REBUILDING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD - It’s All About the Money.

As a second part to our previous video, The Fall of the Golden Age of Islam, that explored the reasons for the fall of the exciting Muslim academic and innovative era, we bring to you a follow up that discusses the current situation for Islamic nations when it comes to the applied sciences. What were the reasons for the Islamic nation’s falling behind both developed nations as welI as the global average. One major factor is the lack of investment in education and research infrastructure. Additionally, there can be limited opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange, and in more prevalent cases, political instability and conflict can hinder progress in these fields. There are more reasons to this lag behind the West that has engraved itself into the Muslim psyche. This video explores these reasons and discusses potential ways to bridge the gap in STEM between Islamic nations and the rest of the world.
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[@99Asmae]

Islam is on the rise again. All we need is patience and hard work. They know our potential. That is why they fight us so hard. But Allah swt has promised us victory: Islam will prevail! Al Hamdullilah!

[@Blunt00-c8e]

You've got the eyes ❤

[@thekandarichronicles]

Patience is key as the shift will be uneasy and demanding. The potential is there, action, must be taken though.

[@Nuss-j4s]

Its fear. Lots of Muslims immigrated to Western countries and do not behave, and incite fear in the locals. They do not follow Islam rightfully in this part, they understand Dawah wrong. But when the islamic world will rise again, prosper and be in peace, people will lose their fear as well. It is like with the old Caliphats, people were attracted to it because of its properity, nobody was forced.

[@omarlittle-hales8237]

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[@Blunt00-c8e]

What you perceive is not available to many prominent scholars. This insight is a responsibility, and you will be questioned about it. Gather all those who share this vision with you.

[@jafroni6479]

truly a gem. I'm willing to translate this video into arabic.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Hi Jafroni. I thank you for your wonderful compliment. I have generated some of my videos with Arabic subtitles. Currently time is not allowing me to translate properly the content. I appreciate your offer, were you thinking subtitles or audio?

[@jafroni6479]

@@thekandarichroniclessubtitles. do know that I'm not a professional though.

[@thekandarichronicles]

@@jafroni6479 Neither am I. I do this because I have a passion for it. Let’s try it out. I am always there to assist.

[@jafroni6479]

@@thekandarichronicles sure, how do we go about doing it? if you want my email I can provide it.

[@smallcube-zn2mm]

Science won't fit in present day Arab people's brain

[@Talksense25]

Very good analysis , I was running away from studying, now you made me realize how important it's for us muslims to acquire knowledge to highest level ,going to study hard from now on.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Oh wow! That is totally wonderful. I am honoured to have had a tiny impact on putting you back on the path. Best of luck !

[@AbdulRehman-hm5do]

I think this brother was able to pin point many of the root issues currently plaguing the ummah when it comes to technological advancements. Great analysis. This is something I've had a discussion with with my friends IRL multiple times, and while we are able to identify some of the causes, putting it in one video helps us more cohesively collect and understand exactly which ones are more significant than others.

[@thekandarichronicles]

I am very glad we have consensus on these thoughts. There might be more but we have to start with what we see in front of us. And this in my experience seems to be the course for rectification of our lost path.

[@bashirmohamed7982]

Long live the Muslims عاشو المسلمون

[@thekandarichronicles]

Hi Bashir. Thank you for your comment and enthusiasm.

[@Niketic88]

This video is on point. Its so sad when we consider how many genius minds the early ummah has produced and where we’re now. But the awareness is the first step, inshallah we’ll remind the new generations how important seeking knowledge is and they’ll build a brighter future for our ummah.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thank. Yes awareness that there is a problem then identifying what the factors of the problem are, is a major step in the right direction.

[@oussamaelgagui871]

There is a researcher named Jamil Akbar, who studied this matter, and his videos have a lot of answers or at least can motivate Muslim experts and even us to find more answers, he wrote a book called "qas al-haqq", he focused a lot more on the islamic economic model and urbanization

[@thekandarichronicles]

Oh wow! Oussama. Thanks for sharing this. I am always looking for more paths to discovering new knowledge. Will check Jamil out for sure.

[@moyusaf7435]

Jazakallah khyr

[@thekandarichronicles]

To us all inshallah!

[@Wodden_door_Goyim]

You provided some brutal points. I was just thinking about this. Our great downfall is because of our laziness and our mentality

[@thekandarichronicles]

We have to be brutal and honest with ourselves. Otherwise we don’t know our starting point for our improvement.

[@brendasmart553]

We all need solid reality checks now & then, as humans in this world.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Absolutely!

[@Polymath9000]

It is much more than laziness and mentality.

[@Tzadokite]

it has been only about 70 years since the global south has thrown off the savage, barbaric and brutal shackles of colonialism of the collective west which started around 1830, not including the new world, and already there has been an impressive revival in the former colonies. despite all the continued nefarious activities by the west to keep its hegemony, especially over the near and middle east, which are primarily muslim countries, there is an unmistakeable shift of creativity, innovation and intellectual activity towards asia and africa. nobel prize is a very poor indicator since it was created to maintain the western intellectual hegemony. it was a true measure for the first half of the 20th century but after that it has increasingly become a political tool to keep the facade of western scientific intellectualism. not just muslims, but countries with ancient civilizations and with massive non-muslim populations such as china and india are poorly represented among nobel laureates for science. this facade of western intellectualism is also maintained in all the western science journals. hence, the absence of evidence of the current impressive scientific activity in non-western countries by looking at the nobel laureates and perusing the western scientific journals alone is not evidence of absence of such an activity.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Yes, all you say is true. The assessment at the beginning of the video can easily be expanded upon and reveal the true representation of the various nations and ethnicities that were indeed being awarded the Nobel prizes. It is absolutely non representational of the global intellectual condition.

