Toward Arab Renaissance: The Case of Dubai, UAE – Part Two
Hasan A. Yahya, Professor of Philosophy
Muhammad has sharp significance on world history, in few years he and his followers with comparatively small number have accomplished victory over beliefs, powers, and nations. Rome and Persian emperors were defeated, new lands were opened, and the faith of Islam was stretched all over the known world in the Prophet of Islam times. A new Renaissance took place for centuries. Such history cannot be dismissed in searching for an Arab or Islamic renaissance.
Renaissance means reform, or rebirth, Islam by its mission was a Renaissance in that sense. Renaissance is a term describes the rich development of Western civilization that marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times. It began in Italy, where Renaissance emerged first in the 14th century. In other nations in Europe it may be dated in the 15th and 16th century to the mid-17th century. In this section we describe the Renaissance in Italy.
In outlook the Renaissance brought new importance to individual expression, self-consciousness, and worldly experience; culturally it was a time of brilliant accomplishments in scholarship, literature, science, and the arts. More generally, it was an era of emerging nation-states and exploration, and the beginning of a revolution in commerce. The Renaissance first appeared in Italy, where relative political stability, economic expansion, wide contact with other cultures, and a flourishing urban civilization provided the background for a new view of the world. Fine libraries and learned academies and universities flourished. Scholars, poets, craftsmen, and artists were supported by such great patrons of the Medici family of Florence, Popes Julius II and Leo X, the doges of Venice, and the Sforza family of Milan. The increased interest in knowledge of the classical age was reflected in the works of Petrarch, and the intellectual orientation was toward a secular humanism, exemplified by the works of Lorenzo Valla. In literature, the romance of the Renaissance was expressed by Boccaccio; Machiavelli provided most telling political commentary. The humanist emphasis on the individual was typified in the ideal of Renaissance by Leonardo Da Vinci. This ideal also led to courtier, the ideal gentleman whose behavior was codified by Castiglione. Humanism in art found expression in a more realistic view of nature, seen in the works of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael, While Renaissance architects, such as Alberti, Brunelleschi, Bramanti, and Michelangelo, utilized classical forms. ( 406 words). www.askdryahya.com
Muhammad has sharp significance on world history, in few years he and his followers with comparatively small number have accomplished victory over beliefs, powers, and nations. Rome and Persian emperors were defeated, new lands were opened, and the faith of Islam was stretched all over the known world in the Prophet of Islam times. A new Renaissance took place for centuries. Such history cannot be dismissed in searching for an Arab or Islamic renaissance.
Renaissance means reform, or rebirth, Islam by its mission was a Renaissance in that sense. Renaissance is a term describes the rich development of Western civilization that marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times. It began in Italy, where Renaissance emerged first in the 14th century. In other nations in Europe it may be dated in the 15th and 16th century to the mid-17th century. In this section we describe the Renaissance in Italy.
In outlook the Renaissance brought new importance to individual expression, self-consciousness, and worldly experience; culturally it was a time of brilliant accomplishments in scholarship, literature, science, and the arts. More generally, it was an era of emerging nation-states and exploration, and the beginning of a revolution in commerce. The Renaissance first appeared in Italy, where relative political stability, economic expansion, wide contact with other cultures, and a flourishing urban civilization provided the background for a new view of the world. Fine libraries and learned academies and universities flourished. Scholars, poets, craftsmen, and artists were supported by such great patrons of the Medici family of Florence, Popes Julius II and Leo X, the doges of Venice, and the Sforza family of Milan. The increased interest in knowledge of the classical age was reflected in the works of Petrarch, and the intellectual orientation was toward a secular humanism, exemplified by the works of Lorenzo Valla. In literature, the romance of the Renaissance was expressed by Boccaccio; Machiavelli provided most telling political commentary. The humanist emphasis on the individual was typified in the ideal of Renaissance by Leonardo Da Vinci. This ideal also led to courtier, the ideal gentleman whose behavior was codified by Castiglione. Humanism in art found expression in a more realistic view of nature, seen in the works of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael, While Renaissance architects, such as Alberti, Brunelleschi, Bramanti, and Michelangelo, utilized classical forms. ( 406 words). www.askdryahya.com
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