10 فبراير .. يومًا سنويًا للاحتفاء بالشخصيات العمانية المدرجة بقائمة اليونسكو
Minister of Education: Our scientific heritage is a beacon of radiation that reflects the eternal Omani identity
Undersecretary of Culture: We support UNESCO’s endeavors to preserve the cultural and intellectual creations of humanity
Oman: The Ministry of Education, represented by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, has announced that the tenth of February of each year will be designated as an annual day to celebrate the memory of the globally influential Omani personalities included in the UNESCO list to celebrate the fiftieth or centenary of important historical events and globally influential personalities. It is the day that coincides with the accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the UNESCO on the tenth of February 1972 AD, and the celebration of this day comes with the aim of introducing influential Omani personalities at the local and international levels, and shedding light on their knowledge and scientific heritage.
Her Excellency Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education and Chairperson of the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, said: “The celebration comes to allocate an annual day for Omani personalities included in the program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to celebrate the fiftieth or centenary of important historical events and globally influential personalities.” In the context of the interest of the Sultanate of Oman in the Omani creative thought throughout history, and in the scientific stock that it left for humanity, which undoubtedly exceeded the boundaries of the place to launch into a wide global horizon, many learned from this science, and others benefited from practical experiences and skills in several fields such as: medicine, navigation, geography and literature And others, as some researchers at the regional and global level dealt in their dissertations with research and study on Omani personalities with a global impact, in addition to the embrace of many libraries in the world for Omani manuscripts, in addition to the interest of research centers and contemporary universities in dealing with these personalities and their scientific impact, which undoubtedly constitutes a point A pivotal study that contributed to enhancing the scientific legacy of Omani personalities and sustaining them across the globe t.
Her Excellency indicated, “In the midst of what the world is witnessing today in terms of scientific additions and technical innovations, preserving this scientific heritage remains a lofty goal, as it constitutes a beacon of science and educational radiation, and a reflection of the eternal Omani cultural identity, which in itself constituted a distinguishing mark that distinguished Omanis and their sciences among the world.”
Her Excellency the doctor explained, “We have to proceed from this cultural heritage and pass it on to future generations, in order to build the future of this dear country with it, and for this reason, the responsibility placed on these generations is great to preserve the cultural heritage of their country, and to continue what the first Omanis who contributed to building bridges reached Communicating with other civilizations, perpetuating their role in strengthening the Omani identity, and highlighting the Sultanate of Oman on the world map.
A high position of recognition
His Excellency Sayyid Saeed bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth for Culture, affirmed that the Sultanate of Oman’s adoption of the tenth of February of each year is a day to celebrate the Omani personalities included in the global register of the UNESCO Program for Important Historical Events and Globally Influential Personalities, which coincides with the accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the membership of the United Nations. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is evidence of the extent of interest in the cultural and intellectual achievement and an appreciation for the role played by the Omanis throughout the ages, as their contributions exceeded the geographical borders of the Sultanate of Oman, and the Sultanate of Oman’s celebration of this program comes in support of UNESCO’s efforts to preserve cultural creations And intellectual knowledge of humanity and the sustainability of its achievements and their transmission through generations, as the Omanis achieved what we consider an intellectual asset that enjoys global and international appreciation, and humanity has benefited from it throughout the ages in many fields such as astronomy, marine sciences, medicine, language and literature, and UNESCO has placed these contributions in a high place of recognition and pride when it listed the personalities The influential Omani women at the global level in this program, and in honor of the influential personalities p The wise and creative in all fields of human creativity.
His Excellency pointed out that the Sultanate of Oman, through its cultural institutions, was keen to strengthen its presence in this program through the number of influential Omani personalities globally, and the beginnings were in 2005 with the beginning of the establishment of the program with the inclusion of Khalil bin Ahmed Al-Farahidi, then the doctor and pharmacist Rashid bin Amira in 2013, and the polymath And the social reformer Noureddine Al-Salmi in 2015, and in the sciences of medicine and physics, the doctor and physicist Abu Muhammad Al-Azdi “Ibn Al-Dhahabi” was included in 2015, and in the field of poetry and journalism, Abu Muslim Al-Bahlani in 2019, and recently in 2021 AD the Omani navigator Ahmed bin Majid was included among the influential personalities celebrated by UNESCO.
In order to enhance the importance of this program in highlighting the influential historical Omani personalities at the global level, His Excellency affirmed that coordination is taking place between the concerned authorities in this regard to prepare the necessary nominations for a number of influential historical Omani personalities, who left a great human legacy on the world stage in many fields, especially And that the Sultanate of Oman has a great knowledge and civilizational balance that could be a major enabler in this field, as we seek, through the objectives of the cultural strategy, to highlight the intellectual and cultural aspects of the Sultanate of Oman and document them at the global level, and the UNESCO program for important historical events and globally influential personalities is one of the UNESCO programs, which It aims at what is equivalent to these objectives, the cultural status of the Sultanate of Oman on the world stage.
