or are you to claim that any discovery was made by jewish scholars?

Well, Jews and Christians did have special status in Islamic society, especially during the Caliphate.  The Jews in particular tended to occupy positions of importance.  That period of Islamic culture was particularly pluralistic.  I don't think it occurred to the Caliphs to be concerned that many of the best works were produced by Jews.  

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

the "Islamic" world was a melting pot, multi ethnic, multi religious, multi cultural.

Not all, but many "Islamist" thinkers were not that Islamist. So many ended up stoned to death.

So I am not dismissing. Pure Islam, like pure Christian, is rare as a contributor (great Xtian thinkers were later condemened by the fascist Xtian church; Erigenus, Abelard, Buridan, etc..)

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