What has Islam contributed to the world?

Question

...I mean...we know what our relatives past and present sacrificed here for this country.What has Islam done for U.S.?

...or for the world?

...Math?...you expect everyone to believe that we all can count because of them?...that's it?...man what tree did you guys fall off of?

...Hey John Henry...Mohammed Ali and Kareem ?...America gave them their podium....not Islam...and I am a proud catholic and my families sacrifice here is proven...that I know and I don't hav to brag about.Now what has Islam contributed to teir people and the world?

COUNT ACUMEN- I looked at that Wikepedia info.and I really hav to wonder who the hell put it there...

THE NUMBER SYSTEM?...you really hav to go back that far...what I was thinking was something a litttttle more with heart and soul along the way.

...DRAGON-If you hav to go back to ancient history to prove that Islam is a good way to follow...I'm not convinced and I definitely won't be fooled...now get back in ur world...you demon.=)

Oh Acumen...are you insinuating what I think ur insinuating?...wow...furthest thing from my mind...all of the info there is vague at best and has nothing to do with my question...what has "Islam"...or the "muslim" community contributed today...in i'll narrow it down so there is no excuse to pull another rabbit out of the hat- in the last 50 years?

...man...the wikepedia...you hav to draw from wikepedia...now don't get mad i do too

Answer 1

HERE IS WHAT ISLAM HAS DONE FOR THE WORLD:

1982: Thirty US and other Western hostages kidnapped in Lebanon by Hezbollah. Some were killed, some died in captivity, and some were eventually released. Terry Anderson was held for 2,454 days.

04-18-83: Beirut, Lebanon: U.S. embassy destroyed in suicide car-bomb attack; 63 dead, including 17 Americans. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

10-23-83, Beirut, Lebanon: Shiite suicide bombers exploded truck near U.S. military barracks at Beirut airport, killing 241 marines. Minutes later a second bomb killed 58 French paratroopers in their barracks in West Beirut.

12-12-83. 12, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Shiite truck bombers attacked the U.S. embassy and other targets, killing 5 and injuring 80.

09-20-84, east Beirut, Lebanon: truck bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy annex, killing 24, including 2 U.S. military.

12-03-84. 3, Beirut, Lebanon: Kuwait Airways Flight 221, from Kuwait to Pakistan, hijacked and diverted to Tehran. 2 Americans killed.

04-21-85, Madrid, Spain: Bombing at restaurant frequented by U.S. soldiers, killed 18 Spaniards and injured 82.

06-14-85, Beirut, Lebanon: TWA Flight 847 en route from Athens to Rome hijacked to Beirut by Hezbollah terrorists and held for 17 days. A U.S. Navy diver executed.

10-07-85, Mediterranean Sea: gunmen attack Italian cruise ship, Achille Lauro. One U.S. tourist killed. Hijacking linked to Libya.

10-18-85, Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria: airports in Rome and Vienna were bombed, killing 20 people, 5 of whom were Americans. Bombing linked to Libya.

04-02-86, Athens, Greece:A bomb exploded aboard TWA flight 840 en route from Rome to Athens, killing 4 Americans and injuring 9.

04-05-86, West Berlin, Germany: Libyans bombed a disco frequented by U.S. servicemen, killing 2 and injuring hundreds.

12-21-88, Lockerbie, Scotland: N.Y.-bound Pan-Am Boeing 747 exploded in flight from a terrorist bomb and crashed into Scottish village, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on the ground. Passengers included 35 Syracuse University students and many U.S. military personnel. Libya formally admitted responsibility 15 years later (Aug. 2003) and offered $2.7 billion compensation to victims' families.

02-26-93, New York City: bomb exploded in basement garage of World Trade Center, killing 6 and injuring at least 1,040 others. In 1995, militant Islamist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and 9 others were convicted of conspiracy charges, and in 1998, Ramzi Yousef, believed to have been the mastermind, was convicted of the bombing. Al-Qaeda involvement is suspected.

11-13-95, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: car bomb exploded at U.S. military headquarters, killing 5 U.S. military servicemen.

06-25-96, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: truck bomb exploded outside Khobar Towers military complex, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring hundreds of others. 13 Saudis and a Lebanese, all alleged members of Islamic militant group Hezbollah, were indicted on charges relating to the attack in June 2001.

08-07-98, Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: truck bombs exploded almost simultaneously near 2 U.S. embassies, killing 224 (213 in Kenya and 11 in Tanzania) and injuring about 4,500. 4 men connected with al-Qaeda 2 of whom had received training at al-Qaeda camps inside Afghanistan, were convicted of the killings in May 2001 and later sentenced to life in prison. A federal grand jury had indicted 22 men in connection with the attacks, including Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden, who remained at large.

10-12-00, Aden, Yemen: U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole heavily damaged when a small boat loaded with explosives blew up alongside it. 17 sailors killed. Linked to Osama bin Laden, or members of al-Qaeda terrorist network.

