I wish you could understand the message of the two articles.The Ottoman empire is cited as an example of shining glory and that too at a time when Europe wasnt as enlightened as it is today.By which way, the only reason the Ottoman empire is cited as a shining example of governance is because of the "caucasian-centric" view of the speaker/writer.The conditions in the region of India then were as good or better than the empire under scrutiny.And,note,that the scholars merely preserved the knowledge developed in India and ancient Greece.We all know the story of the arabs taking the concept of "Zero" to europe.The messenger is being worshipped and the inventor sidelined.I am not entirely discounting the Ottoman empire's achievements.But they are not representative of Islamic philosophy.
