The forgotten brilliance of Muslim civilisation

  • The Islamic Golden Age is traditionally dated from the mid-7th century to the mid13th century at which Muslim rulers established one of the largest empires in history .the Abbasid caliph of Baghdad, Abu Ja'far Abdullah al-Ma'mun, created the greatest centre of learning the world had ever seen, known as « Bayt al-Hikma », the House of Wisdom. The scientists and philosophers he brought together sparked a period of extraordinary discovery, in every field