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This is an academic paper focusing on trade/geography and how it helped spread Islam.
The Islamic Golden Age is also the age of polymaths. Many scholars were never specialized in one field of study. For example Omar Khayyam was a…
"The Bee" Section from <em>The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudiation</em>The excerpt demonstrates some of the animal biology knowledge that al-Nuwayri knew in the 8th century AH/ 14th century AD knew. We can see that much…
Mosque al-AhzarIt has a distinct pillars and a dome. The arches that surround the open space are white in color, the pillars have a colorful design or image. The…
Islamic Golden AgeThe Islamic Golden Age was a period of cultural, economic, and scientific growth that occurred in the Islamic world, roughly from the 8th century to…
Dome of the RockThe Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine located in Jerusalem. It was completed in 691 (71 H) by the caliph ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān. It was built at…
The Great Mosque of CordobaAccording to traditional accounts a Visigothic church, the Catholic Christian Basilica of Vincent of Saragossa, originally stood on the site of the…
Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal (/ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl, ˌtɑːʒ-/; lit. 'Crown of the Palace')[4][5][6] is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna…
Umayyad Mosque/ Great Mosque of Damascusfounded by Caliph al-Mu'awiya ibn Abu Sufyan; rebuilt by Caliph al-Walid ibn Abdul Malek; restored ahah. It's distinct features include a golden and…
Mehmed IIBorn the 30th of march 1432 or 18th of Rajab 835 in the hijri calendar
He was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Twice and was commonly known as…