Specialization
Muslimsofthe firstagescompetedwith eachotheronspecialization
intheconceptualandreportedsciences.Manyof themcameintosight.
Hushambin al-Hakam, Hushambin Salem, Muminuttaq, Mohammed
binAbdullahat-Teyar,andQeisbinal-Masir;thosemasterscholarsma-
joredin philosophyand theology.Thosemagnificentmasters werethe
choiceofthe graduatesofthe Universityof Imamas-Sadiq.Zurarabin
Ayun, Mohammed bin Muslim,Jamil bin Derraj, Yazid bin Muawiya,
IsaacbinAmmar,Ubeidullahal-Halabi,AbuBasir,EbanbinTeghlib,al-
FadlbinYesar,AbuHanifa,MalikbinAnas,Mohammedbinal-Hassan
as-Sheibani, SufianbinUyeina,YahiabinSaeed, andSufianat-Thawri;
allthosemajoredinthefieldofjurisprudence.Al-MufeddalbinAmmar
specializedinthewisdomof existenceandthesecretsofcreation.Jabir
binHayanal-Kufispecializedinchemistry.Itistomentionthatthisman
wasthe mostfamouschemist intheArabworld,asVandykeaffirmed.
He invented many fascinating discoveries that are mentioned in the
books involved, like the non-incendiary papers and those shining at
nightunderthesupervisionofhisgreatmaster,Imamas-Sadiq (a).Ab-
durrahmanBadawisays,“SearchersoftheIslamichistorycanneverob-
serveapersonalitystrangerthanJabirbinHayan.Hewassoambiguous
andencompassedwithsecretstothedegreethathewasabouttobeale-
gend.Hewasalsoahighthinkerthatbewildermentwillbethefeatureof
everybody who notices his deep scientificand philosophic vitalview-
points.Healsoenjoyedageneralspiritthatiscoveredbytheessenceof
illumination and human trend tending to unveil all of the secrets.
Scientific,theological,andcivilizingresearchescannevercontainthis
personalityinanymeans.Onthecontrary,sucheffortsarebeingremoter
whenever they delve into the personality whose amount increases
wheneverthesidesarestroked.Today,wearethefurthestfromrealizing
this personality and cognizing the main lines and the guiding
currencies.”.
Precisely,Islamprecededmodernfacultiesinfoundingthespecializa-
tion of scientific studies.