Golden Age Basics
What centuries did the Islamic Golden Age take place?
8th - 14th Century
What event symbolically marked the end of the Golden Age?
The Mongol invasion and destruction of Baghdad in 1258.
The city of ___ in Muslim Spain was famous for having ___, running water, and libraries while Europe was in the Dark Ages.
Cordoba; streetlights.
The fruit mentioned most in the Qur’an, widely grown in ___ and ___, is the ___.
Egypt; Saudi Arabia; date.
Which two women are cited together as examples for the believers?
Asiya (wife of Pharaoh) and Maryam (mother of Isa).
(Surah At-Taḥrīm 66:11-12)
Name three cities that were a major learning hub during the Golden Age?
Baghdad, Cordoba, Damascus, Cairo, Samarqand, Bukhara
Name three reasons the Islamic Golden Age declined.
Political division, Mongol invasions, or colonial interference.
Al-Azhar University, one of the oldest in the world, was built in the city of ___, located in modern-day ___.
Cairo; Egypt.
Muslim engineers in Damascus and Baghdad invented the first organized version of what modern public service?
Hospitals (Bimaristans).
Which woman led to revelation of verses commanding believers to verify accusations of immorality and establishing punishment for false witness.
ʿĀ’ishah bint Abī Bakr?
(Surah An-Nūr 24 : 11–26)
The Bayt al-Hikmah, also known as the ___, was located in the city of ___.
House of Wisdom; Baghdad.
What was one major lesson we can learn from its rise and fall?
Unity + purpose = strength; losing them leads to decline
What happened when the Mongols invaded Baghdad in 1258 that symbolized the loss of knowledge?
They threw so many books into the Tigris River that the ink turned the water black.
Which modern city, known as the “City of Lights,” was once inspired by the streetlights of Muslim Cordoba in ______?
Spain; Paris
Which only Surah revealed entirely in response to a single woman’s situation.
Surah Al-Mujādilah