70 readers online now

98,582 comments by 26,202 readers

Go to Mobile Site
Homepage Articles Blog Reviews Spoken Books Other Languages Biographical Middle East Forum About this site Mailing List

Latest Articles

 

ADVERTISEMENTS



Premium Links
by Wikio

• Computers
• Electronics
• Communication
• Appliances

eXTReMe Tracker

Numerals
Reader comment on item: CAIR Founded by "Islamic Terrorists"?
in response to reader comment: What About Arabic Numerals?

Submitted by marc joris (Belgium), Aug 12, 2005 at 10:01

Dear Ilaila,

Our numeral system was invented in India, not in the Arabic world. It's clear for everyone who's willing to see it: Arabic scripture runs from right to left, the numbers from left to right. You can easily see this in the quran: numbers and decimals are alien to the arabic culture, they've been imported after the islamic conquests (and genocides) in India, in those days a centre of wisdom and knowledge. The same goes for algebra. The word "algebra" is dirived from the Arabic, buth the science itself originated from China. The muslims just imported it.

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened for relevance, substance, and tone, and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome, but comments are rejected if scurrilous, off-topic, vulgar, ad hominem, or otherwise viewed as inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the Guidelines for Comments. For informational purposes, we identify countries from which comments are sent.

Submit a comment on this item

Search by Enter name or date
Search Forum Comments:

