They began to study religion alone, insisting that only those who study religion – particularly Islamic jurisprudence – gain merit in the afterlife. The result was intellectual regression at the very moment that Europe began embracing scientific and mathematical knowledge.
但是在15世纪左右，伊斯兰世界的学者开始在科学研究中固步自封。他们开始专攻宗教，坚持认为只有学习宗教——特别是伊斯兰宗教法学——的人才能为死后积累功德，结果造成理性的衰退，而欧洲却在这个时刻开始飞速发展自然科学和数学知识。