THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM: SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, AND CULTURE
Keywords:
Golden Age of Islam, Abbasid Caliphate, House of Wisdom, translation movement, Arabic science, algebra, al-Khwarizmi, astronomy, medicine, Ibn Sina, Canon of Medicine, optics, Ibn al-Haytham, experimental method, Arabic philosophy, al-Kindi, al-Farabi, Ibn Rushd, al-Ghazali, cultural synthesis, interfaith dialogue, influence on Europe, scientific heritage.Abstract
This article is devoted to the Golden Age of Islam (8th-13th centuries), a period of unprecedented flourishing of science, philosophy, and culture in the Muslim world. The paper examines the key factors behind this rise, primarily the large-scale translation movement and the activities of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, through which ancient Greek, Persian, and Indian knowledge was preserved and reinterpreted. Special attention is paid to scientific achievements, including al-Khwarizmi's algebra, al-Biruni's astronomical calculations, Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine, Ibn al-Haytham's experimental optics, and Jabir ibn Hayyan's contributions to chemistry. The philosophical thought of the era, from al-Kindi to Ibn Rushd, is analyzed, highlighting the interaction between rationalism and religious faith. The article also discusses the cultural synthesis that united scholars of different religious backgrounds and laid the foundation for the flourishing of literature, architecture, and the arts. In conclusion, the influence of Islamic science on the European Renaissance is emphasized, and the universal lesson of history is underscored: openness to intercultural dialogue is a prerequisite for intellectual progress.
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