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636x900The Abbasids' House of Wisdom in Baghdad (Bayt Al-Hikma) was referred to as such during the reign of the Caliph Al-Rasheed. However, when his son Al-Ma'moun became a Caliph, he expanded and extended Bayt Al-Hikma to become truly Dar Al-Hikma with one wing (Riwaq) for each subject.
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864x480At the House of Wisdom, in Baghdad, scholars pored over Indian books on mathematics. These works used a set of ten symbols to represent numbers-not letters of the alphabet, as in Baghdad and Rome. In the early s, mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi wrote a book on how to do math using the Indian system.
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510x289The House of Wisdom was home to, among others, the most famous mathematician of the time: Al-Khawarizmi, the "father" of algebra (this branch of mathematics is actually named after his book "Kitab al-Jabr").
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320x177House of Wisdom Caliph Haroon al-Rasheed is credited with expanding the glory of Baghdad to its greatest height during his reign from to C.E. He created an intellectual ambience by encouraging mathematicians, astronomers, scientists, and .
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3840x2160The round city of Baghdad in the 10th century at the time of House of Wisdom. Illustration: Jean Soutif/Science Photo Library. A wide range of languages including Arabic, Farsi, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Greek and Latin were spoken and .
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542x852If you would like to speak with Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, the spiritual leader of the Islamic House of Wisdom- you may Email him directly at [email protected]
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697x487Baghdad was known as the world's richest city and centre for intellectual development of the time, and had a population of over a million, the largest in its time. The great scholars of the House of Wisdom included Al-Khawarizmi, the "father" of algebra, which takes its name from his book Kitab al-Jabr" (Wikipedia article on House of Wisdom, accessed .
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852x480Shortly afterwards, a paper mill was established in Baghdad, and by the end of the 10th century, paper had replaced parchment and papyrus in the Arab world. Probably the most famous mathematician at the House of Wisdom was al-Khawarizmi, known as the father of algebra - a word derived from the title of his book, Kitab al-Jabr.
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1361x2195In the medieval Arabic world "House of Wisdom" of Baghdad was the epicenter of learning.
