Islam Rediscovered
22. The Role of Non-Muslims in Islamic Development
~ 383 ~
The contribution of non-Muslims to Islam has not
been of a temporary nature. It has continued
throughout Islamic history. In present times these
contributions made by non-Muslims, especially in
the field of scientific discoveries, have been far
greater than ever before.
What are these scientific discoveries? They are, in
actual fact, the discoveries of nature. Nature, or in
the words of the Qur’an, “all the things of the
heavens and the earth” are signs of God.
Accordingly, all the things of the universe serve as
scientific argument for Islamic teachings. In this
respect the discoveries of nature are in fact the
discoveries of the divine realities which testify to
the truth of the teachings of Islam. I have gone into
considerable detail on this point in other books I
have written. Here I wish to give only one example
to illustrate my point.
There is a verse in the Qur’an:
We shall save your body this day, so that you
may be a sign for those who come after you.
(10:92)
