Arabic scientific writings served as medieval European textbooks for centuries.

Evidence

Translated Arabic writings on medicine, mathematics, astronomy and other sciences were for centuries used as textbooks in medieval Europe, while the writings of Muslim philosophers like Ibn Sina (980–1037, known in the West as Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (1126–98, known as Averroes), and Jewish philosophers who wrote mainly in Arabic like Maimonides (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, 1135–1204), were eagerly read and discussed and influenced several generations of medieval Christian philosophers and theologians. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 58

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Medieval Europe’s intellectual labor was transmission of Arabic-held knowledge rather than invention; Islamic translations of Greek and Indian texts catalyzed the European Renaissance. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 803; Muslim scholars’ work paved the way for the European Renaissance. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 56 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Islamic civilization preserved ancient learning and stimulated Western scholasticism #corroborates (0.80) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1634