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Article: Life in the House of Wisdom.(Baghdad's history as capital of Islamic art and science)(Brief Article)
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- Calliope
- Article date:
- February 1, 2000
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Seek ye knowledge, from the cradle to the grave.
From the Hadith
As Islam and its followers spread east and west from the Arabian Peninsula, Muslims intermingled with many peoples whom they had never previously encountered. It was not long before the various cultures in these areas were weaving one of history's greatest tapestries of intellectual, religious, and scientific growth. The most important site for this exchange of learning was Baghdad's Bayt al Hikmah, or "House of Wisdom," which was greatly enlarged in A.D. 830 by the caliph al-Ma'mun. Built around magnificent libraries and astronomical observatories that had been constructed through the ...
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