Muslim Innovations in Scholarship and Learning

WHAT DID THE MUSLIMS THINK OF EDUCATION?

• The Muslims valued education highly
• Muhammad himself said, "The ink of scholars is more precious then the blood of martyrs."

INNOVATIONS THAT THE MUSLIMS MADE

• In 830, the Caliph al-Ma'mun founded the House of Wisdom
• It was a massive library that contained many books
• People visted from every where to see this library
• Other libraries were built in other Muslim settlements, like Cairo
• This library had 400,000 books

OTHER THINGS ABOUT MUSLIM EDUCATION AND LEARNING

• Since all the Muslims had a shared language, they shared ideas with each other
• They tried to think with logic and reason, like greek philosophers, such as Plato
• They also tried to bridge faith with reason

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