Muslims have made enormous contributions to civilization due to the heavy emphasis that Islam places on knowledge.
The glorious Quran says:
Read in the name of your Lord Who created. He created man from a clot. Read and your Lord is Most Honorable, Who taught (to write) with the pen. Taught man what he knew not. (Quran- 96:1-5)
It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik said: The Prophet said “Seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim”. ”
(Ibn e Majah, Hadith no 224)
During the dark ages of medieval Europe, incredible scientific advances were made in the Muslim world. Geniuses in Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus and Cordoba took on the scholarly works of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, India and China, developing what we would call "modern" science.
New disciplines emerged – algebra, trigonometry and chemistry as well as major advances in medicine, astronomy, engineering and agriculture. Arabic texts replaced Greek as the fonts of wisdom, helping to shape the scientific revolution of the Renaissance.
What the medieval scientists of the Muslim world articulated so brilliantly is that science is universal, the common language of the human race. The 1001 Inventions exhibition at London's Science Museum tells some of the stories of this forgotten age.
The 1001 Inventions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&x-yt-cl=85027636&x-yt-ts=1422503916&v=xwsiqAzz9nc
DOCUMENTARIES
http://www.1001inventions.com/media/documentaries
Here are few links in case you’d like to research a bit to find out for yourself..
http://www.1001inventions.com/1001inventions/about-us
http://www.speed-light.info/miracles_of_quran/
http://www.muslimheritage.com/science
http://www.tidec.org/sites/default/files/uploads/2c.55%20Muslim%20contribs.pdf
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/29/muslim.inventions/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/how-islamic-inventors-changed-the-world-469452.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-considine/overcoming-historical-amnesia_b_4135868.html
http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/Little-known-tale-of-generous-Turkish-aid-to-the-Irish-during-the-Great-Hunger.html
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