Islam Creator of the Modern Age
3. Muslim Contribution to Science
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thinking about things independently of unrealistic,
mental barriers. This way of thinking went from
strength to strength until, finally, it led to the
present scientific revolution.
The monotheistic practice of according the status of
divinity to the one and only God, and denying
sanctity to all else, divested all other creatures and
things of any special status they may have had.
It was actually the ‘divine’ status of things, which
had been acting as a barrier to their becoming of
research and investigation. Once all these things
were shorn of their former so-called divinity, they
naturally came down to the level of being proper
subjects for research and investigation. It is this
unique achievement of Islam, which entitles it to be
regarded as the creator of the modern age.
NUMERALS
The present system of numerals was first invented
in India. That was in an age, however, when all that
was traditionally established had come to be
regarded as holy, while all that was invented was
suspect. As such, this method of writing numerals
