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Al-Maamun and the House of Wisdom

Islamic Religious Education · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes

Examine the contributions of Al-Maamun al-Rashid, especially the House of Wisdom.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. The Abbasid Dynasty and its place in Islamic history
  2. Factors that led to the rise of the Abbasid Dynasty
  3. How the Abbasids took power
  4. Abul Abbas al-Safah, the first Abbasid caliph
  5. Harun al-Rashid and the golden age
  6. Al-Maamun and the House of Wisdom
  7. Achievements of the Abbasid Dynasty
  8. The territorial rule of the Abbasid Dynasty
  9. Factors that led to the decline of the Abbasid Dynasty
  10. The legacy of the Abbasid Dynasty