No body claims ISLAM brought Maths or science. and no religion does claim so. not Buddha also.
Muslims preserved and improved upon all the good things and religional traditions of any civilisation. and eliminated only the evils things and customs.
improvements upon Roman/Indian sciences like alchemy, algebra, algorithm, ( the name al says it that it's arab), arab numerals, Unani medicines, Archetechture etc. Greats are Alkhearizmi, Aljaabir, Ibn Seina, Alberounie etc.
Literature and Philosophy: Rumi, Saadi, Arabian Nights, story of Laila Majnu, Alberounie, Ibn Batuta, Love poems of Haafiz, popularisation of Poetry, Al-Gazali, etc. Rabindra Nath also was a pupil of Rumi and Haafiz's Mysticism and Poetry. His Father went to reclusion in a hillside for 2 yrs and did meditation and chanted the poems of Rumi and Haafiz, and reportedly got beatific vision and enlightemnt, in his words. it's just one example. many more like Kabir and Sai baba evry one knows. Iqbaal, who does not know. even the Critics use his couplets for their benefit.
One should know that West also acknowledges that East (Arabs/India/China etc) only brought enlightenment to West. (i am not talking about light from electricity or sun). Roger Becon, the only learned man of Europe before 16th cen, also got his education from Muslim Spain and later became a professor in newly found Oxford univ in 12th cen.
Military art and science, not to mention, Because India had enough of Islamic militaries.
we only claim that,
for all the human beings of WORLD,
Islam actually brought universal/global moral values, art and sciece of living etc.
RE:ISLAM and CIVILISATION
by JATIN HALDANKAR on Mar 16, 2007 05:38 PM Permalink
Muslims preserved and improved upon all the good things and religional traditions of any civilisation. and eliminated only the evils things and customs" -
Destruction of Bamiyan buddha and Nalanda university by islamist is example of how worthy you are for your above mentioned claims .. :)
RE:RE:RE:ISLAM and CIVILISATION
by raghav bhatt on Mar 16, 2007 05:57 PM Permalink
Dear Friend, really you are representing islam community.That means you are saying detroying Nalanda university & burning books there is justified. Tell yes or no, do not try to give evasive & cofusing answers.
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by JATIN HALDANKAR on Mar 16, 2007 07:22 PM Permalink
On the same pricipal..mohammed ahmed jee..destruction of Babri mosque is also justified ,,,, AS you see Evil in others and Other's see Evil in you ... :) ..as you(I mean school of thought that you represent) destroyed others ..so now they are destroying you ... so why complain and cry over babri mosque destruciton ...
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by Perv Sharma on Mar 17, 2007 05:17 AM Permalink
Definition of Evil - funny the devils are talking about Evil. The looters are talking about policing the world.
