1001 Islamic Inventions that Changed the World

http://www.1001inventions.com/i ^

[sasherm13]

Did you know that there are 1001 and inventions by the Muslims that changed the world? For example:

1) A muslim made the first coffee

2) A muslim invented the first pin-hole camera

3) Chess was invented by a muslim

To see the full exhibit websitego to http://www.1001inventions.com/

[Borges]

Chess was invented by a muslim

Shah Mat!

[Blzbba]

Clicked on link.

Got

"Sorry, we couldn't find the page you're looking for.
Go back and try again "



Given the subject of this thread, I wasn't terribly surprised.

[litehaus]

Does "IT FIGURE" the links do NOT work?

[freedomson]

Arabs yes, muslims, no. Islam rots your mind, body and soul.

[sasherm13]

Sorry, I inserted the wrong link, it should be www.1001inventions.com

[Lazamataz]

1002. The Bomb Belt was invented by a Muslim.
1003. The Car Bomb was invented by a Muslim.
1004. The Holy War was invented by a Muslim.
1005. Pedophelia was endorsed by the first Muslim.
1006. Intolerance of any other religion was endorsed by the first Muslim.
1007. Cultural stagnation for 800 years was invented by a Muslim.
1008. The burkha was invented by a Muslim.

I could go on for hours. Shall I?

[PetroniusMaximus]

(651) The IED
(652) Suicide Bombing
(653) Video Beheadings
(654) Camel Dung Frisbee
(655) "Cartoon Insanity Night"
(656) The Shoe Bomb

and the list goes on...

[Lazamataz]

You copycat. You must be a Muslim. ;^)

[indcons]

Neither actually..it was popular in both Persia and India before the Arabs played chess. Additionally, the so-called Arabic numeral system was an invention of the Hindus in ancient India. The Ababs borrowed it it and later popularized it in Europe during the Muslim rule in Spain.

Honestly, I can't think of a single thing that Arabs invented. This PC exhibition is just a joke!!

[sasherm13]

Look here for a synopsis of several of these inventions. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article350594.ece

If you look at the story behind the invention and remove the fluff, you can almost see the truth.

[SAJ]

This is ridiculous. H.J.R.Murray, in his 1909 work 'The History of Chess', documents the game's origin from the Hindu game chatranga. The game was then adapted into the Persian game around the time of Sulieman.

[Borges]

From the site:

Did you know that the basic scale in music today comes from Arabic syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la and ti? The Arabic alphabet for these notes is Dal-Ra-Mim-Fa-Sad-Lam-Sin.

and blatantly false. The Solfeggio system was created about the 100 by Guido De Arrezo and the syllables from from a hymn called 'Ut queant laxis'. That other cultures used other syllables for other notes has nothing to do with the system still in use today.

[Tijeras_Slim]

How does this square with the claims that everything of use was stolen from the Africans?

[Borges]

'about the year 1000 AD'

[stuartcr]

Go to....http://www.1001inventions.com/

[calljack]

Hey, not true. My buddy Pavel says all them things was invented in his Russia.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Yeah, by Regus Patoff.

[American Quilter]

My buddy Pavel says all them things was invented in his Russia.

"You should read it in the original Klingon."

[Borges]

Was that line ever used in Star Trek? If so, someone read their Nabokov.