These lines are written by Noor Salik:
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Yesterday EDITORIAL BOARD posted two postings on WWW.ThinkersForumUSABlog.Org
(1) “Turkey’s False Nostalgia” by Edhem Eldem
(2) Islam at War – with Itself
Both of these postings are critically important.
Let us see how many people will comment on these.
Based on my past few years of experience, very few people will comment on it.
I may be wrong but we will see.
I read both postings. I also wrote brief comments. I will write few more as well.
Islam at War – with Itself is written by Murtaza Haider – most probably a Pakistani journalist, writer or a professor.
Turkey’s False Nostalgia” is written by Edhem Eldem – a renowned Turkish Historian teaching at some Turkish University.
In the last 500 years we can easily see what is happening in the Muslim world and what is happening in Europe.
During this period, Western (not Eastern) Europe saw Renaissance.
In Muslim world there were 3 Islamic Empires:
(i) Ottoman/Turkish Empire in Turkish speaking and Arabic speaking Islam
(ii) Safvid (If name is incorrect it can be corrected) in Persian speaking Iran
(iii) Mughal Empire in India (Northern India only)
We can easily compare what Muslims did in last 500 years and what Western European did in the last 500 years.
Europe got Freedom from Dogma, in Math they developed Analytic Geometry and developed/discovered Calculus.
All modern/advanced mathematics is based on and because of Calculus.
All modern technology and Physics are because of Mathematical developments.
In Philosophy major names are: Descartes, Leibnitz, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Bertrand Russell etc. etc.
In Muslim world you tell me what Turks did?
Iranian created great poetry and Mysticism. (Iqbal’s PhD dissertation)
Mughal Empire: Taj Mahal; Some Forts; Some Mughlai recipes, Qawali /Mushaera – Fatawa-e-Alamgiri (You tell me more if you know)
Muslim world (especially Muslim Intellectuals) are still in the firm clutches of Dogma.
Western educated mind is guided by REASON/LOGIC.
The problem is Muslim Intellectuals not masses.
Masses (east/west/north/south) do not live by REASON/LOGIC – they live by dogma, religious belief systems, and music/sport/gossip.
All societies are governed by their intellectual elites.
This will and can continue …….. if you respond.
Noor Salik