Lost Islamic History Quotes

“The word 'algebra' derives from Al-Khawarizmi's book title "al-jabr", meaning "completion"; balancing both sides to find a solution”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Muslim and non-Muslim from across the world flocked to Baghdad to be part of Al-Ma'mun's project "Bait Al-Hekmah" or "House of Wisdom”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“In the 10th century, Baghdad instituted a licensing exam that all doctors had to take before practicing as physicians”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Harun AlRashid known for his wealth & diplomatic relations, sent an embassy to France that included an elephant & a water clock”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“The Umayyad caliphate stretched from Spain to India, making it the largest empire in the world”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Basic trigonometric properties put forth by Muslim mathematicians serve as basis for how GPS systems work today”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Rapid expansion coupled with social stability is proof of Umar's incredible capabilities as a leader”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“The world's oldest university, University of Karaouin, was established by a Muslim woman in Fez, Morocco in 859”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Like the pioneering Muslim scientists, Al Bukhari insisted on an empirical, organized method in the science of fiqh and hadith”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“During Uthman's caliphate, a Muslim embassy was sent to China to establish diplomatic relations”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“The center of Mali’s knowledge was Timbuktu. About twenty kilometers north of the Niger River, Timbuktu lies on the edge of the Sahara Desert and was a major stop along the trans-Sahara trade. It came under Mali’s control during the reign of Mansa Musa,”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilization from the Past

“The Prophet was reported to have said that God makes the path to Heaven easier for whoever treads the path in search of knowledge. For Muslim scientists just a few hundred years removed from the life of the Prophet, seeking God’s pleasure seems to have been the main reason for their research and studies. Scientific literature from the Golden Age commonly begins with Quranic verses that encourage seekers of knowledge and call on Muslims to reflect on the world around them. These three motivating factors for scientific endeavors were unique to the Muslim world, and could not”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“As part of his administrative reforms, Suleiman lowered taxes on peasants in his Empire. This led to immigration of Christian peasants who left the rest of Europe to live and work in the Ottoman Empire.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Although he took Constantinople by force, Mehmet did not impose Islam on the city's inhabitants. They were free to continue to practice religion as they did before the conquest.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Udru, a language common among India's Muslims, exhibits Arabic, Persian, Turkic and Indian influences. Its name derives from the Turkic word "ordu", meaning army, since it was at the Turkic army camps that these four languages intermingled.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“The smallpox vaccination was developed in the Ottoman Empire. The vaccine subsequently made its way to England through the wife of an English ambassador who observed the practice in Istanbul.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“In 1908, Abdulhamid II established an Islamic university in Beijing, China, to serve China's Hui Muslims.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“In the early eighteenth century, India owned 25% of the world's wealth.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“The name "Pakistan" was formed as an acronym of Muslim majority regions in India: Punjab, Afghani Province, Kashmir, Sindh and Baluchistan.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Fazulr Khan, a Bengali Muslim, designed the Sears Tower in Chicago. It was the world's tallest building when it opened in 1973.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Coffee was first introduced by Yemeni Muslims. When Ottoman Empire grew, coffee spread to Istanbul and from there to the rest of Europe.”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful" - Abu Bak's warfare rules, to his army”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

“Ali was the natural choice as he was the most respected Companion still alive and was related to Prophet in two ways”
― Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past