Read a history book. Even a Christian history book. It's all there. The dark ages in Latin Europe were ugly and barbaric with almost no literacy throughout its population. Commerce was almost non-existent, education was offered to a few erudite who entered the Church.
Islamic culture was highly advanced and cosmopolitan. They welcomed scholars of all backgrounds, religions and nationalities to study among them. This enabled a small portion of Latin Europeans the chance to be enlightened and was very much responsible for the Renaissance.
The payment they received for their open-mindedness was to have their caliphates dessimated by the Holy Roman empire. The most famous example, of course, is the Inquisition.
2006-09-15 11:16:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
JudyR8, like I suggested, open a book. Most of what is available of Aristotle's writings is a result of the fact that the Muslims preserved, translated, studied, and provided their own insight to, thousands of pages of Greek philosophy that the Latin Europeans thought were lost. If you are not aware of this, most of Christian philosophy is a balance between Plato and Aristotle - which would not have been possible without the Islamic contribution.
2006-09-15 11:29:38 · update #1
very much so.
2006-09-15 11:19:38 · answer #1 · answered by moonshine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is some truth to your statements, but Islam is not as wonderful an institution as you make it out. Islam was also the driving force behind the destruction of the Byzantine Empire, one of the most advanced and well educated nations of its time.
Also, the dark ages were not as ugly and barbaric as you claim. The modern trail by a jury of 12 peers is taken directly from the traditions of the supposedly barbaric and uncivilized Vikings.
2006-09-15 18:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by scifiguy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that is all inaccurate inf. mr,jewish are,the knowledge,is in the Holly Book '' the bible and before human mis understanding the earth circle it was already revealed in the book that was written to Israelites ,and the prove is ;even the prophets of islam faith determent to all Muslims to go back to the jewish if there are any council ,i am a christian even though i know Muslims agree with me in these the book of knowledge is the book of torrah !!. free for asking the true and pure,amen.
2006-09-15 18:35:50 · answer #3 · answered by helloncush 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know that no matter what the influence, society evolves? And what exactly did Islam bring to the western world that they couldn't live with out. hmm, lets see, bubonic plague, trepanation, methods of torture, some nice architecture, and not really much else. islamic culture had very little influence on 99% of western civilization. it was education and Gutenburg's printing press, not islam that brought the west out of the dark ages .
2006-09-15 18:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
every colture writes their own history. this is simply another example of people trying to make themselves sound right in the history books.
if Christian or Muslim religion did anything for society it fueled the learning and knowlege that must be found to win wars. the design of stringer structurs and bigger weapons of destruction and the knowlege of mechanics to make them that could be applied to better things durring times of peace.
2006-09-15 18:26:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Islam history might be interesting but it still isnt the way to salvation so we arent impressed JESUS IS LORD When do you ever learn?? why are you here?
2006-09-15 18:19:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
A lot has changed in a thousand years or so, eh?
2006-09-15 18:18:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah...but without Christianity, Islam would have spread all over the world...yuck!
2006-09-15 18:18:39 · answer #8 · answered by Pikachu 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
islam is the total oposite of "open-mindedness"
2006-09-15 18:19:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