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Arabic 102 - Summer - Group 4 - The House of Wisdom
Scholars
Hunayn ibn Ishaq (Christian physician)
translated Hippocrates
Collection of Caliph Harun al Rashid
Had taken a personal interest in collecting global, ground-breaking scientific works
Bayt Al-Hikmah
Has remarkably adapted the intellectual richness to serve scholars, scientists and worldwide thinkers.
Ibn al-Nadim and Al-Tabari
Jim Al-Khalili
: How Arabic Science
Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
Al-MAMUN
Known for collecting books from East and West, they brought together scholars from the corners of the Muslim land to create one of the greatest intellectual academies in history.
Had built extensions to the original building turning it into a large academy named Bayt al-Hikma (the House of Wisdom) that housed different branches of knowledge. Moreover; he added numerous other study centres to allow more scholars to pursue their research, and an observatory in 829.
Caliph Haround Al-Rasheed
House of wisdom was initially built by him.
Al-Kindi
commissioned the transition of Aristotle
Banu Musa bin Shakir Al-Munajjim (the Astronomer)
Yahya bin Abi Mansour Al-Munajjim Al-Ma’mouni (the Ma’moun Astronomer)
Muhammad bin Musa Al-Khawarizmi; Sa’eed bin Haroun Al-Katib (the Scribe)
Thabit bin Qurra; and ‘Umar bin Farrukhan Al-Tibar.
Youhanna bin Al-Batriq Al-Turjuman (the Translator Jonah son of the Patriarch)
Translated the Book of Animals (Kitab Al-Haywan) by Aristotle.
Jim Al Khalili
The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
Jonathan Lyons
The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization
Florence P. Heide and Judith H. Gilliland
David Edward Atkinson
Bayt Al-Hikma and the Intellectual Movement During the Time of Caliph Al-Ma’mūn
Professor Salim Al-Hassani
1001 Inventions: Uncovering The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization” National Geographic
History and Development
Other Institutions
Sharjah House of Wisdom
Was sponsored by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammed al Qasimi. It was built in 2020, located in Sharjah. It was inspired by the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, it is the modern-day interpretation of education and knowledge hub for those who seek enrichment of wisdom. It was aimed It is inspired to recreate the image of library as a social connectivity and to motivate learning aided by innovation and technology. The House of Wisdom represents Sharjah as the international cultural capital.
House of Knowledge
The House of Knowledge: it was established in Cairo under the Fatimid era and built in the year 1004 CE as a library and it was converted by the Fatimid Imam Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah to establish a university in the same year. with the Islamic tradition of knowledge, the Fatimids collected various books of diverse subjects and their library has attracted many scholars from across the world.
The Aghlabids House of Wisdom
The Aghlabids House of Wisdom: it was founded in the Raqqada by Amir Ibrahim Ibn Mohammad al-Aghlabi in (261- 289 AH). The individual known as Ibrahim has been inspired and entice to acquire the knowledge and he knew the positive qualities of scholarship, education and creative ideas that would bestow on the societies around the world. Multiple scientific journals, manuscripts, and books were found in The Aghlabids House of Wisdom which had the intent to create a library as magnificent as the House of Wisdom in Baghdad.
Languages Spoken in House of Wisdom
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There were several languages were spoken and read at the House of Wisdom which are:
Arabic, Farsi, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Greek and Latin
The reason why experts consistently worked to translate the old writing into Arabic:
To allow the scholars to understand, debate and build on them.
Significance and Symbolism
Knowledge
The foundational reason why the the House of Wisdom was built, it was built as a Library to persevere important scholarly and academic work from across Europe and the Middle East.
Translation Movement
The knowledge transfer started when the learning center in Baghdad. It was the main attraction for Jewish, Muslim and Christin scholars to come to the House of Wisdom and start a translation movement between Greek, Arabic and Latin texts in the 12 century.
Team Members and ID: Mohammad Al Attar b00081475, Muna Alali g00086025, Nishant b00076131, Fatma Alnuaimi g00074233.