[@panwarg6156]

Madrasa must be funded by innovative people and vocational courses must be taught.

[@thekandarichronicles]

100% agreed.

[@hamzapatel2547]

Madrassah should remain pure of worldy knowledge. We need to reinvent the schooling system. Kids should go to school as well as Madrassah. School is where they learn worldy knowledge and innovate creative stuff. Madrassah should always remain intact for the protection of their hereafter(which is more important than this world)

[@hamzapatel2547]

@shahriar4706 There is a Madrassa in pakistan that started teached worldy knowledge like Medicine, and everyone agreed the "noor" from the madrassah left the same moment.

[@dayan47]

A fair criticism, also the government practice of funneling students into the medical and engineering fields by their grade averages upon graduation leaves no room for free expression in any sense.

[@thekandarichronicles]

True. Again this concept of GPA has nothing to do with innovation. Funnily enough in technology, all the most successful inventors and innovators either were drop outs or fairly average in their schooling.

[@serious7800]

I live in Syria and I believe what you said is 100 percent true regarding coercive and oppressive rule by traitorous governments.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Syria is one of my favourite places ever. Great and fond memories of it. It will return I am sure and fulfil its potential. Its people are way too intelligent, kind and wonderful for it to stay down for too long.

[@_yugi_]

Thanks for Thanking me for my patience and nicely asking to like (I did it before you said it) 🤝

[@thekandarichronicles]

You're very kind and generous Yugi!

[@NGC-catseye]

I was given both a telescope and an astrolabe to study the universe.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Well done to your parents for being so wise. That must have been so exciting.

[@NGC-catseye]

@@thekandarichronicles I had to learn how to read Arabic so I could understand how to operate the astrolabe. I absolutely adore your cultural. The poetry, music, mathematics is all a blessing to this Finnish/Australian.

[@transiotekservices2937]

Tareq, very well done!

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thank you sir! Greatly appreciated words of support.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Absolutely spot on Brenda. Brutal honesty is a great starting point.

[@johncompassion9054]

Brutal honesty without bias and being offended. Its the best way. I often try but people become so defensive.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Ignore and keep being honest. Only way John.

[@ТатьянаМуха-н5ш]

Thank you!!!❤

[@thekandarichronicles]

You are so welcome!

[@othmanaero]

Look at the demographics of western universities, research institutes and STEM corporations and see how many Muslims are leading and contributing there. It’s unfortunate how many had to leave their home countries to pursue their STEM careers, and end up propping up western nations.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Very true. That’s the worst part. There are real examples of Muslim ability to innovate and create but where do they excel, away from their nations and by developing the science and technology of the West.

[@atiaakram1527]

Well said .we need this platform for nudging Muslim umma. Keep carry on this good work.👍

[@thekandarichronicles]

Onwards and upwards inshallah.

[@abdullahkhan-qk3lk]

Masha'Allah, very informative video. Subscribed. Much needed matter of concern.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thank you Abdullah. Appreciate your kind words and your joining the Chronicles. Humbled and can't wait to get some more commentary from you.

[@MAHMED-iST]

Thank you. You spoke my mind.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Resonance is a beautiful thing.

[@Silverfiddha]

Tareq, once again an informative and unbiased video. Thank you.

[@thekandarichronicles]

My pleasure Silver Squared. Thank you so much for watching and the amazing support.

[@ibrahimmohamed2085]

Great work good sir. There are only a fraction of people who have global success of Islam as a life purpose in their heart & such videos are hella inspiring for them.

[@thekandarichronicles]

My pleasure Ibrahim. The mission is to emit a message of enlightenment and openness to all who with to learn and share any and all knowledge.

[@mohammedmesseguem5458]

Great vid ❤

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thanks so much Mohammed!

[@edmundo2985]

I really hope people are listening to you, brother !

[@thekandarichronicles]

Hi Edmundo. I can only speak. But when words resonate universally then they are heard. Thank you sir for your wonderful support.

[@syedzakiuddin2162]

You gave a ray of hope for our Renaissance

[@thekandarichronicles]

Oh wow! Thats amazing Syed. Things will only get better!

[@Ijasahammed-ev6mq]

Wonderful.. Scholars lately have a bad role in this fall. While islam asks you to travel and seek knowledge and puts no boundries to knowledge. There are people discussing now is it right or wrong.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Totally agree. I dont see why there is this discussion. Knowledge for practical terms is necessary. For improved life, for added security and for prosperity. Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is something else. Let us start with the fundamentals. This way there can be no discussion about wrong or right.

[@Sophie0011-m3f]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌

[@Sophie0011-m3f]

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[@thekandarichronicles]

The 7 thumbs up weren't enough in the first message? You had to add in love and perfection! That is awesome. Greatly appreciated.

[@Sophie0011-m3f]

Unfortunately, I didn't want to do that, and you don't have to. this is my opinion

[@khaledadams4329]

Another great video. I see how this ties into your last presentation on the Fall of the Golden Age of Islam. Thank you.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thanks Khaled. Exactly the intent. Showing how we learn or struggle with history is vital. Appreciate your support!

[@Yasser-xl7rt]

جزاك الله خيرا

[@thekandarichronicles]

شكراً جزيلاً ياسر.

[@Erschado]

Iran and Turkey are doing quite well in science though.

[@thekandarichronicles]

There are definitely some are exceptions here and there. But again what industries are these scientific advancements in? The video actually refers to an overall consensus of the Muslim situation. But yes Turkey are more developed in certain areas. Iran as well but in those fields that support mainly political direction.

