Just as Roman culture shaped Christianity, so Iranian culture shaped Islam. It is remarked that Iran lasted millennia without needing Arabs, while after the conquest, Arabs couldn't last a day without Iranians.

That even applied to the calendars. The Arabs were using the purely #moon-based Lunar Hijri calendar, which is OK for desert nomads, but as the civil servants impressed upon #Caliph #Umar, a sedentary agricultural society needs a calendar that tracks the #sun.

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Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-neighbors-caliph-archaeologists-uncover-ancient.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com@twitter.com: https://twitter.com/physorg_com/status/1574482344479801353#m

The neighbors of the #caliph: Archaeologists uncover #ancientmosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee @uni_mainz_eng https://phys.org/news/2022-09-neighbors-caliph-archaeologists-uncover-ancient.html

In weniger als zwei Minuten die versammelte Dummheit Teutonistans:

#Islamisierung
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Watch the reaction of German guests after they hear the #Caliph explain how #Islam identified & enshrined basic human rights, including the protection of women’s rights, over a thousand years before the West did
https://twitter.com/pressahmadiyya/status/1191827773490450437