ISLAM & MODERN
SCIENCE
countriesarepoorandconsideredasbackwardnations.
Thereisnodenyingthefactthatatpresentthecondition
ofMuslimsallovertheworldisbeyondexplanation.To
thedevelopedworld,Muslimsarebarbaric,extremistsand
oppressivepeoplewhohavenocontributiontothe
presentcivilizedworld.UnfortunatelyfewIslamicscholars
suggestedinthepasttonotinvolveinanykindofworldly
knowledgeasitisagainstIslam.TheyissuedFatwas
againstthingslikeprintingpressandphotographyand
todaytheentirenationhasnationalidentitycardswitha
pictureonthem.WeseealmostalltheIslamicscholars
preachontelevisionsandsocialmediaplatforms.
ProphetMuhammad(PBUH)said,"Seekknowledgefrom
thecradletothegrave".Hedidnotspecifythetypeofthe
knowledge.WhenMeccawasconqueredbyMuslimsledby
ProphetMuhammad(PBUH),hedidnotpunishthe
prisonersandgavethemtheoptioniftheycouldteach 10
Muslimchildrenthentheycanwintheirfreedom.Those
prisonerswerenotMuslimsnorProphetMuhammadSEEKING KNOWLEDGE IS COMPULSORY ON EVERY MUSLIM!
uranicwisdomsuggestsustoseekknowledgeand
beuptodateintheerayouarelivingin.Butin
today'sworld,Muslimslivinginmorethan 50Q
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(PBUH)wasexpectingthemthattheywillteach
MuslimchildrenabouttheIslamicknowledge.The
firsteveruniversitywasbuiltbythemuslimsand
theyspreadtheknowledgeallacrosstheworld.
NapoleonHillputsinthiswayinhisfamousbook,
"WhenthearmiesofProphetMuhammadentered
Jerusalemin 1187 ,notasinglepersonwaskilled
becauseofhisfaith.Butwhenthecrusadersentered
thecity,centurieslater,notaMuslimman,woman,
orchildwasspared.ButtheChristiansdidacceptone
Muslimidea,theplaceoflearning,theuniversity."
Duringthe 8 thand 9 thcentury,Muslimscholars
commencedacquiringGreekexpositionsand
establishedtheirstudyandtranslatedtheentire
knowledgeintoArabic.Thisstrategicalmoveinspired
theMuslimstogreatheightsinsciences,medicine,
mathematics,astronomy,chemistry,philosophy,art
andarchitecture.ThestoryofIslamicinvolvementto
science,technology,andentrepreneurshipisa
remarkablesagaofnewsightingsinpureandapplied
sciences,technologicaladvancementand
entrepreneurshipthatestablishthespiritedandByShoaibHassanENTREPRENEURSHIPINISLAM