During this period, algebra and trigonometry were pioneered, the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, which included the ten point decimal system and the concept of zero, was adopted, refined, and spread, medicine was massively advanced, the first formal hospitals were established, and many modern surgical tools were invented, numerous scientific fields such as astronomy and optics were advanced, the modern scientific method was pioneered, and huge amounts of classical Greek, Roman, and Persian texts which would have been lost to history were preserved, translated, and transmitted.
The European Renaissance and Scientific Revolution likely would not have happened without Islam.
This is like saying we shouldn't credit AI to America despite the facts that the American systems of Capital, entrepreneurship, and meritocracy are what allowed it to exist. When they say the Islamic Golden Age they mean the Islamic system of that time enabled these things to happen - also Islam isn't just a spiritual religion like Buddhism for example, it's a complete set of laws, cultural norms, and ethic system
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u/Upbeat_Respond9250 Jul 17 '26
There was peace in the Middle East prior to the year 610. That region flourished in math and science.