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“The ink of the scholar is worth
more than the blood of the
martyr.”
Aim #10
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Art, Calligraphy, and
Architecture
Islamic Literature
“The Muslim empire was enormous in size; it
included a great diversity of peoples, many of
whom had preserved ancient cultures and
languages. For a long period, Arabic became
the literary language for many regions of the
empire; but as time passed, local influences
reasserted themselves and native languages
once again came into use. This was particularly
true in Persia, where the Arabic alphabet was
adapted to the Persian language.”
-- Adapted from Cornell University
Learning
Mathematics
"During all the first part of the Middle Ages, no
other people made as important a contribution to
human progress as did the Arabs [ . . . ]. For
centuries, Arabic was the language of learning,
culture and intellectual progress for the whole of
the civilized world with the exception of the Far
East. From the 9th to the 12th century there were
more philosophical, medical, historical, religious,
astronomical and geographical works written in
Arabic than in any other human tongue."