Original sentence: Another distinctive sub-style is the architecture of the Mughal Empire in India in the 16th century.Blending Islamic and Hindu elements, the emperor Akbar constructed the royal city of Fatehpur Sikri, located 26 miles west of Agra, in the late 1500s.However critics argue that all this flourished in spite of Islam rather than because of it.It combined  the hypostyle architecture of rows of columns supporting a flat base above which a huge spiralling minaret was constructed.It is indisputable that Islamic regimes, such as the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad under Harun ar-Rashid or al-Andalus were very wealthy in comparison with their neighbours, preserved a large amount of Greek philosophy, and transmitted Eastern ideas such as Indian numbering (still known as Arabic numerals).Moorish architecture reached its peak with the construction of the Alhambra, the magnificent palace/fortress of Granada, with its open and breezy interior spaces adorned in red, blue, and gold.Some commentators have detracted from the importance of the golden age going as far as to call it a myth, intended to distract attention from modern Islam.The Great Mosque of Samarra in Iraq was completed in 847.The Moors began construction of the Great Mosque at Cordoba in 785 marking the beginning of Islamic architecture in Spain and Northern Africa (see Moors).The mosque is noted for its striking interior arches.The walls are decorated with stylized foliage motifs, Arabic inscriptions, and arabesque design work, with walls covered in glazed tiles
Edited sentence: Islamic regimes, such as the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad under Harun ar-Rashid or al-Andalus were very wealthy in comparison with their neighbours and preserved a large amount of Greek philosophy and transmitted Eastern ideas such as Indian numbering (still known as Arabic numerals).It is argued that all this flourished in spite of Islam rather than because of it.Some commentators have derided the idea as a myth, intended to distract attention from Islam's present situation