... have arguably had the greatest say in the treatment of the mentally ill at any one time during history. Even in the west, well into the 19th and 20th centuries, views of persons with mental deficits have carried with them a certain mystification which did more to hurt than to aid these persons. Islam as one of the major religions in the world has provided the most humane views of the persons with mental illnesses. The early cultures that ... discuss some of the advances made by Muslim scholars in the field of mental illness and other fields from the conception of the Islamic culture in ...

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... of inquiry and toleration of minorities. Since The Koran must not be translated, the believer had to learn Arabic. Therefore, the further Islam spread among non-Arabs, the further a knowledge of Arabic spread with it. By the ninth century Arabic developed into the language of international scholarship. Centralized political and economical contributed to the fast growth of business and commerce. During this time international trade grew to the highest levels since the glory days of Rome. The ... were committed in the name of God. The first Crusade marked the beginning of the extended con...

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