේදනය යනු භගමණියේ (භගශිශ්නිකාව) හෙවත් කාන්තා ලිංගෙන්ද්‍රිය ආවරණය කර ඇති ප්‍රපූටිය හෙවත් පෙරසම …