There is a reason for the great antiquity of the Muslim inventions that "changed the world." The umma persecuted its own Thomas Aquinas. His name was Ibn Rushd Averroes, an Andalusan [link added by JBC*] Arab who translated Aristotle and proposed the compatibility of Aristotelian philosophy, the foundation of Western scientific achievement, and Islam.Tags: Al Andalus, Averroes
* I note that the link I added shows a WARNING "The neutrality of this article is disputed." -- JBC
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