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Did you know that the Muslims of the Islamic era (800 through 1500 A.D.) --

• invented a number of modern sciences several centuries before they were even heard of in the West
• are responsible for stimulating the Renaissance
• produced a greater number of original books on the sciences in a shorter period of time than any other society prior or since
• perfected the scientific method hundreds of years before it was used in the West
• invented thousands of novel devices, some of which are still in use today
• had a major impact upon the evolution of the English language -- hundreds of common English words are derived from Arabic.