09-11-01 New York City, Arlington, Va., and Shanksville, Pa.: hijackers crashed 2 commercial jets into twin towers of World Trade Center; 2 more hijacked jets were crashed into the Pentagon and a field in rural Pa. Total dead and missing numbered 2,9921: 2,749 in New York City, 184 at the Pentagon, 40 in Pa., and 19 hijackers. Islamic al-Qaeda terrorist group blamed. (See September 11, 2001: Timeline of Terrorism.)

06-14-02, Karachi, Pakistan: bomb exploded outside American consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 12. Linked to al-Qaeda.

05-12-03, Ryadh, Saudi Arabia: suicide bombers killed 34, including 8 Americans, at housing compounds for Westerners. Al-Qaeda suspected.

05-29-04, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: terrorists attack the offices of a Saudi oil company in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, take foreign oil workers hostage in a nearby residential compound, leaving 22 people dead including one American.

06-11-04, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: terrorists kidnap and execute Paul Johnson Jr., an American, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2 other Americans and BBC cameraman killed by gun attacks.

12-06-04, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: terrorists storm the U.S. consulate, killing 5 consulate employees. 4 terrorists were killed by Saudi security.

11-09-05, Amman, Jordan: Suicide bombers hit 3 American hotels, Radisson, Grand Hyatt, and Days Inn, in Amman, Jordan, killing 57. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility.

Number system? I thought the Mayans came up with the number "O" thousands of years ago!

Answer 2

The number system we used is a Muslim creation. Did you know that? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

The use of spices in our cooking. Silk was interoduced to the Western world by them.

Architectural design elements.

Why do people judge millions of people by the actions of a few radicals? If that is the case than can we judge all Christians because of the Spanish Inquisition, encomienda system, or the battles betwee Protestants & Catholics in Northern Ireland complete with bombs and bullets?
Trigonomic tables and other things in math

Telescope invention

Medicical discoveries and writings regarding the plague and more.

They are and have been historians

Origination of modern sociology

A system of education still in use today

Answer 3

Without Arabic Math, History, and Science, (promoted and protected by Islam) North America would never have been found, much less explored by Europeans, so instead what is now the U.S. might have developed from the Five nations to a flourishing Democracy, and then they could have discovered Europe and conquered the World.

On the other hand if the Library of Alexandria had not been burned by a Christian Terrorist (later made a Saint) who skinned women alive on their Christian Altar, then Humanity might have advanced eons beyond where we are now, and Islam might never have even started.

Answer 4

Most of the knowledge that went into the start of the European Reanaissance was either borrowed from the islamic cultures--or was ancient knowledge preserved through the dark ages by Islamic scholars after Christians burned the library of Alexandria.

Muslims introduced the idea of religious pluralism and tolerence to the world by defining Jews, Christians (and eventually Hindus) as "people of the book" whose right to their own religion was to be respected. For their tolerance, the got invaded by the Christian "Crusaders" determined to wipe out the "infidels."

In science, architecture, art, mathematics, Muslim scholars laid much of the foundation for our modern science and technology. The maps used by early European explorers started with the geographical knowledge gathered by Arabic mariners.

Today--there are several law-abiding, peaceful Muslims who are citizens of the United States--all of them better Americans than the minority of religious bigots who try to use the acts of a few extremists as an excuse to spear all Muslims. An attude wich is about as un-American as you can imagine.

Answer 5

Many of Reagan's foot soldiers in the Glorious Proxy War against Communism were Muslims, didn't you know that?

Of course we knew what these Cold War Extremists did when the Cold War ended.

Aside from that, Muslims have made contributions to the arts, sciences, and cultures all around the world.

Answer 6

What the hell has Christianity ever done for the world?

Slavery. Crusades. War. Bombings. Bigotry. Hate.

And worst of all, George W. Bush.

One of my biggest heroes is a Muslim. He rose from nothing, using his own talent and unflinching belief in himself to rise up to be the single greatest athlete in the history of sports.

Perhaps you've heard of Muhammad Ali?

Answer 7

Well aside from all the other obvious answers. The only thing they actually truly contributed was the number Zero; 0. Which is ironic because zero means nothing so, in the end, they contributed nothing of value. Beyond that I see nothing coming out of there except hatred, anger, and hostility.

Answer 8

Like other religions, it has helped turn lives around. Muhammad Ali Had no direction until he went into the Muslim faith. Kareem Abdul Jabbar did too. If you're looking to condem the religion it is easy to do, Like your own. But i feel if you can get to God, peacefully without hurting anyone, anything. Then that's the religion for you.

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_inventions

ADDED: I put it there ! I put it ALL there !! I did it in an attempt to fool the entire world into thinking the Muslim world has had a lot of significant inventions when in fact they have contributed nothing. It would have worked too, if a genius like you wouldn't have uncovered my evil plot. ROFLMAO !

Answer 10

Arabic numerals,the basis for modern astronomy,the number zero,without which modern mathematics and physics could not exist,modern irrigation systems,and many more things.

Answer 11

Terrorism.