IsLame,
Are you saying Muslims are not that unique for their inventions in the Golden Age? So it was nothing to do with Islam, but every civilisation does it? In that case why dont the Greeks & the Romans start mimicking their behaviour hundreds of years ago to get back to their personal glories.
I do not think collective Muslim yearning for our great past necessarily represents an inferiority complex. With regards to mimicking behaviour - that has absolutely nothing to do with inferiority complex. SOME Muslims choose to adopt the practices of the prophet because they believe, rightly or wrongly, that they will benefit religiously by doing so.
The reason is as you correctly state not related to their belief in religion or a certain ideology. They were just doing the right thing at the right time. Islam converted all the knowedge of the world into Arabic - something that had not been done before as theire would have been little to gain, and could only be done with their far reaching conquests and power at a specific time & place.
Slightly off-topic, but I would contend that the Arabs did more than just translate the ancient works of the greco-roman civilisation.
Once you ditch the inferiority complex and the flawed assumption that every belief system is flawed apart from Islam, you are then in a position to want accept knowledge and learn & grow from it. If you still want to mimick the behaviour of a 7th century desert bedoin and believe you get sawaab by brushing your teeth with a twig, the future development of your tribe is doomed my friend.
I think you'll find that Muslims generally did adopt their religious, economic judicial and legal structures to suit the time/location. The discussion, and in some cases adoption, of greco-roman ideas certainly suggests that Muslims were willing to 'accept knowledge' from sources outside our own cannon. Extending to the present day, most Muslim countries have adopted secular elements into their legal systems. The fact that they haven't absolutely mimicked western forms of government is sensible - not one form of government is objectively right.
Iblis,
Muslims can be proud as much as they want. That's not the point of discussion here. The point is Muslims are extremely sensitive to any criticisms, far more than anyone else. Muslims resort self-victimization and claims of oppression at the drop of a hat. Muslims also scoff, blame, insult and deride practically everyone but themselves. Every other society is a cesspit of immorality and jahilliya, only Muslims have proper morals etc
These are just a collection of unsubstantiated generalisations of 1.5billion+ Muslims.
Topic: Inferiority complex or arrogant sense of superiority?