[@TheMrmomo55]

​@@thekandarichronicles I think overall its a very interesting topic and thank you for the video which is indeed well made. But let me tell you that there are huge differnces in the turkish population to the arab and other islamic populations. The reason being that turks coming from a different geographical region having different cultural views and being in more competition to the west are in anyway comparable to the majority of arab nations and especially nations like afghanistan or somalia. This has some deep and rooted reasons which would be the topic for an entire book. The turks are by far the only nation who was able to compete with the modern west on a military and civilizational level and is still doing so. Also turkey could never be colonized by western powers. I think the modern understanding of a nation rather than an umma, the modern understanding of free will rather than god given destiny, the dignity and trust of its citizens are major factors. I dont believe that most arab countries are capable of all these advancements on a broader scale. There are countries like Tunis or in some parts egypt, but they also deal with a large scale of societal degration, poverty, corruption and religious dogmaticism. I dont think that Petrodollars are enough for a societal awakening in that regard. Secondly turkey is the by far most advanced muslim country when it comes to industry and technology which lays also a big foundation for education and wealth. A comparable nation would be Indonesia. Bright minds are not produces as you said with blind repetion rather than with questioning. As a muslim i dont have to tell you that there is one thing that is more hated than anything in the arab world and that is questioning religious practices and beliefs...

[@thekandarichronicles]

Yes your commentary is on point. Türkiye has been very balanced in its approach between Religion and Innovation/Education/STEM. They made the move early on in the 20th century and never looked back. There were challenges for sure but today, it is a nation with one of the highest human capitals in the world.

[@NGC-catseye]

Maybe I’m just a nerd, but I remember July 2020, being really proud of the all women, space mission to Mars, called the Hope Mission. Either way they were really smart, no matter who paid for the research.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Not a nerd at all. We should be proud of all human achievement. We just want to be an impactful part of it.

[@HyderabadiIntelligence]

Just came across this. Excellent Analysis

[@thekandarichronicles]

Hello and thank for the great words of support. Check out the previous video that is more or less a Part 1 of this video, The Fall of the Golden Age of Islam. Would love to hear your thoughts on that one.

[@HyderabadiIntelligence]

That was excellent i posted comments on it too

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thank you so much HI.

[@mahmudbhaila2491]

Excellent analysis of Muslim paralysis in under 10 minutes

[@thekandarichronicles]

Temporary paralysis. Thank you for your community and kind words.

[@tanvir-morshed]

It seems there might be a need for correction in your statistics. Out of the countries worldwide, I've identified 51 notable Muslim-majority countries, collectively contributing approximately 11% to the world's scientific publications. Moreover, they also represent nearly 15% of the H-index publications. Approximately 3% of the global Muslim population resides in the European Union and North America, often migrating as highly acclaimed individuals, thereby significantly contributing to scholarly publications. Additionally, considering that 10% and 15% of the populations of Russia and India, respectively, are Muslim, their substantial presence cannot be overlooked. Hence, the share of scientific publications attributed to the Muslim population worldwide should not be less than 17% (as per my account). In terms of the H-index count, it should ideally represent no less than 20% of the world's total, factoring in contributions from the European Union, Russia, India, and the United States. It's worth noting that I've overlooked other countries where significant Muslim scholars reside, including Japan, China, Thailand, the Philippines, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, and Brazil. In summary, Muslims exhibit proficiency in achieving H-index citations, accounting for nearly 20% based on my calculations. However, there remains a necessity to bridge the gap to achieve a total contribution of 25%, compared to the current estimate of 17% of the world's total scientific publications (as of 2022 statistics, considering that Muslims roughly constitute 25% of the global population). Source: Scimago Journal & Country Rank and Pew Research Center (accessed 27/02/2024) 1. h**ps://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php?order=itp&ord=desc&year=2022 2. h**ps://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2009/10/Muslimpopulation-1.pdf

[@thekandarichronicles]

Hello Tanvir. You are truly one to carry the name literally. First I thank you for the sharing of the data you have listed in your commentary as well as your references. Let me clarify at the start that the assessment involves countries strictly with Muslim majority nations and not ones with minorities even if some minorities equate to a whole aggregate of other nations. The other element that contribute to the assessment of the figures and one most likely to be echoed by the UNESCO reports is that any Muslim emigrant who'd does produce papers or research but in a non Muslim nations is excluded from the totals for Muslim nations. I have quickly looked at the numbers in the Scimago site and when reviewing the H-Index of Muslim countries, the earliest ranks are for Turkey and KSA at 36 and 38 respectively, decent positioning but again, it is difficult to aggregate the figures to arrive at a collective when it comes to a total for Muslim nations. You mention 11%, so if this is accurate, then the figures presented in the UNESCO report are way off and underreported. Confusing to be honest. How are these figures so far off? Will have to investigate this. That said, you and I have come to the same conclusion, there is a bridging of the gap that is necessary, one that might differ in value between you and I but as a Muslim nation, one we must target and transcend. Thanks again for you input on this and your sharing.

[@tanvir-morshed]

@@thekandarichroniclesLooking at countries with more than 80% Muslim population, they account for 67% of the total Muslim population. There are 36 such countries worldwide, which is only slightly less than the 51 countries I previously mentioned with a majority Muslim population. These 36 nations collectively produce over 8.5% of the total published articles globally. Notably, important Muslim countries such as Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan are excluded from this analysis, yet they contribute 1.6% of the world's total published articles with a Muslim population ranging from 60% to 79%. Additionally, countries like Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Nigeria, with Muslim populations below the 60% mark, also contribute significantly to scholarly articles published each year. Kosovo is not accounted for in the sources mentioned. Therefore, I am inclined to believe that the total published articles by Muslims worldwide are not less than 17%, and the H-Index is likely higher. It is worth noting that countries with large Muslim populations, such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Nigeria, are not performing as well, with Bangladesh ranking the lowest. This analysis is based on information primarily sourced from Wikipedia, although it appears to be derived from Pew Research Center's 2017 data. I am surprised by UNESCO's apparent lack of scientific reporting, as it seems to present only half of the truth. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_by_country

[@thekandarichronicles]

That last point of yours is what this channel is partially about. About producing and retelling certain facts as best as possible but from a standpoint far from what the West has imposed on us. I thank you for enlightening me to the real case that even the UN is not trustworthy in terms of facts and figures and thank you again for providing more sources for factual figures.

