Science in the Medieval World Author:al-Andalusi, Sa`id an award-winning Swiss journalist

an award-winning Swiss journalist

capturing the imagination of outsiders and ultimately attracting the attention of hostile sovereigns who sacked the city three times and plundered it half a dozen more

Islamic civilization today is a shadow of its former self

and beautification complement and complete each other

the largest school of Islamic law

Science in the Medieval World Author:al-Andalusi, Sa`id an award-winning Swiss journalistDuring the Middle Ages, a thriving center for learning and research was Muslim Spain, where students gathered to consult Arabic manuscripts of earlier scientific works and study with famous teachers. One of these teachers was Sa'id al Andalusi, who in 1068 wrote Kitab Tabaqat al 'Umam, or "Book of the Categories of Nations," which recorded the contributions to science of all known nations. Today, it is one of few surviving medieval Spanish Muslim