Muslim development? No big deal, right? Wrong! Muslim civilizations produced some of the most influential innovations and communications that still affects the world today. The most important Muslim developments are mathematics, astronomy, and science. These developments are most important because they contribute to our knowledge about earth and life on the planet.
The opposition claims that philosophy was the most influential Muslim contribution, a study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline. “The Islamic civilization produced brilliant philosophers that worked to combine Islamic faith with the principles of Greek knowledge.”, according to My World History Book. While this may be true, philosophy is an ancient configuration that is not progressively used today
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This mix of Islam with cultures from Asia Africa and Europe gave literature and the arts a unique style and character.” This point is true but unimportant because without astronomy there would be no way to calculate a specific location on earth. Therefore, know one would be able to collaborate to create beautiful Muslim architecture. I know this because the text clearly states “They also improved the astrolabe, a device that allowed people to calculate their location on Earth. They created charts that showed the positions of stars and planets. They also measured the size of earth and developed precise calendars.” This text supports the fact that astronomy is more influential than visual arts because astronomy allowed us the knowledge of how the position, size, and rotation of the earth is and how it affects us. Whereas, visual arts combined the influences of regional