Between the 8th and 14th centuries,
while much of Europe struggled through the early Middle Ages,
the Islamic world illuminated the earth with thought.
It began in Baghdad,
where the Abbasid Caliphs built the House of Wisdom —
a place not of worship, but of learning.
Arabic, Persian, Greek, Sanskrit —
texts were translated, preserved, and debated.
Al-Khwarizmi gave us algebra.
His name, centuries later, became “algorithm.”
Astronomers charted the stars.
Physicians mapped the body.
The Quran encouraged inquiry.
“Are those who know equal to those who know not?”
In Córdoba, libraries overflowed.
In Cairo, hospitals opened their doors to rich and poor alike.
Scholars like Avicenna and Averroes wrote volumes.
Their works reached Europe and shaped the Renaissance.
Coffee brewed in bustling bazaars.
Ideas stirred with every sip.
Calligraphy flourished —
writing as art, as devotion, as elegance.
I opened 온라인카지노 while reviewing Arabic geometry texts.
Even today, patterns mesmerize — symmetry both spiritual and scientific.
Mosques rose with domes and minarets.
The Alhambra whispered verses in tile and light.
Music, poetry, mathematics —
none were forbidden when pursued with beauty.
In Damascus, perfumers and philosophers shared the same street.
The Islamic Golden Age reminds us:
Faith and reason were once allies.
Through 우리카지노, I shared a photo of an astrolabe,
captioned: “Before apps, we had stars.”
And those stars still shine.