Reader comments (111) on this item

Title By Date
The C.A.I.R. story [74 words]Dan D'AlessioApr 24, 2007 09:05
↔ cair must be stopped [51 words]angry italian americanMar 8, 2008 20:01
↔ the right info for the times [126 words]samMar 24, 2009 03:04
↔ It's like a science fiction invasion. [178 words]Robert HawleyAug 15, 2009 15:13
High ranked converts...to Daisy especially [161 words]Angel BNov 6, 2006 00:58
CAIR's outlook is working well in California [640 words]Hinda Blas-WilsonSep 2, 2005 10:58
"Worst that could happen?" Ha! No thank you. [420 words]yonasonAug 12, 2005 17:08
When Will CAIR Sue Sheikh Pallazi? [253 words]yonasonAug 12, 2005 15:25
It is Truce & Not Dhimmitude [248 words]ilailaAug 8, 2005 13:19
↔ Sugarcoating Jizya,Response to Ilaila [454 words]Hisham M.Aug 8, 2005 16:05
↔ Progress and islam, Response to ilaila [193 words]A.A.Aug 8, 2005 17:46
↔ Rely to Ilaila [584 words]No DhimmiAug 8, 2005 23:43
↔ "It is Truce & Not Dhimmitude" Ya right :? [14 words]DonOct 13, 2009 20:54
What About Arabic Numerals? [89 words]ilailaAug 8, 2005 12:28
↔ ⇒ Numerals [97 words]marc jorisAug 12, 2005 10:01
↔ Arabic Numerals [147 words]Chris' WillsApr 1, 2006 09:29
↔ Hindu Numerals and Zero [127 words]Jonathan AppleseedMar 9, 2007 23:36
↔ Not an Arab [30 words]PargMar 5, 2009 05:06
↔ Really? [23 words]PavelMay 16, 2009 22:59
Those who know must educate [443 words]No dhimmiAug 3, 2005 00:54
Typo [25 words]Jay ArnoldAug 1, 2005 09:20
CAIR proves it cannot stand Free Speech per the Constitution [158 words]Fredrick P. WilsonJul 31, 2005 16:55
American-Muslim Fatwa Against Terrorism is Bogus [796 words]Emily EmersonJul 30, 2005 17:27
With enough researching... [57 words]David W. LincolnJul 30, 2005 15:56
Double Standard Applied? [252 words]ElizabethJul 30, 2005 15:34
Response to ACAIR [68 words]Laurie Dinerstein-KursJul 30, 2005 14:56
They need to be exposed, thank you! [143 words]Don MarshJul 30, 2005 12:35
Re:Thanks Daniel! Keep up your good work [249 words]tsweJul 30, 2005 12:00
If Islam Ruled The World [198 words]henriJul 30, 2005 11:05
Right- Left Conundrum [219 words]John MJul 29, 2005 20:51
CAIR accepted $500,000 from Saudi HRH Prince Talal for CAIR campaign to infiltrate US public libraries with radical ideology [420 words]Emily EmersonJul 29, 2005 18:55
We still live in the free world [383 words]Dale EhrgottJul 29, 2005 17:59
American Conversion [102 words]FaisalJul 29, 2005 17:04
↔ RESPONSE TO MOHAMMED AND FAISAL [265 words]JodiJul 29, 2005 18:32
↔ Response to Faisal [28 words]RossJul 29, 2005 20:53
↔ Response to Faisal [25 words]NewgamersJul 30, 2005 09:46
↔ West Will See Its Rebirth, Thanks To The Global South Christian Boom [107 words]AnneMJun 21, 2006 13:35
Old Soviet joke [246 words]BorisJul 29, 2005 17:01
↔ This the best response I have seen [3 words]DonOct 13, 2009 21:10
Why don't Americans care about CAIR? [408 words]GloriaJul 29, 2005 15:01
If Islam law is applied in USA, what can happen? [167 words]BuddhaJul 29, 2005 14:18
Islamic Law [218 words]Robert ArsenaultJul 29, 2005 13:55
↔ response to robert [75 words]SamiJan 2, 2006 04:56
Good work! [5 words]ChrisJul 29, 2005 12:52
Interesting Article [14 words]GWKJul 29, 2005 09:38
Michael Graham fired for anti-CAIR remarks.
[w/response] [29 words]		lila ImasJul 29, 2005 08:59
↔ Graham spoke truth and got suspended [101 words]N.KhanAug 1, 2005 11:58
↔ Michael Graham Fired [16 words]LouisAug 22, 2005 11:06
↔ Michael Graham was lynched by his radio station [53 words]Martin TitusAug 22, 2005 16:18
↔ Support Michael Graham. Email WMAL radio. [38 words]LauraAug 22, 2005 17:45
CAIR [23 words]German MunozJul 29, 2005 08:45
HUAC where are you now that we need you? [101 words]Howard E. CookJul 29, 2005 01:30
Serious Humor [120 words]Franklin JamesJul 29, 2005 01:12
CAIR is a Trojan Horse [84 words]J GlueckJul 29, 2005 00:31
the nature of islam [151 words]john killebrewJul 28, 2005 22:54
↔ Response to john Killbrew [94 words]Jacob CarmielJul 29, 2005 06:14
↔ Note to john killebrew (and for other commenters) [340 words]GWJul 29, 2005 12:52
↔ Response to Jacob Carmiel [425 words]A,A,Jul 29, 2005 16:30
↔ For John Kilbrew Re: "CAIR Founded by 'Islamic Terrorists?' [221 words]atlanteanJul 30, 2005 04:21
