What are the contributions?

Answer 1

Islam contributions are Immense. Today we follow most of Islamic contributions in our modern life.

1. Multiple cultivation of crops, two crops a year , three crops a year, largescale cultivation was possible through Islamic innovations in irrigation. Islamic research helped what we can call today food sustainability.

2. Science was the subject which grew leaps and bounds in Islamic world. Use of paper was introduced to western world by Islamic world. Understanding the functions of eye was devised in this period, The camera means room in Arabic, The Arabic numerals were major contribution to maths, the surgical instruments which are in use till today by our surgeons, the concepts of hospitals, quarantine, Hygiene.

3. Arts and literature were developed in this period, the concept of money transfers across Islamic world which stretched from Spain to Philippines was possible for traders, concept of credit cards was introduced. Concept of accounting, journal entries. Astronomy was at its height, the concepts like earth is round not flat was discovered and this concept helped a lot in astronomical predictions. The earth was not straight but tilted due to which we encounter seasons was discovered. There are other major contributions of Islamic world which have eventually helped us today.