The origin and expansion of Islamic religion: How Islamic scholars contributed to the scientific community?

Overview

Around two billion Muslims worldwide fast from dawn to sunset starting from the evening of Friday, April 1 ending in the evening of Sunday, May 1. Though the starting and ending days might vary depending on the moon sighting, Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. It marks the day when Prophet Muhammad, the son of a Quraysh tribe Abdullah Muhammad and his wife Amina, born in 570 A.D., was enlighten with message from Allah through the Angel Gabriel. The message from Allah was put together in 114 chapters (also called Surahs) in the Muslim’s holy book the Quran. These Surahs are subdivided into verses or “ ayats ” which are of unequal lengths. Of the 114 chapters, 86 were revealed by Prophet Muhammad in Mecca and 28 in Madinah. It was very surprising to know how an orphan and illiterate Prophet Muhammad, raised by his uncle , could recite the whole of Quran without any assistance. Prophet Muhammad lost his father before he was born, and he lost his mother at the age of six years. He neither attended any school nor was coached by any teacher.