Question

Which is the name of the Baghdad library and resarch center where scholars gathered during the Golden Age of Islam. The House of Knowledge OR The House of Wisdom?

Answer 1

Answer:

The House of Wisdom.

Explanation:

The House of Wisdom is the name of the Baghdad library and research center where scholars gathered during the Golden Age of Islam.

It was established by Caliph Haround Al-Rasheed in 830 AD in the city of Baghdad, Iraq.

Basically, the House of Wisdom was originally named Khizanat al-Hikma (Library of Wisdom) and it comprises of manuscripts and books on various fields such as sciences, arts, engineering, philosophy in different languages.

Over the years, about thirty years later it grew and expanded magnificently more than its original size. Thus, it became a very large academy and was named Bayt al-Hikma (the House of Wisdom).

Hence, as a magnificent library and research center it availed both male and female scientists, translators, scribes, copyists, authors and writers of various ethnicity the opportunity to read, write, translate, discuss and debate with one another.