[@dahmed]

I think another very big issue is education is just seen as an avenue to earn money. So if you can earn a whole lot of more by just doing some business. What is the point of all this 'western education'. Also some one going for higher studies like a Phd is actively derided in muslim countries by their community. A majority of the so called islamic preachers also hammer this point day in and day out.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Yes your two points make a lot of sense. The concept of money first is a dangerous road. Community also does come into play crippling peoples abilities to follow their passions.

[@Polymath9000]

There is also one another big problem, the death of Polymaths who were delivering the bulk of stuff.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Yes but there are many polymaths we dont know of. Due to certain political situations that might have been even more critical and innovative than the ones we know about. So I dont think it's about a regression of human capital per se.

[@palma675]

I agree with you on many points. However, you forgot to mention a very important point as to why muslim countries are far behind when it comes to development and innovation, and that is the instability in the region. The wars and destruction of many Muslim countries, also sanctions and exploitation from the west. They are many Muslim scientists who could have been contributing scientifically to their countries and inspiring younger ones to follow the same path but are unable to do so because of instability and for economic reasons they have to migrate to the west and use that knowledge in the west instead. So, it is not that simple, same with Africans

[@thekandarichronicles]

True, instability though comes with regimes that are not themselves stable. Economic reasons are the most impactful I believe but are also intertwined with security, prioritization and intelligent leadership.

[@swymbss]

The Golden Age of Islam was the first three centuries, the generation of The Prophet ﷺ and his companions the next one and then the next one. As for a scientific golden age that’s another thing.

[@thekandarichronicles]

We are talking different things here. You are referring to the heights and glories of the Phases of the faith. Golden Age of Islam is purely a label to reflect an age of advancement and enlightenment. Maybe the one you refer to is the Platinum Age of Islam. The most valuable rare metal.

[@syedaffanhameed14]

There was a Muslim scientist from India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Multidisciplinary genius and pioneers of Indian missile technology.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thanks for sharing. i am confident that there are numerous exceptions from many Muslims around the world. The point is there needs to be more. And also, beyond the Defense systems programs.

[@kullenmontgomery1210]

​@@thekandarichroniclesdo you have any data on the number of immigrant muslims that are progressing in the field of investigation and invention? Because most muslims in those fields are immigrants

[@thekandarichronicles]

@@kullenmontgomery1210 Thats my point exactly. The data unfortunately is difficult to source. When Muslims are qualified and transcendent in the fields of STEM, they usually leave.

[@kullenmontgomery1210]

@@thekandarichronicles I think perhaps the main if not only reason Muslim countries have fewer engineers and doctors is probably because Muslim countries with large populations like Pakistan egypt ect are relatively poor and all well-qualified engineers and doctors just end up leaving for money, can't say the same for scientific and researchers however, do you agree or am I just clutching at straws

[@kullenmontgomery1210]

@@thekandarichronicles and all the muslim contries with a high percentage of engineers and doctors per capita are from small oil rich contires in the gulf with low populations, which i think is why these contries have no effect on the average

[@greendsnow]

So what they say is true. It's the mentality.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Well that is a part of it. Mentalities are due to the conditioning and formation of a people. fundamentally all mentalities are the same, there is no innate advantage of one over another, just the environment we are borne and raised in. But there are other factors, like freedoms and funding. They also play an important role in the equation.

[@mujahidhasan118]

no its Western imperialism and colonization of Arabs and African world. just look at Iraq Syria Libya Somalia Palestine Afghanistan etc etc what they have done to those Nation?? without those imperialism and colonization Muslim world would have gone further with science philosophy arts music etc etc

[@hakukuze7947]

With all honesty, in America it’s not just looking down at Muslims, it’s anyone not White. Even if they are not racist, it’s just the accepted norm that they are not technically sophisticated and let me tell you they get super angry and jealous if they see a leap as you can clearly see with China right now. Maybe it’s the result of all these wars with poorly equipped adversaries and why Iran right now is hated. You will hear very little about Iranian defense systems if you are on the msm, though on KZbin it’s not as bad. I think the Gaza conflict has woken up the ME and now they know much more clearly how the west looks at them and hopefully it will ignite a new self dependence based on knowledge and advancement if the puppets in charge allow it.

[@thekandarichronicles]

I agree with your assessment about how the Gaza conflict has stirred the Middle East. I think even beyond that limited geography. But America is not the problem. We unfortunately are. We as governments and trickling downwards as in societies and families do not place value on innovation, creativity and research. We prioritise education for a future world for our children that has tangible results, a monthly salary and job security. It is natural. Not all should be in the field of innovation, but what we are saying is that more should happening. More investment. Iran in indeed achieving part of that development but again limited to military advancement.

[@epona1525]

Maybe you should reflect how Muslims look down to all non-Muslims. And how many of you dream to conquer and destroy everything wich is non Islamic. Look at Afghanistan. What Taliban did with schools and women/girls. The excluding them from studying and working. And even boys just lern a few basics and a lot of Quran. Not the fault of anyone else than Taliban and religious fanatics. The Disbelievers in non-Muslim countries provide Muslims much better opportunities than they have in Muslim-countries. But your hate for Disbelievers and your islamic supremacy-ideology make you blind for this.

