Islam encourages science, technology

I'm totally agree with the statement made by Dr El Baz, which he said "Dr. El Baz, who is renowned for the pivotal role played in the manned Apollo lunar missions, said that the brain-drain in the Islamic world today is mainly caused by the frequent major and minor conflicts in the Arab world that diverted the attention of Muslim leaders from science, causing a "hemorrhage" of talent from the region to Western countries." Importantly for us to bare in mind that "Science therefore, is not at conflict with Islam, as some people wrongly believe." The problem that happen in Arab world, also happened in Muslim countries in East Asia, but the problem not because of they don't have expertise but it is because of too politiking and corruption of their government. Most the many are wasted or uneffeciently spend. I hope the muslim leaders will take this comment positively and change their of thinhking and doing thing. Back to the pure teaching od Islam is very crucial id if they want to return the to the golden age of Islamic civilization. “Islam encourages science, technology”

4/27/2006 11:00:00 AM GMT

Islam doesn’t conflict with science and technology, and the Holy Qur’an urges Muslims to engage in exploration and discovery, said Dr. Farouk El Baz, Director at the Center for Remote Sensing at the Boston University. In an interview with The Peninsula, Dr. El Baz said that: "The Holy Qur’an consistently carries statements that exhort believers to analyze nature, explore and discover because the more you learn, the greater you can see the glory of the Creator,” "Science therefore, is not at conflict with Islam, as some people wrongly believe." Dr. El Baz, who is renowned for the pivotal role played in the manned Apollo lunar missions, said that the brain-drain in the Islamic world today is mainly caused by the frequent major and minor conflicts in the Arab world that diverted the attention of Muslim leaders from science, causing a "hemorrhage" of talent from the region to Western countries. Another reason is that some Arab leaders believed that exploration, science and technology were “a luxury for the rich and as a result, the Arab world lost out on the space age, the nuclear age and the industrial age.” However he said that “there seems to be some realization now that science and technology are very important.” Dr. El Baz also said that the Arab world can still catch up with developed countries and return to the golden age of Islamic civilization.

Source:http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/world_full_story.asp?service_id=2213