Golden Age of Islam

Definition

The Golden Age of Islam refers to a period from the 8th century to the 14th century when much of the historically Islamic world was experiencing a scientific, economic, and cultural flourishing.

Analogy

Imagine if your school's football team not only won every game one season but also had players excelling academically off-field. That's what it was like during the Golden Age of Islam - there were victories on multiple fronts including science, arts, literature, architecture etc.

Related terms

Al-Khwarizmi: A Persian mathematician who made significant contributions to algebra during this period.

House of Wisdom: An academic center for research and translation of foreign works that was established in Baghdad by Al-Ma'mun; an Abbasid caliph during this golden age.

Islamic Calligraphy: An artistic practice associated with writing Arabic script that flourished during this period.