The history of the Arabs in general - the Islamic empire and its countries, civilization, sciences, and literature

Author: Louis Pierre Emile Translation: Adel Zaaiter Publication date: 2024 Book classification: History Publisher: Al-Ahliyya Jordan Number of pages: 472 Format: Hardcover Brief about the book: For several centuries, fanaticism and politics have concealed the face of truth, as the West denied the status Arabs held in general history, and denied the great impact they had in civilizing the world. From time to time, the light of truth pierces through that thick veil, flowing from the tongues of some Western giants such as the author of the book (The Civilization of the Arabs) (Gustave Le Bon). The author of this book expresses in his introduction his purpose in writing it by saying: "It appears that his aim was to forget the Arabs, and to deny the influence they had on modern civilization that lasted through the Middle Ages. Look at (Boussuye), who in his general history talks about the greatness and decline of ancient states, then stands against the Arab state, which began its affairs two hundred years before Charlemagne, delaying – for now – the discovery of the reasons behind what Muhammad and his successors achieved of remarkable success. What Boussuye omitted helped to cast a thick curtain of darkness and ambiguity, which fanaticism and ignorance increased in density over time... Today, the name of the Arabs is erased under the names of Easterners, Muhammadians, Muslims, Hegarians, Moroccans, and Turks, and even under the name of Indians; and if mentioned, it is only for insult and contempt... We owe the Arabs in the scientific field, and we acknowledge – despite that – that our translators were distorting what they quoted from expressions in a very strange way, as the terminology they used indicates ignorance and confusion. It is time to turn attention to the history of that nation, which was unknown in a corner of Asia, and then rose to the highest rank, so much so that its mention spread across the horizons for seven centuries."