They not only passed science on to the next generations...

They not only passed science on to the next generations, but also provided their own innovations. Creating a new universal excellent scientific civilization in less than two centuries is quite an achievement, and we cannot praise it enough.” [^7] In Allah's Sun Shines on the West , Sigrid Hunke adds: "Using their scientific research and experience, the Muslims changed the raw material they got from the Greek into a new face of science.

In fact, it was the Muslims who established the role of experience in scientific endeavour... Not only did the Arabs save the Greek civilization from fading away, but also introduced empirical scientific methods in chemistry, natural sciences, arithmetic, algebra, zoology, trigonometry and social sciences.

Furthermore, many of their inventions and discoveries in various fields of science were stolen or pertained to others.” Gustav Le Bon, the French researcher believes: "Up to the 15th century, no quotation was credited unless it had been quoted by the (Muslim) Arabs. George Bacon, Leonardo do Vinci, Arnold, Raymond Loli, Villano, St. Thomas, Great Albert and Alfons the Tenth were either trained in Islamic schools or wrote about them.

Renagne, the French philosopher believes that the Great Albert learned all he knew from Avicenna, and St. Thomas' philosophy originates from Ibn Rushd. For 500 to 600 years books written by Muslims dominated European textbooks .

” [^8] Let us return to John Bernal, who has divided great scientific endeavours into three periods: “There have been three great periods of scientific endeavours: 9th - century Islam, 11th-century Spain and 13th-century France.” Thus, can we still claim that Muslims imitated others' science? Their empirical method was not incidental; it is derived from Islamic reference books. Imam Ali (a) has frequently emphasized the necessity of science.

Here are a few of his hadith on this matter: 1- Experience leads to new science. [^9] 2- There are two types of wisdom: natural and experience-based. Both are quite advantageous. [^10] 3- The value of man’s ideas depends on his experience.