Sir John Bagot Glubb
“Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 - 833 C.E.) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had always been devoted to books and to learned pursuits. His brilliant mind was interested in every form of intellectual activity. Not only poetry but also philosophy, theology, astronomy, medicine and law all occupied his time.”
“By Mamun's time medical schools were extremely active in Baghdad. The first free public hospital was opened in Baghdad during the Caliphate of Haroon-ar-Rashid. As the system developed, physicians and surgeons were appointed who gave lectures to medical students and issued diplomas to those who were considered qualified to practice. The first hospital in Egypt was opened in 872 AD and thereafter public hospitals sprang up all over the empire from Spain and the Maghrib to Persia.”
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2007-06-05 14:35:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No hospital, of anykind possible, can help a homicide-bomber.
2007-06-05 14:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by Millie 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
That is wonderful. I'm glad for your history. How about making history in today's world... 2007.
I'm thinking that Muslims could help out the current hospitals in Darfur and Somolia, and other countries with much of the population being Muslim. Muslims would be helping Christian organizations though. Christians are the dominant ones in today's current global network of humanity who care enough to treat the "whole man".
The Boston Globe news says, like many Christian facilities in this Muslim nation of Pakistan, the Christian Hospital is an entity apart. It cares for 14,000 to 15,000 patients a year.
Christians care for Muslims. Do Muslims care for Muslims who are sick and in need of doctors... no matter what their faith?
2007-06-05 21:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by bwlobo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably was. The Arabs gave the world Al-gebr (algebra), the idea of the quarantine for infectious diseases, the idea of contagiousness, and a ton of other contributions to many things....coffee, the idea of "zero", the compass; the terms Zenith and Azimuth and the science of metallurgy. Baghdad itself was a wonderful city....founded in 762, it was one of the greatest cities of Islam....it was sadly destroyed by the Mongol Invasion in 1258.
2007-06-05 21:58:47 · answer #3 · answered by The Carmelite 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is true - won't argue that, but then shortly after that they decided that this is all they needed to do, and the era of Muslim scientific discovery stopped.
2007-06-05 21:46:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes,but look where the same religion got you today...you were advanced 1000 years ago,but now?how much forward did you get since then?
2007-06-05 21:44:00 · answer #5 · answered by mpcagk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
9/11.
2007-06-05 21:41:03 · answer #6 · answered by S K 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
you should say persian muslims
2007-06-08 12:34:00 · answer #7 · answered by s.zar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-05 21:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