Islamic Thought and Sources
First Scientist
Ibn al Haytham
Author(s): Bradley Stiffen
Reviewed by: Anis Ahmad
Review
In the age of islamophobia in which Islam and Muslims are perceived as a potential threat to the so-called civilized world, a discourse on the Muslim contribution to knowledge and scientific thinking brings in some fresh air in an otherwise intellectually polluted environment. Bradley Stiffen’s absorbing and remarkable contribution to the history and philosophy of science is not a mere biography of Ibn al-Haytham, it provides an authentic information resource on the golden age in which Muslim scientists made revolutionary contributions as leaders in the applied sciences.