Wetenschap in islamitische landen
Oct 2nd, 2007 by Erik
Internal causes led to the decline of Islam’s scientific greatness long before the era of mercantile imperialism. To contribute once again, Muslims must be introspective and ask what went wrong.
“Science finds every soil barren in which miracles are taken literally and seriously and revelation is considered to provide authentic knowledge of the physical world. If the scientific method is trashed, no amount of resources or loud declarations of intent to develop science can compensate. In those circumstances, scientific research becomes, at best, a kind of cataloging or ‘butterfly-collecting’ activity. It cannot be a creative process of genuine inquiry in which bold hypotheses are made and checked.”
Een bijzonder interessant artikel over de stand van zaken in islamitische landen aangaande de wetenschap. Laten we op zijn minst concluderen dat de islam niet bepaald meewerkt 
bron: Physics Today.