I agree but their faith in some deity had no role in their scientific contribution. You made a non-point there.
No but you said there was a tangible benefit because I use an iPhone and the internet.
Those have been created by deists.
The point is: Islam and Athiesm agree that there was never nothing.
Atheists believe the universe always contained some crucial compounds that created the Big Bang.
Muslims believe god exists.
At the end of the day, both can’t prove their point but the Muslim wins because he is content whether he dies without a god or with a god because he lived a good life.
Can the atheist say that?