Abstract :
History of science reveals the progress of civilization in different nations. Research on the history of science discloses the achievements of scientists to acquire knowledge and delve into the reality of the world of being. In the Global Voices essay series of the Science magazine, researchers from around the world are invited to provide a regional view of the scientific enterprise. In an article entitled “Science in the Arab World: Vision of Glories Beyond” (in Science, June 3rd, 2005, Volume 308, page 1416 – 1417), Dr. Wasim Maziak is charged with the task of describing the challenges facing the Arab world in their quest to accomplish scientific prosperity. Dr. Maziak has stated that “one of the knowledge shocks that ignited the Renaissance was delivered by Ibn-Sina (Avicenna 980 to 1037 AD), whose Kitab Al-Shifa (‘the book of healing’) introduced the medieval Europe to the principles of logic and their use to gain knowledge”. Dr. Maziak has accurately described many of the obstacles that have led to the decline of scientific achievements in the Arab world.