[@hakukuze7947]

@@thekandarichronicles True but remember modernization also means loss of culture to a point. Sometimes I think to myself whether it’s better to live in a modern “First world” country or a compassionate l, decent one that might not be as developed and the older I get, the latter becomes more attractive. The reality might be something different. if it does happen and there is a move, I hope the idiosyncrasies of the Muslim culture play a huge role in it as it once did. It could be a beautiful thing. An ethical approach to science and development

[@thekandarichronicles]

I agree with your point, when we do establish the environment to excel in the sciences this must be done upon our own foundation. Our faith and our identity.

[@hakukuze7947]

@@thekandarichronicles Well said. Unrelated to this but thought I throw it in. Just heard about “The Emerald Tablets” and seems to have a long history within the ancient Arabic sources. Maybe something to add to the list of potential ideas for your show. Katt Williams just brought it up on Joe Rogan and my guess is it’s gonna be of interest to get more eyeballs.

[@H.a.q.q]

I am all for Technology and for Muslims to lead research and development. Specially I would love for our Ummah to search the space, earth and all the creations of Allah who always have been viewed from an atheistic perspective. The space is full of aww and Allahu Akbar moments even the earth is but we are forced to see it from an atheistic lens and any person who views it from a religious lens is heavily criticised and shamed by the liberal atheistic hegemony. But we should be careful to not let technology rule our lives and make a technocratic modernist capitalist dystopia. We should not go down the same lizard hole. May Allah aid us in our struggle for dominance of Islam and Muslims and keep us all on the straight path Ameen.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Agreed with all your comments my righteous friend. I believe Religion and Innovation can co-habitate easily. We need to discount ignorance, judgement and greed from the equation and then things will become more open to the acquisition of knowledge.

[@drdroidstein]

Great video, your English is very good, are you native Emirati or an expat?

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thank you Dr. Not Emirati. I'm from Kuwait.

[@drdroidstein]

@@thekandarichronicles You're welcome, please keep uploading❣️

[@thekandarichronicles]

No doubt!

[@rezaulkarimkhan979]

Want to remind everyone that science progressed in the west because of industrialization, not because some nerds in lab coats were mixing chemicals, those nerds needed money to do their magic. The Muslim world declined in terms of economic growth compared to their rival.

[@thekandarichronicles]

You bring up the key word, “MONEY”. Without it there would be no industrialisation nor lab coats.

[@TheMrmomo55]

I mean long before industrialization most parts of the West adopted education and science. Also the emergence of non dogmatic schools of thought whic basically never took place in the arab world. I would say that dogmatic thinking and fanaticism are the key factors. There is not one country scientifically advanced who favours devot religious rituals to real world problems. The golden age of islam was merely reduced to some centers of wealth and knowledge but NEVER reached the broader masses of the population. When did the average arab start to read books outside of religious topics?

[@thekandarichronicles]

You're right again. Education and the pursuit of knowledge up to the early 20th century had crippled Muslim countries abilities to discover and innovate. The challenges of the day were more basic, Survivability.

[@rezaulkarimkhan979]

@@TheMrmomo55 Doesn't that go for the west too? Before printing press, only the clergy and handful others at the top of pyramid knew how to write.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Absolutely Rezaul. Spot on!

[@BotakReis]

pay attention to Turkey, turkey became one of the nations that produce its own killer drones. and Turks don't stop there, recently they managed to make the 5th generation of jet fighters.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Turkey has my attention, trust me and that of the world. But the question is again why focus on the military science and advancement. There is so much more. It is true though that military advancement is the source of much of our modern day technologies, so it is also valuable.

[@hpro123]

i mean just look at the universe ...anybody would just be filled with curiosity especially muslims .. when they have a gem of a book Quran .... which has talked quite more often about the universe

[@thekandarichronicles]

Preaching to the choir my friend! But absolutely on point.

[@salihawouda2992]

Malaysia 🇲🇾 and Indonesia 🇮🇩 are some of the most scientifically advanced nations in the world 🌍 , and they are Muslim 🕌🕋☝🏿, so our religion is not the problem"WE ARE THE PROBLEM 😔 " ALLAH doesn't change the state of a people unless they change what is within themselves -Thank you 😁

[@thekandarichronicles]

Hi Salih, you are not wrong but Malaysia and Indonesia are still behind in terms of overall performance in the STEM fields. Definitely improved over the rest of the Muslim world thats for sure. But agreed on your last comment, we must change from within.

[@eldarkulic4834]

Having ignorance of basic teachings of islam in todays Muslim world, I wouldn't agree that sharia was given preference over secular science, imo neither was encouraged, sadly

[@thekandarichronicles]

Sharia per se wasn’t given preference. But the teaching of religion was unfortunately the teaching methodology was also fairly poor in its approach. And this methodology also started way before the Modern Muslim world. Probably for over 700 years.

[@_captain_yt]

Nice video but a bit draggy.

[@thekandarichronicles]

How so? Can you give me some more direction? Was it the overall length? Narration? Format?

[@_captain_yt]

@@thekandarichronicles well i enjoyed the video untill you were telling facts , results, pictures and graphs but opinions can vary and can sometimes make a next person sleepy. I enjoyed it for atleast first 5 minutes because I thought I m learning something new today and I was but after that it was same and i felt sleepy. Keep your videos short because u r in the beginning, keep them atleast 6:30 minutes long. That's it and try to be factual, knowledgeable and intriguing of new stuff , as much as possible. Your material was amazing and your execution of words as well but let's keep them both correlated to the facts as much as possible but in very short time. Thanks, I hope it helps ❤️

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thanks Captain. Very constructive indeed. It’s difficult to keep content that short sometimes due to the nature of the topics. At times it is achievable while in others not so. But I got it! 🙏🏼

[@Roland_Deschain]

Excellent analysis which makes the initial criticism is valid. If islam is pro scientific as you claim, then your approach and practice towards islam is wrong.

