I have always wondered where did the Arab Moors of Spain get their great technogical knowledge from? I mean how did the 7th/8th century arabs who just came out of the desert build a marvel like the Mosque at Cordoba in the 8th century? And there are so many other technological innovations in spain from that time that arabs exceled at. Its just seems amazing then in such a short time they became expert in so many things. How did all this happen?
Its a shame to think that today's arabs are so behind in every thing