[sunniskeptic]

This is a shocking eye-opener and explains our pathetic state better than any thing else :

Number of Muslim Nobel Prize Winners (excluding the Peace prize which is political) :

http://en.wikipedia....Nobel_Laureates

Grand Total: 4 (yes, FOUR of whom one is Abdus Salam, a Qadiani!)

Muslim population as a proportion of the world's population: c. 25-30%

Number of Jewish Nobel Prize Winners (excluding the Peace prize): 176

http://en.wikipedia....Nobel_laureates


Jewish population as a proportion of the world's population: 0.2%


That's right, they have 0.2% of the population but over 20% of the Nobel Prizes whereas we have 30% of the population but only 0.005% of the prizes!

This tells you we have our priorities completely wrong as an Ummah. Shame on us!

Please don't blame it on conspiracy theories!!

Discuss.

What are the reasons behind this?

[The-Mughal-Sister]

President Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize that doesn't give much credit to the award itself as I'm sure Obama isn't a peace loving man he's the President of The United States and peace loving is an oxymoron, emphasis on the moron.

I don't believe we should count our success or failure down to petty worldly awards how many peace loving real people are hailed or even recongnised, these statistics aren't a true reflection on Muslims as a whole.

Strive for gaining rewards from Allah and helping the community around you, if you look for Worldly recognition you will be only rewarded on this earth and not where it truly matter which is in the hereafter.

[Desert-Sheikh]

sunniskeptic, on 27 May 2012 - 02:53 PM, said:

This tells you we have our priorities completely wrong as an Ummah. Shame on us!

Please don't blame it on conspiracy theories!!

Discuss.

What are the reasons behind this?

We really don't care, winning the nobel prize was never on our priority list.

By the way, what stopped you winning it?

[Fatema-the-resplendent]

Muslims world over are generally under achievers. Sometimes I wonder at their lack of Achievement given the large number of them inhabiting the Earth. I do think Islamic interpretation does not allow for excellence as it is perceived as being too attached to this World, we are encouraged to abandon this World for the next. The problem with that thought is that we have become the Worlds punching bag, and have no real autonomy over World decisions. God has never intended us to become enslaved to people so that we can be oppressed, hence why there have been many wars in Early Islamic history.

Ofcourse then we will always feel secondary to a powerful productive nation like the USA or UK; and it has become a confidence issue with us. Learning is good it allows appreciation of Gods' bounty, and will help towards more equal treatment in the World. But who are these people that can achieve such heights being restrained in lack of opportunties and lack of resources.

[sunniskeptic]

DS and TMS,



I deliberately excluded the Peace prize from my analysis as I clearly stated. The awards I listed are for Economics/Physics/Chemistry/Medicine/Physiology/Literature...

I am not clever enough to win a Nobel! But it is this attitude that you display that is truly discouraging...yet you I bet will be happy to write of the 'worldly' achievements of Muslim scientists of the
past...sour losers is what we've become. No where does Islam say don't achieve greatness in this world...

Who is this 'we' that doesn't care? If your attitude is the common Muslim one than we can look forward to a future where we become increasingly technologically behind the West and remain
whipping boys of history....

'Tu faqat Allahu, Allahu, Allahu'....to quote Iqbal.

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FTR -- good points.

[JoeDacky]

Salaam,

The Nobel prize is an achievment in Dunya. When we start making achievments in Deen, then maybe Allah (swt) will honour us with achievments in Dunya also. When we're not true to our deen, Allah (swt) will not honour our dunya.

[Malaaikah]

What are the reasons behind this?

In my opinion I think that we have become so attached to the dunya and far less attached to the Sunnah of RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam that we have forgotten our purpose in life. Its like we are so concerned about winning these awards that we forget why we are here. There have been many great men of Islam in the past who were appreciated by non Muslims and how many great Muslims are out there today ? If we were to come back to the Sunnah of RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and do things perfectly we would be winning awards everyday without thinking twice about it.