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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Role Of Islamic Scientists In The Advancement Of Science The Role Of Islamic Scientists In The Advancement Of Science By Martyr Dr. Muhammad Mufatteh The movement initiated by the Prophet of Islam which changed the history of the nations, despite the assumptions of a number of people, wasn't confined within the framework of a moral movement; it caused a fundamental scientific metamorphosis in human society as well.

Even moral and social matters are based on logical, scientific reasoning. Islam breathed new life in to the dying body of society and steered it in the direction of economic, scientific, and political progress. As a result, many surprising initiatives and discoveries came in to existence and, in numerous ways the positive aspects of today's civilizations are indebted to this Islamic movement.

As we know, before Muhammad's (S.A.W) appointment to the prophethood ignorance prevailed to such an extent that, as noted by historians, if among the Arabs a man knew how to read and write a little, he would have been called " perfect ". Today, we can still find people with this nickname. The Christian world was not much better off.

They were so imprisoned by their ignorance that when a man was once appointed Pope who accidentally had some knowledge and started to spread that knowledge, he was viewed with suspicion, because it was against their nature to be knowledgeable, and the Pope was accused of being possessed by the Devil. They declared that Satan had entered his body and had led him astray from the path of God and Jesus.

Yes, under such circumstances the holy call of Allah will exalt those of you who believe, and those who are given knowledge, in high degrees (Holy Qur'an, 58: 11) echoed throughout the darkness of that age and it did not take long for a revolution to take place and such renowned scientists as Avecenna, Farabi, Zakaria Razi, Ibn Rushd and hundreds like them shined among the Muslims.

In Islamic countries, schools and libraries were established where many people studied to become scientists while, at the same time, Europe was ruled by ignorance. Dr. Gustave Le Bon, a Christian scientist, has stated, "When Islamic civilization was at its highest peak in Andalusia (Spain) our scientific centres were castles, our masters and rulers were living in a semi-barbaric state and they felt pride in not having any system of writing being illiterate.