↔ Response to ahmad [215 words]steveJul 30, 2005 09:12
↔ Note to GW re supposedly 'peaceful coversions to Islam' [77 words]MargotJul 30, 2005 18:53
↔ Margot -- I knew that, and it's a sad, but consistent development [147 words]GWJul 31, 2005 22:07
↔ Response to "steve" [128 words]Funk Soul BruhvaAug 1, 2005 04:45
↔ responce to john killbrew [371 words]ahmadJan 16, 2006 14:31
↔ In response to atlantean [182 words]Pusyamitra SungaAug 4, 2006 19:31
CAIR vs Whitehead [140 words]S. LubiczJul 28, 2005 22:13
The History of CAIR [91 words]Jeanne ZangerJul 28, 2005 20:16
CAIR is doing a great job [91 words]David McJul 28, 2005 19:59
↔ Response to David MC [230 words]Quennel GaleJul 29, 2005 11:45
CAIR [79 words]bobJul 28, 2005 19:42
Andrew Whitehead.....Anti-CAIR [289 words]DvoraJul 28, 2005 19:41
Why Is CAIR Still Sitting on American Soil?
[w/response] [146 words]		Always On WatchJul 28, 2005 19:36
Nice short history of CAIR [26 words]LanceJul 28, 2005 18:24
will the world awake from its deep slumber? [28 words]andrew bergJul 28, 2005 17:43
Cair [57 words]Donald W. BalesJul 28, 2005 17:42
Sharia Laws will be great for America [951 words]AhmedJul 28, 2005 17:28
↔ In the words of George Orwell.... [164 words]Pusyamitra SungaJul 2, 2006 14:18
↔ Comment on USA becoming Muslim [71 words]MargaretJul 6, 2009 21:17
↔ Not Here, Not While I Live [44 words]Faith In CHristAug 3, 2009 00:59
↔ This is nothing but a true example of a false religion. [48 words]Jimmy LittletonAug 21, 2009 08:59
What would really happen if Islam Law took over America [1734 words]Quennel GaleJul 28, 2005 16:54
↔ Treason [25 words]Abu NudnikApr 21, 2006 15:21
↔ Ignorance [69 words]MichelleNov 29, 2006 16:16
If Islam law is applied in USA, what can happen? [651 words]MohammedJul 28, 2005 14:39
↔ Reply to Mohammad's 'Islam Law' [55 words]Franklin JamesJul 28, 2005 16:57
↔ Re: Reply to Mohammad's 'Islam Law' [117 words]MohammedJul 28, 2005 17:51
↔ Re: What would really happen if Islam Law took over America [84 words]MohammedJul 28, 2005 17:55
↔ Mohammed! [30 words]JesusJul 28, 2005 21:27
↔ Response to Mohammad [334 words]DvoraJul 29, 2005 07:48
↔ Shari'a Law, In America, Mohammad style.....response [902 words]DvoraJul 29, 2005 09:38
↔ Reply to Mohammed listed here. [48 words]WallaceJul 29, 2005 09:44
↔ Re. Mohammed's selective reponses and Hooper Question [78 words]DaisyJul 29, 2005 10:45
↔ Reply to Mohammad's Islam law [303 words]OlieJul 29, 2005 13:04
↔ Response to Mohammed's Assertion [46 words]JosephJul 29, 2005 13:32
↔ ? for Mohammed [67 words]DanJul 29, 2005 13:46
↔ Reply to Olie [138 words]MohammedJul 29, 2005 16:18
↔ Response to: Dvora [47 words]MohammedJul 29, 2005 16:22
↔ Response to Mohammad..........visit to Mosque [60 words]DvoraJul 29, 2005 20:24
↔ Response: Mohammed [85 words]ManavJul 30, 2005 03:44
↔ Response to Manav [45 words]Shah F AlamJul 30, 2005 15:53
↔ Response to Shah F Alam [80 words]GloriaJul 31, 2005 12:22
↔ Response to Steve [83 words]MohammedAug 1, 2005 12:51
↔ Response to Mohammed [105 words]JohnAug 1, 2005 15:45
↔ Response to Mohammed [172 words]EBAug 1, 2005 18:28
↔ Response to mohammed [185 words]ManavAug 3, 2005 13:05
↔ To Mohammad [55 words]D. McKieAug 8, 2005 17:47
↔ Mohammed [159 words]DaisyAug 8, 2005 19:17
↔ Nuts! [1 words]Abu NudnikApr 21, 2006 15:04
↔ Reply to Re: What would really happen if Islam Law took over America by reader [67 words]ChristianApr 6, 2007 19:20
↔ Bill of Rights vs. Sharia [77 words]HindaDec 25, 2007 02:34
↔ To: Mohammed, who wants Islamist ideology to rule [41 words]KristaMar 5, 2008 15:41

Comment on this item

Name
Email Address (optional)
Title of Comments
Comments:

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened for relevance, substance, and tone, and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome, but comments are rejected if scurrilous, off-topic, vulgar, ad hominem, or otherwise viewed as inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the Guidelines for Comments. For informational purposes, we identify countries from which comments are sent.

See the 25 most recent outstanding comments.

ADVERTISEMENTS

All materials written by Daniel Pipes on this site © Daniel Pipes. Email: meqmef@aol.com