Baitul ilm International Islamic Academy

Good morning respected teachers, parents and my dear students.
It is with great joy and gratitude to Almighty Allah that I welcome you all back to school for the Second Term of the academic session 2025/2026. I hope you had a restful and enjoyable holiday and have returned refreshed, healthy, and ready to learn.
The second term is a very important period in our academic journey. It is a time to build on the foundation laid in the first term, to correct our mistakes, and to strive for better performance. I encourage every student to take their studies seriously, remain disciplined, and make good use of their time. Remember, hard work and consistency are the keys to success.
To our teachers, we deeply appreciate your dedication and commitment. Your guidance and support continue to shape the future of our students. We look forward to your continued cooperation as we work together to achieve excellence.
I also want to remind everyone to uphold the school rules and values, show respect to one another, and maintain a clean and safe learning environment. Let us promote unity, punctuality, and positive behavior at all times.
Management

✎ الخطأ: أبو نَوَّاس.
✎ الصواب: ُوَاس.

الحسن بن هانئ بن عبد الأول بن الصباح الحكمي المذحجي» عام ١٣٩ﻫ/٧٥٦م ﺑ «الأهواز»، لأب دمشقي وأم فارسية، ولكنه نشأ
بالبصرة وهو في عمر العامين.

⬅️أبو نواس شاعر عبّاسيّ ، كان مشهوراً بالفسقِ و المُجون وشرب
الخمر : حتى لُقِّب بِشاعر الخمر !!
من أشعاره يقول :

🌿دع المساجد للعبّاد تسكنها ...
و طُف بنا حول خَمَّار لِيُسقينا
ما قال ربُكَ ويلٌ للذين سكروا...
و لكنّه قال ويلٌ للمُصلينَا

⬅️فأراد الخليفة هارون الرشيد ضرب عنقه لأشعاره الماجنة ، فقال : يا أمير المؤمنين الشعراء يقولون ما لا يفعلون فعفَا عنه"

و لما مات لم يُرِد الإمام الشافعي رحمه الله أن يُصلي عليه !؟

و عندما غُسِّل وجدوا بِملابِسهِ هذه الأبيات :
يا رب إن عظُمت ذُنُوبي كَثرةً ...
فلقد علمتُ بأن عفوك أعظم
إن كان لا يرجوك إلا مُحسِنٌ ...
فبمن يلوذُ و يستَجِيرُ المُجرِمُ
أدعوك ربي كما أمرت تَضرُعاً ...
فإذا رَدَدتَّ يدي فمن ذَا يَرحمُ
مالي إليك وسيلةٌ إلا الرَجَا ...
و جَميلُ عَطفِكَ ثم إني مُسلِمُ

⬅️فلما قرأها الإمام الشافعي بكى بكاءً شديداً و قام للصلاة عليه و جميع من حضر من المسلمين".!!!

ليس من حقّك أو من حقّي أن نصدر أحكاما مسبقة على خلق الله جزافاً !!!
هذا صالح ...
هذا طالح...
هذا إلى النار...
و هذا إلى الجنة...
هذا الحُكْمُ اتركه لعلَّام الغيوب.
بل واجبك الإجتهاد في إصلاح عيوبك و إصلاح من حولك و لكن بأسلوب اللين و الرحمة

Teachers have a profound impact on our lives in ways that go far beyond teaching mathematical concepts or grammar skills. They spark curiosity, inspire young minds, and nurture the next generation in ways that ultimately change the world for the better.

we join Billions around the world to celebrate our teachers—our nation builders.
"Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world." – Malala Yousafzai

Happy Teachers’ Day from all of us at Baitul ilmin int'l Islamic academy! 🎉

The Stolen Legacy: How Europe Built Its Renaissance on Arabic Science

The narrative of the European Renaissance is often told as a tale of genius suddenly awakening in the West after centuries of darkness. Yet this telling conveniently ignores the foundation upon which that "awakening" was built: the intellectual achievements of the Islamic Golden Age. From mathematics and astronomy to medicine and philosophy, Europe’s so-called “discoveries” were, in fact, the treasures of Arab and Muslim scholars—appropriated, rebranded, and then credited to Western names.

This truth is no longer hidden. European libraries preserve countless Arabic manuscripts, many of them covered with handwritten Latin and English notes in the margins. These annotations are evidence of a systematic transfer of knowledge. Arabic, for centuries, was the language of science in Europe. Universities from Spain to Italy taught Ibn Sina (Avicenna), al-Razi (Rhazes), Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), and countless others in their original language. The Renaissance was not a rebirth from within—it was a borrowing from abroad.

But borrowing was not the only channel. There was also theft: discoveries carefully documented by Muslim scientists were stripped of their origins and republished under European names. The history of science, as told today, often erases this debt.

The Circulation of Blood: Ibn al-Nafis vs. William Harvey

William Harvey (1578–1657) is celebrated in Europe as the man who “discovered” blood circulation. Yet centuries earlier, Ibn al-Nafis (1213–1288) had already described pulmonary circulation with clarity in his commentary Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun. He explained how blood passes from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs, becomes oxygenated, and returns to the left ventricle—a description identical to modern physiology. Harvey, in reality, did not discover; he inherited.

Newton and the Arabic Origins of the Laws of Motion

Perhaps the most striking example is Isaac Newton (1642–1727). His Principia Mathematica is revered as a cornerstone of modern physics, especially his formulation of the three laws of motion. Yet centuries earlier, Muslim thinkers had already articulated these principles in Arabic works—works Newton almost certainly had access to, given the widespread circulation of such manuscripts in Europe.

Newton’s First Law of Motion states:
“An object remains at rest, or in uniform motion in a straight line, unless acted upon by an external force.”
But Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 980–1037) had already written in Al-Isharat wa al-Tanbihat:
“You know that if a body is left alone with its natural state, and no external influence acts upon it, it will necessarily remain in its specific place and form, as compelled by its natural state.”

Newton’s Second Law of Motion declares:
“The acceleration of an object is proportional to the force acting upon it.”
Centuries earlier, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149–1209), in Al-Mabahith al-Mashriqiyya, explained:
“If two bodies differ in their acceptance of motion, that difference is not due to the moving force itself, but to the differing states of the applied force. The force in the larger body is greater than that in the smaller, for what is in the smaller exists in the larger with an addition.”

Newton’s Third Law of Motion proclaims:
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
Again, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi prefigured this law when he wrote:
“The ring being pulled by two equal forces until it stands in the middle undoubtedly involves each force acting upon it while being counteracted by the other.”

A Stolen Renaissance

The evidence is overwhelming. Europe did not arrive at scientific truth through independent experimentation alone. Rather, it absorbed, translated, and often misattributed the discoveries of Arab and Muslim scientists. This is not to diminish the later contributions of European scholars, but to restore balance to the historical record.

The Renaissance was not the birth of science—it was its inheritance. And much of that inheritance was taken from the Islamic Golden Age without acknowledgment. If today we are to speak of progress honestly, we must begin by recognizing the stolen legacy that underpins so much of Western science.

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