Posted on 12/23/2006 4:44:36 AM PST by radar101
Poets and philosophers, merchants and mathematicians, artisans and astronomers re-enacted the Golden Age of Islam at the Al-Arqam Islamic School in south Sacramento on Friday.
The artistry, story-telling and role-playing was a creation of 233 students from kindergarten through ninth grade who brought to life the sights, tastes and smells of an Islamic empire that spanned three continents from the eighth to the 13th centuries.
From incense to Turkish coffee, dates to oranges, minarets to miniature mosques and castles -- you could find it all at The Islamic Civilization Exhibit and Festival in the school's multipurpose room.
Pageantry was accompanied by plenty of food for thought.
In the midst of this "village" teeming with children dressed in Saudi, Afghan, Palestinian, Pakistani, Egyptian and Moroccan garments, a large gold and blue tent set the stage for a debate among nine famous Muslim scholars.
Ibn Battuta (12-year-old Abdurrahman Husnein)was considered the greatest tourist of the 14th century. He followed the Prophet Muhammad's advice to "seek knowledge even if it takes you to China."
Ibn Sina (10-year old Belal Ahmed) insisted that his Canon of Medicine was a more important contribution because "My work saves lives!" Sina lived from 980 to 1037.
The father of algebra, Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khawarizmi (11-year-old Javed Maroon) responded, "I created the decimal system and the use of zero ... I educate the lives you save." The mathematician lived from 770 to 840.
Imam Malik (13-year-old Ossama Kamel), who compiled thousands of sayings from the Prophet Muhammad, warned the others against arrogance. "No one who has an atom's weight of pride in his heart will enter the garden," he quoted the prophet as saying.
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WONDER why MSM is dying?
What papers in any Muslim country ran a story about Christmas right before Ramadan?
He "created" them from inputs of travellers into Greece and India.
Are the little girls dressed in bee-keeper suits?
***The artistry, story-telling and role-playing was a creation of 233 students from kindergarten through ninth grade who brought to life the sights, tastes and smells of an Islamic empire that spanned three continents from the eighth to the 13th centuries. ***
Did any of them have a clue as to why the Islamic empire stopped prospering and stopped moving forward after the 13th.century ,and now have regressed back to it?
The Muslims invented sand, then rested for about 16 centuries, then they invented exploding children.
I don't care a fig about their accomplishments. They want me and mine dead and I want the same for them.
Just curious about the extent of the historical references.
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"I don't care a fig about their accomplishments."
Christians and Jews created the modern world. Pretty much everyone else tried to stop it. Think they'll mention that in school?
I would call it "islam's blood soaked age".
And just what positive has Islam contributed to society in the last say 1000 years or so?
DEath?
"No one who has an atom's weight of pride in his heart will enter the garden," he quoted the prophet as saying.
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Nuclear bombs - that's a different issue!
Did they have exhibits on famous head-choppings in history? Seminars on the best machetes for cutting infidel heads? Talks on how to hang non-believers? Photography classes on how to set your camera to film the neck-slicing and to record the religious ditties sung while the blood spurts?
I'm Sheik bakalaka baliki, I represent Golden age too. I'm the crescent sworded warrior who subjects Christians to beheading or subjection to Islamic law.
I invaded Christian lands for over 400 years, helping us to acquire most of this knowledge, I'm also the cause of the Christian crusades to follow. If it weren't for them we'd have all of Europe instead of just Turkey.
and vienna?
Hmmm. So, it was a Muslim Imam that forced Galileo to recant? I had always heard that story differently. Thanks for clearing that up. I felt, deep down, that that story must've always been wrong and the Church was really on the side of science and progress. Glad to hear it was actually the Muslims that forced him to speak against reality.
Whew... Load of my mind.
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