Friday, September 09, 2016

A World Without Muslims? Contributions of Muslims to the world

A World Without Muslims? No Coffee, No Toothpaste, No Algebra, No…
a Tumblr with user name ‘whatpath’ sarcastically responded with “Yes, lets imagine a world WITHOUT MUSLIMS, shall we?” Warpath’s long list of Muslim contribution to human civilisation, listed below, has since gone viral: 

Yes, let’s imagine a world WITHOUT MUSLIMS, shall we?

Without Muslims you wouldn't have:
  • Coffee
  • Cameras
  • Experimental Physics
  • Chess
  • Shampoo
  • Perfume/spirits
  • Irrigation
  • Crank-shaft, internal combustion engine, valves, pistons
  • Combination locks
  • Architectural innovation (pointed arch -European Gothic cathedrals adopted this technique as it made the building much stronger, rose windows, dome buildings, round towers, etc.)
  • Surgical instruments
  • Anesthesia
  • Windmill
  • Treatment of Cowpox
  • Fountain pen
  • Numbering system
  • Algebra/Trigonometry
  • Modern Cryptology
  • 3 course meal (soup, meat/fish, fruit/nuts)
  • Crystal glasses
  • Carpets
  • Checks
  • Gardens used for beauty and meditation instead of for herbs and kitchen.
  • University
  • Optics
  • Music
  • Toothbrush
  • Hospitals
  • Bathing
  • Quilting
  • Mariner's Compass
  • Soft drinks
  • Pendulum
  • Braille
  • Cosmetics
  • Plastic surgery
  • Calligraphy
  • Manufacturing of paper and cloth

It was a Muslim who realized that light ENTERS our eyes, unlike the Greeks who thought weEMITTED rays, and so invented a camera from this discovery.

It was a
 Muslim who first tried to FLY in 852, even though it is the Wright Brothers who have taken the credit.

It was a
 Muslim by the name of Jabir ibn Hayyan who was known as the founder of modernChemistry. He transformed alchemy into chemistry. He invented: distillation, purification, oxidation, evaporation, and filtration. He also discovered sulfuric and nitric acid.

It is a
 Muslim, by the name of Al-Jazari who is known as the father of robotics.

It was a
 Muslim who was the architect for Henry V's castle.

It was a
 Muslim who invented hollow needles to suck cataracts from eyes, a technique still used today.

It was a
 Muslim who actually discovered inoculation, not Jenner and Pasteur to treat cowpox. The West just brought it over from Turkey

It was
 Muslims who contributed much to mathematics like Algebra and Trigonometry, which was imported over to Europe 300 years later to Fibonnaci and the rest.

It was
 Muslims who discovered that the Earth was round 500 years before Galileo did.

The list goes on...........

Just imagine a world without Muslims. Now I think you probably meant,


Read More http://islam.ru/en/content/story/5-muslim-inventions-changed-world

1 comment:

  1. Yeah truly MUSLIMS are the ones who support science and the advance in technology. Hope to hear more...
    ~ Nadeem

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