Pass the paper, please!

 Among the many things we modern people take for granted now, is paper. Paper? You may ask. Why? There is a simple reason for that. Books. You see, back when Europe was in its dark ages, in what we also know to be the medieval times/ ages, Islamic civilizations further down south, were thriving and making huge steps, more like leaps, with advancements in technology.  They made great discoveries and invented many methods that are still in use today, or were, for many, many years.

One of the most important contributions was the creation of paper. Through the creation of paper, the once mainly oral tradition of Islam became more solid, and less at risk of possible changes to the history of the religion through the writing of the Qur’an.  I think it’s interesting that even though the Qur'anic beliefs were once transmitted from person to person, the message it carried was apparently, for the most part at least, kept true to its origin. But that’s the thing, I don’t understand how oral traditions lasted so long in the teaching of something so important, while still staying true to the initial message, I’m sure things were emitted by some and added by others, yet its claimed that all is true, all to the very smallest detail. I am nobody to judge but it’s curious. I guess it’s all just on who decides to believe it. Maybe it’s the very smallest detail’s message that counts, and not the message itself.

Nonetheless, the importance of paper is due to the impact it had in the dispersion of the Islamic faith. With books written on it created to be the holy text, the availability of it was open for others to explore. In the movie, the "house of wisdom" was a place in Baghdad where the smartest people of the time, the scholars, gathered to discuss issues and resolve questions. I find it extremely interesting how through out history, there is always a "power." For example here it was the Islamic Empire/ Regimen, because of the knowledge developing in their area, their language became something extremely needed by others in order to be up to date with the advancements being made in such a palace. And of course, these were being recorded in... What? Paper of course!

The importance of paper is very, very high. Its effects on historical events are major, and its contribution to solid evidence and recording of information for the public helped even more with expansion of ideal. It became a prime use for human interactions. I don’t think Islam would have been so successful if it hadn’t been for paper, or at least, success would have taken longer.