[@thekandarichronicles]

That is definitely an element of discourse that keeps on popping up in the Muslim world. Science and faith. Reason and revelation. And i can announce that this is an upcoming video topic.

[@hyquiemistheg.o.a.t1671]

As a Muslim student in the West, I am genuinely prompted to believe that local social culture in the Muslim world doesn’t give any value to the Fields of STEM. While medicine has kept its prestige in the Muslim world it is the least applicable to the conditions of the Muslim world it self. I believe that unless the youth see more fundamental purpose aside from wealth they would not be prompted to do any innovation. When in fact the ancient innovation done in the Muslim world did not care for wealth at all, but only the ingenuity of the Muslim world itself(ancient Baghdad). Even if Muslims from the west attempt to bring their knowledge as was done in history for eastern nations that were behind the west, those Muslims are ridiculed. Wealth should not be a factor in our need for innovation as then it will prompt more setbacks for greedy purposes.

[@ElyasQuick1]

Muslims are more focused on things that actually matter. Science and consumerism will not help you after death. All that remains with you after death is only your religion. Everything that is not eternal and everything that you cannot take with you after death is nothing but delusion and a waste of time. And why “innovate” when others can do it for you and you can just buy it from the them? Why waste your time and energy on this nonsense when Hereafter is all that matters?

[@thekandarichronicles]

I agree with you. But even medicine is practiced using Western methodologies, techniques and systems. Your point about the pursuit of wealth over that of passion, innovation and discovery is an element most Muslims do struggle with. As opposed to being a by product of excellence and commitment to production/achievement, money is the goal. It's a true shame.

[@FireFly969]

Kts known, that people think very different, a poor person doesnt think the same as a rich person, or a king doesnt think the same as a normal person. Its based on your status lf life, the quality of life you are living, when you make as a country, you make a good life quality standards for your people, they will start think different. Lets start from a poor person, all he think about is not how to make a research paper, or how to get new technology, kr study something, or having goals, lr big thinking, all his thinking is towards how he could feed his family today and tomorow. So, in europe, life standards are high, which help in more and more of people to think about things that is big, and acheiving things they want in life, comapred to other countries. And its hard for a country to become like this. They are country muslims that is good compared to other countries. But most lf them are not. And let us not forget the european colonization of the africa, middle east, china, asia, south africa and north africa. Now, its usa, top power, canada is great, south america nof that good most of the countries are poor or similar to africa.... And so much more. Its more a political, and business to why most muslim countries are poor and less productive. Then a religion related.

[@thekandarichronicles]

I think your point is extremely valid. It is of course not expected of those who prioritise basic survival needs to innovate. But it's about creating an environment for possibly the children of those people to transcend their position and prosper. The idea of innovation does not suggest that all should but that more should.

[@truthoverfalsehood__8757]

As a white western Muslim the salty haters in the comments make me laugh. Point 1 to your sucess if stop being a hater , God will not give you a innovative mind if your blocking it with hate. Instead of crying because of the sucess of my race and culture you could start asking what it is that makes us the west superior to your groups and countries. It's gonna take you a while to comprehend but you should start by lovibg and respecting your neighbour dont be extravagant dont be ultra cultural dont be hatefull and dont force too mich dicipline. Be more loving understanding and kind and always be honest and dont cheat and love your next . Those are good steps for you to follow.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Agreed with your points. There will unfortunately always be haters in the commentary. It is shocking how there are those who just comment to be negative or cruel. But in the same light, there are those whose commentary is generous and considerate. Sharing great knowledge for all to enjoy and benefit from. But your point on returning to the fundamentals of being a good human being are crucial for any positive outcome.

[@rezaulkarimkhan979]

I have a question. You mentioned repressive theocratic regimes and brought up afghanistan and Iran. Does that mean you think Sharia is hindering innovation?

[@thekandarichronicles]

That’s a very good question. The answer is a definite no. Sharia to be honest and innovation don’t conflict. The regimes i mention utilise their version of theocracy to put down a people and to subdue education. So for example Iran, has great innovation and technological advancement when it comes to defense systems and nuclear technology. Why? Because it suits their political agenda. But where are the rest of the sciences, trailing way behind. It’s virtually a selective process of theologically allowing one elements but damning the others.

[@TheMrmomo55]

Why is it that Türkiye has not any of these problems? These seem to be all post colonial symptoms of the arab and Iranic world?

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thanks for asking. Well Türkiye is a little bit of an anomaly. They as you say hadn't really been exposed to the colonial impressions that were engrained over a couple of centuries. But this issue also applies to non Arab and Iranian Muslim nations, like Afghanistan, Malaysia and Indonesia.

[@rezaulkarimkhan979]

@@thekandarichronicles Thanks. It makes sense. The Iranian government has militaristic tendency, whereas Britain and USA wield their power to generate income, and he who dominates economy will also dominate military and science.

[@thekandarichronicles]

It's true by the way for the West as well. Most if not all banal technology we deal with daily was at some point necessary for either military or space expansion.

[@ElyasQuick1]

USA and USSR were scientific and technological powerhouses, but had no Islam. Afghanistan had Islam, but had no science or technology. Who won? Afghanistan. USSR collapsed in a humiliating fashion and USA is on a brink of collapse, while Afghanistan destroyed both of those “superpowers” and still exists and thrives even under heavy sanctions - and all this thanks to Islam. Ancient Egypt under Pharaoh was a technological and scientific giant, but had no Islam. Moses (peace be upon him) and his people had Islam, but no science or technology. Who won? Moses.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thats is an intriguing point of view. But I dont see winning in the way you are putting it. I see winning as advancing across all paths of life including innovation and research but within the values and ethics of Islam. I think that is real success.

