Section 4: Islam

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Section 4 Islams Golden Age

• Omar Khayyan was a skilled Muslim astronomer and
  mathmetician
• From 800 to 1100 is viewed as a brilliant in
  world history
• A society can only reach the point of great art
  and progress if it has money!
• The Islamic world had plenty of money

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• Islamic Empire was rich from the many lands it
  controlled and from trade
• Baghdad was the capital during the Golden Age
• Traders from all over brought their goods to the
  Caliph
• This was Muhammads successor and the person with
  the right to rule

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• Harun ar-Rashid Caliph of Baghdad
• This was a time of prosperity
• He lived a life of luxury during his rule
• He was a patron of the arts
• He paid skilled writers, musicians, dancers, and
  artists to live in Baghdad
• He rewarded the works that pleased him

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• Tolerance was a major feature of Islam during the
  golden age
• Jews and Christians who accepted Muslim rule were
  free to practice their religions
• Non-Muslims were allowed to govern their own
  communities
• They paid higher taxes than Muslim subjects and
  were not allowed to carry weapons
• They were not required to serve in the military

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• Benefits of tolerance
• Jews and Christians helped to create Islams
  golden age
• Example of this Maimonides, was a Jew living in
  the Muslim Empire
• He was a doctor who wrote about how people could
  believe in science and religion at the same time

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• Intellectual achievements
• Scholars made contributions to science,
  Mathematics, and Medicine
• Stories like Aladdin were written and collected
  from all over the Empire
• These works were a collection of Indian and
  Persian fairy tales, Egyptian romances and Arab
  legends and love stories

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• Serious works of poetry were also written
• These poems were used to teach ideas and beliefs
• The Sufis were a group of Muslims who used poetry
• They thought the world would reveal its mysteries
  to the seeker who makes careful observations
• Sufis tried to be closer to God through prayer
  and a simple life
• They had little respect for religious authority
• The most Famous Sufi poet founded the religious
  group called the Whirling Dervishes in the west

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