Source: Hoffingtonpost via Wasim Sr.
Muslims today boast, rightfully, about Islam’s Golden Age and its unprecedented contributions to the sciences. Muslim leaders worldwide implore Muslims to rise up to that greatness once more. But in doing so, too many ignore the 20th century’s most prominent Muslim scientist–one who once again rekindled the brilliance of the countless Muslim scientists who created the Golden Age of Islam.
On January 29th, the world celebrates Pakistani scientist Dr. Abdus Salam’s 88th birthday. Sadly, much of the Muslim world, with Pakistan leading the way, will once again ignore him. Dr. Salam was the world’s first Muslim scientist Nobel Laureate. He received the Nobel in Physics in 1979 for predicting the Higgs Boson decades before its discovery in 2012. Despite his unprecedented contribution to humanity, the Muslim world at large and Pakistan in particular has ignored and demonized him–even desecrating his grave after he died. Why this injustice? The following is an excerpt from my critically acclaimed book The Wrong Kind of Muslim, which tells the story of a national hero and international icon–ignored. Hopefully on Dr. Salam’s 88th birthday, the Muslim world will honor this hero in a manner befitting of his unmatched service to humanity.
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There is (arguably) something profoundly wrong with any religious culture that produces such outcomes. Yes if you continously interpret religion in wrong direction its aught to produce profoundly wrong culture.
With all due respect, I personally think that it is a disgrace to be recognized by countries like Pakistan,Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan etc.These failed countries have loss all prestige in the sight of Allah and in the lens of the civilized world. These countries make heroes out of their murderers and despises people with universal moral values.
Again, this is my personal opinion.