Astronomy Development since Antiquity to Islamic Civilization from the Perspective of Islamic Historiography

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ID5296580
AuthorsMohammaddin Abdul Niri (University of Malaya, corresponding author), Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin (0000-0001-9486-5926, University of Malaya), Mohd Saiful Anwar Mohd Nawawi (University of Malaya), Nurulhuda Ahmad Zaki (0000-0003-4693-1890, University of Malaya), Raihana Abdul Wahab (0000-0001-7503-713X, University of Malaya)
Year2023
Volume18
Issue1
Pages169-177
Publication date2023-06-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Al-Tamaddun (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1823-7517 • E-ISSN: 2289-2672
PublisherUniv. of Malaya (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22452/jat.vol18no1.14
OpenAlexW4382895216
LanguageEN
References cited6

Modern science historiography views astronomy development since antiquity solely on human interaction with nature. Such a secular evolutionary view is derived from the positivistic paradigm. In contrast, the Islamic science historiography perspective explains astronomy development since antiquity primarily based on revealed knowledge, while the scientific method is employed accordingly. Even so, there are differences among scholars in elucidating Islamic science historiography which is classified into two dimensions. The first dimension focuses on the philosophical aspects that underline the historical narrative and the second dimension prioritises scientific evidence. The question is how these differences could be reconciled so that the historical narrative of astronomy development that emerged from modern science historiography would be more coherent with Islamic science historiography. Therefore, this library study was conducted using data collection based on the documentation method and a content analysis method was employed for data analysis. As a result, the Priority Principle from fiqh al-awlawiyyat as a strategic locus to reconcile the differences in Islamic science historiography was identified. The principle prioritises the role of Allah, the prophets and the revelations according to Shariah and the scientific method is used suitably. It is also crucial to be emphasised in addressing the secular evolutionary view that underlie astronomy development. It is thus concluded that astronomy development from antiquity to Islamic civilization can be marked as starting from the time of Prophet Adam and will be over at the end of time

Alchemy · Archaeology · Art · Civilization · Epistemology · Historiography · History of science · Islam · Literature · Narrative · Positivism · Social science · Sociology · Education and Character Development · Education and Islamic Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Philosophy

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