[@ZulfiqarAli-gn5yz]

There are many Muslim innovators and scientists behind current high tech revolution. A Muslim is one of the patent holder of AI text to image creator. In Dentistry the Invisline revolution started by a Muslim. There are so many to list. We just like bashing ourselves and those preachers who do more Muslim bashing. Who was the guy behind Covid vaccine? Turkish? Let's stop bashing our own and start improving lives. Sponsor a poor student all the way to Masters degree. We cannot save the world but surely a few. "wa ma taufeeqi illa billah"

[@thekandarichronicles]

I don’t think bashing is the term. Awareness and honesty is necessary. Yes indeed there are Muslim innovators within the high tech industry, but they are an extreme minority and if they are many then it is not within the Muslim nations but abroad, in Western nations.

[@albarrany-ny2ol]

Dear brother, can you address the issue of Islamic books for kids and adolescents in English and other Latin languages. The one I can find in the UK are very low quality level, leaflets in baby and fantasy baby language at high price, around £5-10. I came across the Clear Quran for kids that attracted my 10 years old son, who read every day or two college level books. The Clear Quran is in 4 volumes with an exhorbitant price tag, over £200. I am not aware of any book, except the specialist one, at over £20. Do muslim authors are opportunistic to benefit from Islam and exploit muslims, getting quickly rich and famous. I am desperate to find decent attractive books for my son. I am appalled by the lack of decent Islamic books for our kids. Very shameful. Allah Al musta3ann

[@thekandarichronicles]

Hello AlBarrany. You ask a very tough question. This is an element that I contemplate all the time. Our attention to the role of Islam and how it's conveyed to children in their formative years is unfortunately archaic. The problem is that there is no governmental or institutional support for the generation of such literature. And there is a disregard for the changes in time and psyche and how education is now progressing even faster than it has been in the last century. I am afraid I dont really have an answer for you. The books I know that would interest your child either revolve around Muslim themes or are written by Muslims about something cultural. Neither apply to what you're looking for. I will keep an eye out for you.

[@eleghari]

Maybe in another thousand years...Not being a pessimist but a realist. The will is completely lacking.

[@thekandarichronicles]

That is pessimism. A millennium is a long, long time. Human ambition can work wonders. Things will change. When there’s a will that is.

[@eleghari]

​@@thekandarichroniclesLet's hope you are right and I am wrong...

[@thekandarichronicles]

@@eleghari let’s try to be positive and each of us, do the best we can. ✊🏼

[@gauravkapkoti1905]

Good check about Hindu Rishis 😪😪 What they did what they gave to this world

[@H.a.q.q]

Insecure much?

[@gauravkapkoti1905]

@@H.a.q.q noo just telling the truth from where science came into existence 👍

[@thekandarichronicles]

I think all civilisations had a hand in getting to where we are today. We go through phases of enlightenment.

[@gauravkapkoti1905]

@@thekandarichronicles civilizations is a diff. thing religion is diff. Thing 👍

[@gauravkapkoti1905]

@@Suhail-fg4ey loll😂😂Tune kabhi pdai kro hogi tab smjh ayega na tujhe jab islam dimag m ho naa bro to Sachhai or reality se musalman durrr bhaagta h🥲

[@newintellectual.]

All envy and no solution in this video. Leave the Islamic religious, collectivist mindset. Become Ex-Muslim and live with individualism. Live with pride with your own personal accomplishments. Stop living in a fantasy land of past glory. Even previous Arab and Persian scientists were given fatwas of being against Islam.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Totally disagree. Individualism has its advantages but also fails when it comes to day to day joy and being content in life. Islam's strong communal foundations are the corner stones of stronger societies. You can follow a Westernised individualistic path but thats where you see failure in society. So there must be a balance between the two. No one is living in the past. One must learn from it and launch into a forward moving momentum.

[@newintellectual.]

@@thekandarichronicles I immigrated from an Islamic strong communal society and it is suffocating. What is so joyful in everyone interested in your daily life? Everyone dictating the religious commands. Constantly sacrificing your hard earned wealth to poor. This Islamic society is more like a swampy graveyard, where the dead arab ancestors are still floating about in our lives.

[@thekandarichronicles]

We could apply the same logic to the argument for an individualistic way of life. Actually to be completely clear, I dont believe in one over another. I believe in balance. In any society, Muslim or not. But the fundamentals of Islam condition us to respect and value family. I think that is inherently a good thing. I am truly sorry you have had a different experience than that.

[@newintellectual.]

@@thekandarichronicles can there be a balance between dictatorship of collectivism and freedom of individualism. I think it is useless.

[@thekandarichronicles]

Again I dont think you can say one is bad and the other automatically good. what you speak of is a range but the same range can be Dictatorship of Individualism and the Freedom of Collectivism. Works both ways. Balance is finding the ideal in both and making it a reality. And it can and does happen.

[@usamamasud9353]

Abdul Salam was ahmadi, not muslim

[@thekandarichronicles]

Hi Usama. A derivation of Islam, but regardless, he comes from a Muslim majority nation which is really the point here. How these nations have produced little in the form of innovators, scientists and researchers.

[@BrokenSoldier1515]

abdus salam was Not a Muslim.

[@thekandarichronicles]

I beg to differ but regardless, he was a conditioned person out of a majority Islamic nation.

[@BrokenSoldier1515]

@@thekandarichronicles what is there to differ? he was a qadyani, qadyani are Not Muslims.

