Abbas Ibn Firnas: First Muslim Aviator At History.

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Maybe, the part from them say, airplane founded by European Inventor, but at this article, we will discuss, First Muslim Aviator is Muslims, and he became first aviator at the world. And, uniquely, he live at Spain when Spain ruled by Islamic Dynasty Of Umayyad.  Lets we discuss about historical character who became airplane inventors from Islamic Civilization.

 And, dont forget, please subscribe my blog for more information about Islamic History.  Ok, let we start discuss it. Abbas Ibn Firnas is born at  Andalusia ( name from Spain when  under Islamic Rulers). Ibn Firnas not only  aviator, he is expert in  Astronomy, Fiqh, medicine, philosophy, Arabian Grammar, and  he also an poet.

According Shaykh Jihad Turbani, Ibn Firnas is first inventor that find glass from stone and sand. He also build planetarium at his house. And it is, updates planetarium at this world.  He born at 810 AD, at Ronda, Spain.  He live at Era Emir Al-Hakam I at Umayyad s emirate at Spain.  Al-Hakam I ruled from 796 to 822 AD. And, according Philip.K.Hitti, he is worse leader. He love liquor and at 814 AD, broke rebellion that lead by Berber s Cleric at Spain. Ibn Firnas studied at Cordoba, Center Of Islamic Education at Europe in this time. Since child, he love kit his toys.  At his teenage time, he studied astrology and medicine.  He also love write a poet in his young age.

Ibn Firnas has dream, human can fly like a bird. At 875 AD, he make his wing with silk and eagle s fur.  And, he tried to fly, but he cannot fly and fall to the earth.

At 65 years old, Ibn Firnas try make a design for his wing  and he tried to fly from Mount Of Rusafa, Syria. He fall and suffered seriuously injured. And, he stopped try to fly, but he find new idea: he fail to fly because his wing dont completed by tail.  Ibn Firnas find theory  bird can fly , because he has tail that make him balanced at the air. The teory became refrences  that taked by several European Scientist such as Roger Bacon and Leonardo Davinci. At  887 AD, Ibn Firnas die, and his theory studied by Roger Bacon at 1260 AD, and  at 1908 AD, Wright brother make first plane at the world based on Ibn Firnas s theory.

From this story, we can studied.  Failed dont be a worse forever, but, can be lesson for tomorrow. From his failed, Ibn Firnas make new theory that became basic of flight teory at modern age. We must like this, dont blame the failed, but make it as motivation to achieve became useful people. All of us can be useful people, if  studied from failed.

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Refrences:

Hitti, Philip.K: History Of The Arabs: Rujukan Induk dan Paling Otoritatif Tentang Sejarah Peradaban Islam, Penerbit Serambi, 2006 M.

At-Turbani, Jihad: 100 Tokoh Islam Yang Mengubah Sejarah, Penerbit Aqwam, 2016 M.

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