The UNESCO Program for Important Historical Events and Globally Influential Personalities is one of the UNESCO programs that aims to highlight the important historical events in human history, celebrate the human contribution in various fields of knowledge and creativity, globally influential and creative personalities, and appreciate the fields of creativity and the arts of various sciences, as it includes the criteria for inclusion in the program UNESCO for important historical events and globally influential personalities that the character has passed away, and that she be creative in one of the fields of intellectual and cultural creativity. And that the memory of the character corresponds to the fiftieth or centenary or their multiples, and as for the events, they must contribute to the advancement of all mankind.
Influential Omani personalities
The Sultanate of Oman started with the beginning of the establishment of the program by including Al-Khalil bin Ahmed Al-Farahidi, and among his students: Amr bin Othman, known as “Sibawayh”, and Amr bin Bahr bin Mahboob, known as “Al-Jahiz”, and these are among the great scholars of Arabic language and literature in history, and this character was distinguished as an encyclopedic personality; He is a linguist, lexicographer, grammarian, and performer, the founder of the rules of Arabic poetry music, and he has interests in the science of logic, and he is familiar with astronomy and mathematics, and he had a wide capacity for innovation and creativity in the field of Arabic language and literature. The two-, three-, four-, and five-act roots of verbs in the Arabic language, the establishment of the science of prosody “the science of Arabic poetry music”, the establishment of the science of grammar, by establishing its principles and rules, and the writing of several books, including manuscripts, printed ones, and missing ones.
Rashid bin Amira
UNESCO included among the influential personalities the Omani physician and pharmacist Rashid bin Omaira bin Thani bin Khalaf Al-Aini Al-Rustaq, who was born in the village of Aini in the province of Rustaq, in the second half of the ninth century AH, and it was said at the end of the tenth century AH, where his house where he lives is close to the source of Al-Ain Al-Hara is known as Ain Al-Kasfa, and he has several titles that were covered in biographies and biographies, the most prominent of which are: the skilled physician, the philosopher, the scientist, the poet, the sheikh, and the jurist, all of which indicate his ingenuity and the breadth of his knowledge.
Among his most important books are: The Book of the Learned Curriculum, The Fruit of Ibn al-Sabil, The Brief Book of the Fruit of the Sebil, and Maqasid al-Dalil wa Burhan al-Sabil. And the traveler added, and explained systems in mentioning the main organs of the human body, and the anatomy of the human body from head to foot, and what testifies to his solidity and knowledge in the science of medicine and treatment of diseases, as well as, he had a great interest in the sciences of language, literature, morphology and language, in addition to that of astronomy part of his scientific interests
Noureddine Salmi
UNESCO also included among the globally influential figures the scholar, investigator Sheikh Noureddine Abdullah bin Humaid Al-Salmi, one of the Islamic, Arab and Omani figures who left a good and effective impact on the pages of human history. He was born in the town of Al-Hawqayn in Rustaq in 1286 AH corresponding to 1867 AD. Generous. When he reached the age of twelve, he lost his sight, except that God Almighty granted him insight full of firm faith, good knowledge, sharp intelligence and strong eloquence, with deep understanding, comprehensive awareness and high morals. He moved to Rustaq, then went to the eastern region in 1308 AH, and Al-Salmi had a great impact on reform, as he was a renewal of Islamic thought, a leader of a scientific renaissance in Oman, a social reformer and an encyclopedia. He wrote many books that enriched the Omani and Arabic libraries and the foreign library as well, as some of his works were translated into a number of languages .. Sheikh Al-Salmi left many books that exceed twenty titles.
Golden son
The UNESCO program included Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Azdi (Ibn Al-Dhahabi), who was born in Sohar, and became famous by his nickname Ibn Al-Dhahabi. And scientific discoveries, and he studied at the hands of the scholars Al-Biruni and Ibn Sina, as he took knowledge from Ibn Al-Tha’alabi, and among his works: the owner of the Book of Water, the first medical linguistic dictionary in history, and Ibn Al-Haytham’s transgression in the theory of vision, and the author of the book “Al-Ill Al-Khawafi”, and he recorded a large number of types Medicinal plants, and a number of used medicines.
Abu Muslim Bahlani
Also included in the UNESCO program was Nasser bin Salem Al-Rawahi, Abu Muslim Al-Bahlani, who was born in Wadi Bani Rawaha in Samail, and it was said in Wadi Hatat in Muscat. Ali Al-Mandhari, and Muhammad bin Suleiman Al-Mandhari, and this character was distinguished as an encyclopedic personality; He is a journalist, linguist, poet and jurist, and he had a wide capacity for innovation and creativity in the field of journalism, Arabic language and literature, especially poetry.
Ahmed bin Majid
Ahmed bin Majid Al-Saadi (825-906 AH / 1421-1500 AD) nicknamed “The Lion of the Seas” and he is one of the most famous navigators of the Indian Ocean as he was known, on the authority of his father, “Majid bin Muhammad Al-Saadi”. He received his first education, and on ships; Where scientific seminars, debates, continued his education. The impact was on a number of scientific contributions, for example: the development of the magnetic needle (compass), in addition to that the literature that was hosted by many Arab and European libraries, which constituted references for the foundations of modern European navigation, on more than (40) books and systems.
