Abbasid Caliph: The Islamic Golden Age

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Futuh, which represents Islamic expansion through openings, has brought about the interaction of various societies and cultures since caliphs have vanquished and ruled over a wide number of countries (Zachariah Matthews, The Golden Age of Islam). The Greeks, Babylonians, Indians, and Persians were the most recognized civilizations that energized science in Islamic. Futuh introduced a period of illumination in the medieval Arab world, especially in Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo, and Cordoba, between the 9th and 12th century. This period is known as the Golden Age of Islamic scholarship. The numerous caliphs of the time, such as Abbasid Caliph al Mansur, Harun al Rashid and al Ma’mun, have started conquests with the major aim of benefiting and flourishing …show more content…

The foundation of the waqf law prompted the establishing of madrassas in which young boys learn the Shari'a. Moreover, it facilitated funding hospitals in many ways, for example, by giving the specialist's wages and financing the fundamental equipment that permits them to practice and improve medicine. The waqf trusts helped medical schools by giving them financial support to ensure that there is a good maintenance and that instructors have correct salaries. Open subsidizes also helped advance success and development in the scientific fields as opponent states regularly rivaled each other to attract and retain the most admired researchers. Bayt al Hikma was built as the focal point of knowledge in the Round City, known as Baghdad. Also keen on science, al-Ma'mūn constructed a galactic observatory nearby Bayt al Hikma to be utilized by cosmologists for perception of heavenly developments (The Significance of the Bayt al Hikma in Early Abbasid Caliphate). The criticalness of Muslim scientific advancement is obvious in the achievements made in the past contrary to those of the 21st

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