Dig into the history of the Abbasid Caliphate, a time marked by intellectual growth, powerful leadership, and the flourishing of Islamic culture.
Here the scholars of all nations and creeds gathered to translate, debate, and innovate in doing so, they paved the way for the Renaissance. The House of Wisdom, founded in the 9th century by Caliph Harun al-Rashid and later expanded by his son Al-Ma’mun, was more than just a library …
Imagine a place where the best minds of the time gathered to exchange ideas, challenge existing knowledge and push the boundaries of science and philosophy—that was the House of Wisdom. Jim Al-Khalili. The House of Wisdom (in Arabic Bayt al-Hikmah, بَيْت الْحِكْمَة), established in Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate, became …
I am not afraid of dying for the love of God; my only fear is to forget the love of God. Rabi’a al-Adawiyya (714-801 CE) The Islamic Golden Age (8th to 13th centuries) was a period of unprecedented knowledge production and cultural flourishing. Scholars from all corners of the Muslim …
The Abbasid Caliphate, more than any other dynasty, defined the Golden Age of Islam, a time when the civilization of Islam became the most powerful and influential on earth. historian Marshall G. S. Hodgson The Abbasid Caliphate (الْخِلَافَة الْعَبَّاسِيَّة or خلافت عباسیہ), which lasted from 750 to 1258 CE, was …