Another confusing text, here is more context. 02:04 Feb 11, 2005
The Arabs learn from every culture they encounter. Their scholars discover the works of the Greek philosophers. The result is a unique flowering of knowledge, culture and intellectual freedom. Arabian poetry, viewed with mistrust by the Koran, is a further driving force in this development. From this time, we have inherited such words as cipher, zero, algorithm, zenith, and our numbers. Surprisingly, the Arabic word for this process is linked to the concept of jihad | 
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