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Christianity hindered Scientific Progress in Europe

The eventual outcome of the struggle for power between the Church and the thinkers and philosophers was the separation of the Church and the state through a compromise solution. In this compromise deal, the authority of the Church was limited to preserving the morals in society and conducting rituals, and the state was to be run on man made laws. This compromise solution is the basis upon which the Capitalism* was founded. The separation between the Church and the state was completed by the 18th century CE, a time in history which marks the beginning of the Enlightenment period that sparked the industrial revolution in Europe.

Science Flourished under Islam

The notion that religion is at odds with scientific development is alien to Islam. History shows that most of the scientific developments by the Muslims were carried out when Islam prevailed, and not when it was forcibly removed from their lives.

The Present Situation

The Muslim world today is characterised with failure, disunity and stagnation in science and technology. Despite the fact that the Muslims have enormous wealth, they still lag behind in industrial development. How did this come about? This sad state of affairs is not the result of following Islam, rather it is a direct result of not following Islam. The constitutions and laws which prevail in the Muslim World today are derived from secular origins. That is, they have nothing to do with Islam, for they are man made constructions. When Islam prevailed as a way of life, with its own political, economic, social, educational and judicial system, Muslims and non Muslims in the Islamic state enjoyed peace and security. The development of science was simulated by the Qur'an itself and very quickly the Muslims became the leaders in the field of science and technology.

*this post is in no way any offence to Christians. I'm just reading up on history and thought I'd share what I found. Actually, it's more of a wake-up call to Muslims... Woi! You want success but you don't practice your religion, how can... Call yourself a Muslim.. Muslim by name only! No wonder there's so much problems in the malay-Muslim community in Singapore. Sad know... How I wish to see my time having a Muslim city like Damascus or Baghdad (these two were the central area of knowledge where scholars everywhere come to study at) be the central learning point, not only for Islamic studies but for all kinds of studies as well...