From Muhammed to Burj Khalifa Quotes

“The ink of a scholar is more holy that the blood of a martyr." So goes the hadith, a saying of Islam ascribed to Muhammed, which is an apt description of the Abbasid period (750-1258).”
― Michael Rank, From Muhammed to Burj Khalifa: A Crash Course in 2,000 Years of Middle East History

“Genghis was also a popular figure with the fairer sex, producing countless children through his many wives and concubines. Recently an international team of geneticists announced after a 10-year survey that one out of every 200 men on earth are directly descended from Genghis Khan;”
― Michael Rank, From Muhammed to Burj Khalifa: A Crash Course in 2,000 Years of Middle East History

“Recientemente, un equipo de genetistas internacionales anunció, luego de una encuesta de 10 años, que uno de cada 200 hombres en la tierra son descendientes directos de Genghis Khan; en los dominios del antiguo Imperio mongol ese número se eleva a uno de cada ocho.”
― Michael Rank, De Mahoma A Burj Khalifa: Un Curso Rápido De 2,000 Años De Historia Del Medio Oriente

“The ink of a scholar is more holy that the blood of a martyr.”
― Michael Rank, From Muhammed to Burj Khalifa: A Crash Course in 2,000 Years of Middle East History