[@mehrourbadloe8339]

I am a muslim by birth and choice after studying intense deep with an open heart and honesty other religions as well With all my respect to you Sir but I don't agree with your vieuw about science and development in the Muslim world . Like many scholars in Islam I also don't agree with them on many points . I am a simple person- I am an entrepreneur and an amateur Philosophist but ALLAH have given me reasoning and brain to think before swallowing any information . My comment is as follow : The point that you are making have to do with ETHNICITY and it have totally nothing to do with RELIGION and I CHALLENGE ANYONE TO PROOF ME WRONG. 1 The developed countries are mainly white or Chinese origin and religion have nothing to do with it 2 Afrika have a lot of Christians and Latin America etc etc but where is the development ?? 3 Look at Hinduism only 1 country in the world but huge in population however the development and science lack behind given such huge population SO WHAT IS THE POINT : 4 ISLAM LOOK at Turkey and IRAN THey are not among the best because of reasons beyond their controlled but they are not doing bad in the field of technology especially Iran despite so much sanctions. 5 Look at Indonesia is a little bit Chinese and a little bit mixed DNA and they are making progress as well Same as Maylesia 6 The Islam countries in Middle east got the money very easy given by ALLAH sothat they only invest in companies rather than doing the Job but they should change this attitude because if a war or epidemic breaks out each country shall stand for itself and this guy's in middle east are dissapointing me being a muslim by trusting countries such as USA inspite history have proven countless times that a white man and especially USA will never help a Islamic country in war but only in the name of their own interest and TODAY PALESTINE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO LEARN. The point is that a real practicing muslim is not interested in earthly materialistic life and that is why Islam.is among all BLACK - WHITES - ASIANS - LATINOS - ETC ETC BECAUSE IT IS UNIVERSAL FROM GOD AND AMONG ALL ETHNIC GROUPS WE HAVE BELIEVERS . For example I am an eterpreneur and I am 60 years and now AT THIS VERY MOMENT WHILE I AM WRITING THIS COMMENT I can increase my revenue with at least 3 million usdollars per year BUT I REFUSE because my 5 days prayer are also important to me. By the way what is the added value of technology you all are showing off : . Today nobody in the family speaks to each other because they are only mate and socializing with their mobile phone - We have high technology YES but a disease like diabetes - Cancer we CAN NOT CURE NOW AFTER CENTURIES SHIWS AND PROOFS IS GOD DECIDES WHEN WE ARE ALLOWED TO FIND THE CURE BECAUSE NOW WE CAN NOT DISCOVER THE CURE INSPITE THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY WE SHOWING OF WITH . WE MUSLIMS ARE INTERSTED IN AFTER LIFE AND NOT LIFE ON EARTH AND TO PROTECT THE LAST WORDS OF GOD WE ARE CHOSEN AMONG MANKIND TO MEMORIZE THE QURAN SOTHAT THE LAST WORDS OF GOD CAN NOT AND WILL NOT BE CORRUPTED. So stay with your technology and let's see what will happen when END OF THE WORLD COMES . HOPE TECHNOLOGY WILL SAFE US BUT SEEMS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE NATURE DISASTERS LIKE HURRICANE - FLOODS ETC ETC WARNS TECHNOLOGY BEFORE. THEY OCCUR BUT TECCHNOLOGY CAN ONLY WATCH AND TAKKE THE HITTT

[@thekandarichronicles]

Thank you Mehrour for your well presented commentary. Very informative and I appreciate your point of view. I do disagree with a several of your points. The first is that there is no real mention of religion as being a reason that is prohibitive of the advancement of the sciences, research, STEM in any shape of form. The second point, regarding you reasoning about ethnicity as being the major factor, I disagree with you in full. There is no innate advantage one ethnicity has over another, simply the environment and conditioning a human is exposed to over the formative years of one's life and beyond. And hence the reasons I give of method of education and government as well as others. The last point I would refute is that attempting to achieve a stronger role in the discovery of knowledge is not anti islamic or should come at the expense of ones own commitment towards their religion. Why can't they be hand in hand? The same way you conduct business as an entrepreneur and refrain from expended too much time that might take away from your exercising your faith, one could do that same as a researcher. Why not? Are believers so weak that they cannot manage their time and efforts on both a professional and religious front? And I understand your approach in saying that the afterlife is the priority for Muslims, then why do anything, work minimally just to survive, dont seek any comfort, cure or cause. There is a difference between humility and lethargy. I aspire to a Muslim nation that has its own version of its scientific priority and discovery. Regardless, I thank you for sharing. I appreciate it when viewers share their thoughts, ones I would have never have contemplated. It inspires me to do better as well as triggers more thoughts in my mind about our collective knowledge.

[@mehrourbadloe8339]

​@@thekandarichronicles Thank you for your feed back but I still disagree with you because you are trying to make a point as if Islam is behind in development and my reply is that also many Christian YES MANY MANY Christian countries are also very behind in development. Islam is spread in all ethnicities so you should be carefully to make any point . Personally me myself don't trust mainly Zionist White people because this group is a sick group who killed all Indians - Colonized countries - Robbed the countries - and they were also involved in many illegal way of making money such as creating wars etc etc You should point your show to this people if we wanna make the world a better place instead of tumbling about Religion is for me a childish way of debating about because we all have to focus how to make the world a better place to stay instead of debating about religion - today science without positive added value - The nature disaters in USA which are the most in the world every year HOW AND WHY ?? etc etc Don't overlook facts and sighns by GOD ALIMIGTHY but try to understand what these sighns are because when it get worse especially with nature smdusaters IT WILL BE TOO LATE

[@thekandarichronicles]

Actually, I dont state that Islam is behind. I state that Muslim majority nations are behind. There is a huge different. And the second point I would like to clarify is that I am not saying follow the West in their science and thought process. I on the contrary am saying that we should want to advance our knowledge but within the values, ethics and morality of Islam.

[@assamfarooqi4568]

abdus salam is not muslim he was qadiani

[@thekandarichronicles]

The video intends to shed light of the circumstances for the lethargy towards innovation and the advancement of knowledge and doesnt go into sectarian backgrounds of each highlighted person.