Talk:Alchemy and chemistry in Islam

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[edit] Contradiction?

"Alchemy in Islam differs from traditional alchemy in certain ways, one of which is that Muslim alchemists did not believe in the creation of life in the laboratory."

But according to another wikipedia article on the "Takwin" (a artificial creature created by alchemy) it states the following: "Takwin (Arabic: تكوين) was a goal of certain Ismaili alchemists, notably Jabir ibn Hayyanit ..."


Bill-

Aug 5, 2007

[edit] No, not a contradiction Bill

In reply to Bill above...no, it's not a contradiction, as Ismailis are not considered Muslims by mainstream Shias and Sunnis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.84.49.204 (talk) 01:16, 11 September 2007 (UTC)


If thats the case then any references to Ismailis should be removed.

Bill 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Ibn Firnas was a polymath: a physician, a rather bad poet, the first to make glass from stones (quartz?), a student of music, and inventor of some sort of metronome." ref between no.45 and 46

What the hell???

LOTRrules (talk) 00:27, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fact Checks Removed

Why were the fact checks removed? All claims need to be referenced.

Bill 24 May 2008 (UTC)