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The Day Muslims Saved the Christian Bible

The book Christians wave today survived because Muslims copied, guarded, and handed it back when Europe lost its mind.

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Tanner the Humanist
Sep 09, 2025
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Split image showing medieval Europe burning books while scholars in the Islamic House of Wisdom copy and preserve manuscripts, symbolizing how Muslims saved the Bible.

Most people in the West think Muslims and Christians have always hated each other, fighting holy wars since the dawn of time. That’s lazy thinking — rewriting history through the lens of today’s political clashes. In reality, if it weren’t for Muslims, much of the Bible — and the ancient knowledge behind it — would be dust. Yes, the same Muslims Christi…

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