Arab raiders took the advanced arithmetic and astrology knowledge from the Persians during their conquest and helped spread it. They certainly didn't invent it. As for preserving Greek texts and knowledge, are we to applaud these thieves from the desert for NOT committing cultural genocide...something they seem more apt to do these days?

How come we never hear of a fatwa being issued by a sane Moslem cleric against a rabid Moslem cleric? How come we near hear of a fatwa being issued by a sane Moslem cleric against the individual who murdered a Dutch filmmaker? Or who firebombed the home of a cartoonist? Any time there is an act of violent terror carried out by Moslems, why is it that we never hear of fatwas issued to protest their actions? Do you wish to be seen that by your silence, you consent, or do you prefer to be seen as sheep who have allowed the wolves to take over the fold?

The zero was invented in India by a Hindu mathematician named Ramanujacharya, although there was another Hindu mathematician named Brahmagupta who may have arrived at the concept of zero at the same time. What it is definitely NOT is an invention of the Arabs. As with just about everything else to which Arabs like to lay claim, they stole the idea. Like you, without proper attribution. Do you suppose that's in your DNA, too?

"the revered tenth imam of the shites". My goodness what would the punishment have been if it was the 1st to the 9th revered imam ?

Who actually "invented" the numeric zero is actually a dilemma, it very well was likely "invented" indigenously multiple times by multiple cultures even though it was not in common use by the general population. It was only, in the 12th century, that the Arabic numeral system was introduced to the Western world through Latin translations of his treatise Arithmetic.

face to the whole world. I always said to myself that rap is great combination of text , rhythm and music. And it even pi----s off the islamists and that in itself is a great achievement. Naqi, keep up the good work !

Again you accuse others of what you yourself do. I'm even surprised you can read. But I think the book you read is all blank pages. LOL.

.... that Sunnis and Shi'ites issue fatwas against offending imams -- they don't revere the same ones.

It does take a little bit of intel to turn blank pages.

The virility of ajatollah will be better if somobody will give him Viagra. He will have some other things to worry.