Islam Creator of the Modern Age
Preface
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movements launched by our leaders would have
had little chance of success.
The same is true of the subject under discussion.
There is no doubt about it that the modern scientific
revolution was set in motion by Arab Muslims. But
the initial stimulus came from the new way of
thinking which had been made possible by Islam.
Logically, the history of science can no longer extol
the achievements of just one nation, but must now
show science in its true light as a gift of the religion,
which was sent by the Almighty for the guidance of
all mankind for all eternity.
Henri Pirenne has acknowledged this as a historical
fact: “Islam changed the face of the globe. The
traditional order of history was overthrown.”
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This book is a brief introduction to this aspect of the
Islamic revolution. It was my intention to present
an exhaustive study of the subject, but the work of
collecting information was progressing too slowly.
Finally, I felt that the pressure of my engagements
would not permit me to prepare such a
comprehensive work as originally intended. I
