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[T]here [is] no limit to what might not be achieved by an alliance between an imperial monarchy and revelations, if truly believed to be heaven-sent, of a prophet.

Ali was the natural choice as he was the most respected Companion still alive and was related to Prophet in two ways

Basic trigonometric properties put forth by Muslim mathematicians serve as basis for how GPS systems work today

During Uthman's caliphate, a Muslim embassy was sent to China to establish diplomatic relations

States that are built on a religious foundation limit their own people in a circle of faith and fear.

Rapid expansion coupled with social stability is proof of Umar's incredible capabilities as a leader

Harun AlRashid known for his wealth & diplomatic relations, sent an embassy to France that included an elephant & a water clock

Not being interested in other cultures is the normal state of mankind.

The Umayyad caliphate stretched from Spain to India, making it the largest empire in the world

Any religion-based state has a mission to limit the minds of its people, to fight the developments of history and logic, and to dumb down its citizens. It__ important to stand in the way of such a mentality, to deny it from continuing its mission to murder the souls of its people, killing them deep within while they are still alive and breathing.

In the 10th century, Baghdad instituted a licensing exam that all doctors had to take before practicing as physicians

The word 'algebra' derives from Al-Khawarizmi's book title "al-jabr", meaning "completion"; balancing both sides to find a solution

The world's oldest university, University of Karaouin, was established by a Muslim woman in Fez, Morocco in 859

Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful" - Abu Bak's warfare rules, to his army

Like the pioneering Muslim scientists, Al Bukhari insisted on an empirical, organized method in the science of fiqh and hadith

Islam deals not only with what man must and must not do, but also with what he needs to know. In other words, Islam is both a way of acting and doing things and a way of knowing.

But Khair did not need such proof of her husband's love for her. Over and over again,James had risked everything for her. Most relationships in life can survive - or not - without being put to any really crucial, fundamental test. It was James's fate for his love to be tested not once, but four times....At each stage he could easily have washed his hands off his teenage lover. Each time he chose to remain true to her.That, not the words of any will, was the evidence she could cling onto.

From the literary point of view, the Koran has little merit. Declamation, repetition, puerility, a lack of logic and coherence strike the unprepared reader at every turn. It is humiliating to the human intellect to think that this mediocre literature has been the subject of innumerable commentaries, and that millions of men are still wasting time in absorbing it." (Orpheus, Salmon Reinach, 1932. See page 175 of the book here)