Science and Islam
E672394
Science and Islam is a documentary series exploring the historical contributions of Islamic civilization to science and their influence on the modern scientific world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islam and science | 1 |
| Islamic faith is compatible with scientific inquiry | 1 |
| Science and Islam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7536635 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Science and Islam Context triple: [Jim Al-Khalili, presenterOf, Science and Islam]
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A.
Religion, Science, and Society
Religion, Science, and Society is a grantmaking program of the John Templeton Foundation that supports research and initiatives exploring the interactions between religious belief, scientific inquiry, and their broader social implications.
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B.
Ihsa al-Ulum
Ihsa al-Ulum is a seminal philosophical and scientific treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and surveys the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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C.
History of the Conflict between Religion and Science
"History of the Conflict between Religion and Science" is an influential 19th-century work that argues religious institutions have historically opposed and hindered scientific progress.
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D.
Science, Faith and Society
Science, Faith and Society is a philosophical work by Michael Polanyi that explores the social and moral foundations of scientific inquiry and challenges the ideal of completely objective, value-free science.
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E.
Islamic cosmology
Islamic cosmology is the traditional Islamic understanding of the structure, origin, and order of the universe, integrating Qur’anic revelation, prophetic teachings, and philosophical thought into a religiously grounded model of the heavens and the earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Science and Islam Target entity description: Science and Islam is a documentary series exploring the historical contributions of Islamic civilization to science and their influence on the modern scientific world.
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A.
Religion, Science, and Society
Religion, Science, and Society is a grantmaking program of the John Templeton Foundation that supports research and initiatives exploring the interactions between religious belief, scientific inquiry, and their broader social implications.
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B.
Ihsa al-Ulum
Ihsa al-Ulum is a seminal philosophical and scientific treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and surveys the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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C.
History of the Conflict between Religion and Science
"History of the Conflict between Religion and Science" is an influential 19th-century work that argues religious institutions have historically opposed and hindered scientific progress.
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D.
Science, Faith and Society
Science, Faith and Society is a philosophical work by Michael Polanyi that explores the social and moral foundations of scientific inquiry and challenges the ideal of completely objective, value-free science.
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E.
Islamic cosmology
Islamic cosmology is the traditional Islamic understanding of the structure, origin, and order of the universe, integrating Qur’anic revelation, prophetic teachings, and philosophical thought into a religiously grounded model of the heavens and the earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary
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television documentary series ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
correct misconceptions about Islam and science
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show the role of Islamic civilization in the history of science ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC Four ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
scientific institutions in medieval Islamic societies
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scientific instruments used in the Islamic world ⓘ scientists of the Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| explores |
historical context of the Islamic Golden Age
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impact of Arabic translations on European science ⓘ interaction between Islamic and European scholars ⓘ philosophical debates in Islamic thought about science ⓘ preservation of classical knowledge by Muslim scholars ⓘ scientific methodology in medieval Islamic civilization ⓘ |
| featuresPerson | Jim Al-Khalili ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
House of Wisdom in Baghdad
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linked to:
House of Wisdom
contributions of Muslim scholars to science ⓘ development of astronomy in the Islamic world ⓘ development of chemistry and alchemy in the Islamic world ⓘ development of mathematics in the Islamic world ⓘ development of medicine in the Islamic world ⓘ development of optics in the Islamic world ⓘ influence of Islamic science on Renaissance Europe ⓘ relationship between faith and reason in Islam ⓘ translation movement in Baghdad ⓘ transmission of Greek knowledge to the Islamic world ⓘ |
| genre |
historical documentary
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science documentary ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasFormat | three-part series ⓘ |
| isAbout |
history of Islamic contributions to modern science
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influence of Islamic scholarship on modern scientific disciplines ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islam and science
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linked to:
Science and Islam
Islamic Golden Age ⓘ Islamic civilization ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrator | Jim Al-Khalili ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Four ⓘ |
| presenter | Jim Al-Khalili ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Science and Islam Description of subject: Science and Islam is a documentary series exploring the historical contributions of Islamic civilization to science and their influence on the modern scientific world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Science and Islam
linked to: Science and Islam