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“The ink of the scholar is worth

more than the blood of the

martyr.”

Aim #10

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Art, Calligraphy, and

Architecture

Islamic Literature

“The Muslim empire was enormous in size; it

included a great diversity of peoples, many of

whom had preserved ancient cultures and

languages. For a long period, Arabic became

the literary language for many regions of the

empire; but as time passed, local influences

reasserted themselves and native languages

once again came into use. This was particularly

true in Persia, where the Arabic alphabet was

adapted to the Persian language.”

-- Adapted from Cornell University

Learning

Mathematics

"During all the first part of the Middle Ages, no

other people made as important a contribution to

human progress as did the Arabs [ . . . ]. For

centuries, Arabic was the language of learning,

culture and intellectual progress for the whole of

the civilized world with the exception of the Far

East. From the 9th to the 12th century there were

more philosophical, medical, historical, religious,

astronomical and geographical works written in

Arabic than in any other human tongue."