Lesson 29
The Islamic World
العالم الإسلامي
Survey the Muslim-majority world its geography, cultures, and contributions. Reading descriptive Arabic and map-based language extends your vocabulary across a diverse global community.
Islamic World Vocabulary
ArabicTransliterationMeaning
أُمَّةummacommunity / Muslim nation
حَضَارَةḥaḍāracivilisation
إِسْهَامَاتishāmātcontributions
تَنَوُّعtanawwuʿdiversity
وَحْدَةwaḥdaunity
قَدَّمَتِ الْحَضَارَةُ الإِسْلَامِيَّةُ إِسْهَامَاتٍ عَظِيمَةً لِلطِّبِّ وَالْفَلَكِ وَالرِّيَاضِيَّات
Qaddamati l-ḥaḍāratu l-islāmiyyatu ishāmātin ʿaẓīmatan liṭ-ṭibbi wa-l-falaki wa-r-riyāḍiyyāt
Islamic civilisation made great contributions to medicine, astronomy, and mathematics.
- قَدَّمَ: Form II "presented/contributed" stems from قَدِمَ (to come/arrive) but the Form II intensifies to "bring forward."
- Inanimate plural: إِسْهَامَاتٍ عَظِيمَةً feminine singular adjective for inanimate broken plural noun.
- لِ + noun: "To / for" indicates the beneficiary of the action.
- Historical pride: Ibn Sīnā (medicine), al-Khwārizmī (algebra), al-Bīrūnī (astronomy) knowing their Arabic names connects you to your inheritance.