When the West Glorified Islam

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That is based on the assumption that the knowledge was already there for 500 years??
It is a rather biased view considering that the same accusation could be thrown at the scientific revolution saying they could have invented computers in the 1700s.

There was a large loss of knowledge and key personell during the mongol plunder of Baghdad. Hence that was never transferred over. Whatever was left was transferred over and all the way to the west, which due to their requirement of resources had greater motivation to develop science and technology compared to both Arabs(who were ruled by the ottomans) and South asia(ruled by foriegners as well) who actually had an abundance of resources and no motivation to innovate as the spur that existing during the 1st millennium due to both religion and excitement of discovery had died out.

Interesting points you have raised... just a few thoughts ...

Muslims,
- stopped taking initiative
- Geopolitics around them changed fast after Mongols
- Center of power moved from Xi'an to Beijing
- Europe circumvented Silk Road

Muslims(who were already sitting on their laurels, smug and comfy) by losing their centers of knowledge to Mongol invasion lost the ability to take initiative perhaps to this day...
Muslims not only lost Al Andalus but Europe found the new world. Death of silk road also came at a time when Muslims still hadn't recovered as Europeans found alternative routes to trade with both India and China... the flow of ideas and wealth of trade dried up on top of that China became more inward, secluded hermit kingdom. New world, financial tools and an abundance of mercenaries brought about age of colonialism.