For over 1400 years Muslims have played a leading role in the history of the world. From Spain to China, Muslims have left a lasting impact on the development of different regions. This history has been lost, ignored, or just plain rewritten to ignore Muslims. For too long both Muslims and non-Muslims have been ignorant of this illustrious history.
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On this day (22 June, 1429), the Persian mathematician and astronomer Jamshid al-Kashi died. During his life he invented a mechanical, analog computer that could solve problems involving planetary motion.
That's an interesting piece of information, I'm sure these numbers (1234...) were used in the Arabic before, and the ones that are used today belong to the Persian language.
On this day (2 January, 1492), Granada, the final Muslim state of Andalusia, fell to the Christian Reconquista. Muslims continued to practice their religion secretly for over 100 years afterwards, but were finally expelled from Spain in 1609.
Read more at: http://lostislamichistory.com/granada-the-last-muslim-kingdom-of-spain/
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