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Algebra
In order to perform our religious duties, like fixing the times of prayer, determining the Qibla, dividing inheritance etc Muslim scholars studied the mathematical sciences.
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizimi WAS THE FIRST MATHEMATICAL ASTRONOMER OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD. He wrote Al-Jabr w-al-Muqabala from which the word ALGEBRA IS DERIVED
Algebra owes its name to the Arabic, al-Jabr (completion). The Muslim Arabs extensively developed this science. Al-Khwarizmi contributed effectively to five sciences:
1. He wrote on the Hindu Numerals,
2. Compiled astronomical tables which as revised in Muslim Spain , were for centuries used as standard by astronomers from Cordova to Chang an,
3. Formulated the oldest trigonometrically tables known
4. Collaborated with sixty nine other scholars in drawing up for Caliph Al-Mamun a geographical encyclopedia,
5. His Calculation of Integration and equation gave analytical and geometrical solutions of quadratic equations. Gerard of Cremona translated the Arabic work into in the 12 century and was used as the principle text in European universities until the 16 century- from here was introduced the word Algebra

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