The Arab Contribution To Civilization

Moved to Post-Classical Middle East

agreed, orginal arabs from saudi arabia didn't have any thing to contribute, it was Iraqis, persians, central asian, Egyptians, North Africans etc... who contributed, just because they spoke arabic they were labled as arabs

As it is mentioned in the article, Religion was the triggering instrument for scientific and technological advancement at the time. When we turn back to the current time, the same instrument stands for the degradation of a once-glorious nation. You can easily discern the volatile aspects of religion. Religion is obviously a dangerous form of belief. It might either fire up the generous spirit of a fortitude army or turn you into a pathetic devotee who is disdained by the others.

I think it pretty much depends on the way it is interpretted. If someone aims at manipulating the fundamentals in people's mind through religious doctrines, Religion becomes a poisonous tool occupying every lobe of your brain and makes it useless. It just enslaves you to the malicious overlords, nothing else. This thread is the bright side of the glass, though. We can stumble upon several achievements of Arabs in positive sciences and art. That's all about it.

This is the main law of the order set up in our blue planet. Whatever you do to prevent/slow down the process of gradually regressing into the unfortunate backwardness is null. All nations are destined to succumb to their ruthless end. If you conduct a thorough research to mark up the mighty empires throughout the history, you'll also see the miserable decline/collapse of the empire at the same length as it thrives.

However the Arab contribution to civilization cannot be ignored, the Arab harrassment to advancement in the 21st century cannot be neglected either. Arabs should diminish the influence of religion over their daily lives. They shall find out a new incentive power other than religion in order to hash things out.

The destruction of Buddhism is Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

oops -- that's a real site and not neo-nazi.  I was being satirical.

As Cryptic wrote above; "In a historical context, the various forms of the Humanistic socio political ideaology known as "communism" has killed far more people, in a far shorter period of time than Islam has over centuries.   Then factor in the secular ideaology of Nazism."

Gee, Minor Simba, it seems that the "secular" Nazi's, were even more determined to kill than others!

Perhaps everyone needs to read "secularism?"

http://www.answers.com/topic/secularism

Or can I be, incorrect?



Edited by opuslola - 25-Jul-2010 at 17:54

Originally posted by Cryptic Originally posted by Patryk The near destruction of the Aramaic and Berber languages through forces Arabization Aramaic in particular would have been Arabized with or with out Islam.  Languages decline for a variety of  economic and social  reasons.   For example, did Buddhism lead to the Mandarization of the Manchu language, or are there other reasons for the decline?

Because to him they are all ok.

Originally posted by balochii agreed, orginal arabs from saudi arabia didn't have any thing to contribute, it was Iraqis, persians, central asian, Egyptians, North Africans etc... who contributed, just because they spoke arabic they were labled as arabs

And Byzantine period Greeks, Assyrians and also Indians