It's a sad but true fact that we as Americans, tend to overlook the accomplishments of other cultures. Throughout the Muslim Golden Age, which flourished from the 9th – 12th centuries, many brilliant Muslims made spectacular contributions that still impact society today. Ibn Rushd, al-Razi, and al-Khawarizmi deserve to be recognized for their extraordinary contributions in a variety of fields. All three Muslim figures have written novels that elaborate on the fields that they have studied.
             Ibn Rushd, who is more commonly known as Averroes in The United States and Europe, made important contributions in both medicine and philosophy. One of his more widely acclaimed books on medicine is Kitab al-Kulyat fi al-Tibb .The novel covers topics such as diagnosis, cures, and preventions of diseases. Rushd also made several philosophical contributions, his most important one was a book he wrote Tuhafut al-Tuhafut. The main purpose for writing this novel was to respond to another philosopher al-Ghazali. Although this book was greatly criticized by Muslims, in Europe it received a great deal of attention and made a huge impact on European countries.
             Al-Razi's greatest contributions were also in the field of medicine and in philosophy. One of al-Razi's most famous books on medicine was Kitab al-Mansoori, which consisted of ten volumes about Greco-Arab medicine. Another one of his works, Al-Hawi was the largest medical encyclopedia in that period. It had all available
             information possible on each medical subject along with his opinions and experiences involving that subject. Al-Razi also created a philosophical system consisting of five basic elements: spirit, matter, time, space, and the creator. He described each element in full detail and his views on space and time were much-admired.
             Al-Khawarizmi was well-known for his mathematical contributions. He is believed to be one of the world's greatest mathematicia
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