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GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM – THE ABBASIDS 750-1258 CE
Ms. A. Kostro
Forest Hills High School
SUFI
The mystical branch of
Islam.
The whirling dervishes
of Turkey are their most
famous representatives.
Because of its mystical
leanings it fit in well
with Hindu mysticism.
INSPIRATION FROM ARISTOTLE?
Caliph al Mamun, after having a
dream where he was visited by
Aristotle, was inspired to collect the
great works of the classical world and
translate them into Arabic. By 830,
the caliph had set up the “House of
Wisdom” a library and university in
Baghdad. During the Abbasid period,
scholars made advances in economics,
art, literature, and science.
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