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Tradition of Arabic Scientific Prose
A tradition of scientific, medical, astronomical, and philosophical prose written in Arabic (and later Persian) in the Islamic world, inheriting and …
Timeline
- 1000–1150Baghdad–Cairo scholarly circles · EgyptExemplified by Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine and Biruni's astronomical and geographical works, Arabic scientific prose developed a normative style of systematic exposition, chaptered argumentation, and citation of predecessors; medical and astronomical writing was especially developed.
- c. 1190–1198Marrakesh and Cordoba scholarly traditions · MoroccoIbn Rushd wrote commentaries on Aristotelian philosophy and medical treatises in Arabic, emphasizing rational argument and clear prose structure; his works entered Europe through Latin translation and became an important source for 13th-century scholastic philosophy.
- c. 1150–1250Toledo translation school · CastileArabic scientific prose, mediated through Latin and Hebrew translations at nodes such as Toledo and Sicily, entered European university curricula, advancing the scholastic systematic absorption of Aristotelian natural philosophy and medicine.
Sources
- Averroes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averroes
- Rosenthal, The Classical Heritage in Islam — Franz Rosenthal (1975)
- Gutas, Greek Thought, Arabic Culture — Dimitri Gutas (1998)