Cool Muslim Inventors
This math idea uses letters and numbers to solve problems. A Muslim scholar helped make it famous long ago.
What is algebra?
This famous boxer and champion was known for saying, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This holy city is visited by millions of Muslims each year during Hajj.
What is Mecca?
This drink helped people stay awake to study and talk in early Muslim coffeehouses
What is coffee? Coffee
This young activist from Pakistan won a Nobel Prize for speaking up for girls’ education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world and is found in this city.
What is Dubai?
A Muslim engineer named Al-Jazari made early machines powered by this natural force that flows in rivers.
What is water?
Muslim doctors long ago helped hospitals become cleaner and more organized places to help sick people.
What is a hospital?
Muslims use this lunar calendar month for fasting, prayer, and kindness.
What is Ramadan?
Muslim astronomers studied these bright objects in the night sky to help sailors travel.
What are stars?
This Muslim inventor designed early robots and water-powered machines in the 1200s.
Who is Ismail al-Jazari?
This colorful art form often uses tiny tiles to make patterns in Muslim buildings.
What are mosaics?
This subject in school became stronger thanks to Muslim scholars who studied numbers and patterns.
What is math?
This Muslim scientist studied light and how our eyes see things.
Who is Ibn al-Haytham?
This style of art uses beautiful decorative handwriting, often found in mosques and manuscripts.
What is calligraphy?