Impressions of a British Missionary in China in 1845
Here is an interesting story on the Language Log blog about the impressions of a British Missionary in China in 1845 with respect to Chinese Muslims and their language. On […]
Here is an interesting story on the Language Log blog about the impressions of a British Missionary in China in 1845 with respect to Chinese Muslims and their language. On […]
One thing that usually gets lost in discussion of Islam in “far-away” lands is the contribution of non-Arab Muslims in spreading Islam. The point is not to diminish the contribution […]
(Image source: Wikimedia, Caption: Persian Astrolabe from 1208) Before the invention of modern compasses and rapid modes of transportation Astrolabes used to be the principal instrument for Muslim travellers to […]
Here is an interesting fact: Huihui-li is a Chinese translation of a Astronomical handbook with Tables in Farsi from the Islamic world. It was translated at the Islamic Astronomy Bureau […]