Islamic civilization
Caliphate's cultural legacy
Islamic civilization refers to the cultural, intellectual, and political achievements of societies shaped by Islam, spanning from the 7th century CE through the present.
The term encompasses contributions in science, mathematics, philosophy, art, architecture, and literature across a vast geographic range—from Spain to Indonesia.
The Islamic Golden Age (roughly 8th–14th centuries) saw major advances in medicine, astronomy, and algebra, alongside preservation and translation of classical Greek texts.
Islamic civilization flourished while medieval Europe stagnated.
- QuranIslam's central scripture
- five pillarsFive fundamental supports
- House of WisdomMedieval Baghdad intellectual institution
- CaliphateIslamic successor-state realm
- HadithProphetic tradition collection
Fiqh · Astronomy · Arabian Peninsula · prayer · Andalusia · Sharia · arch · rug · courtyard garden · geometric pattern · Tawhid · dome · tile · fountain · Ummah · Ottoman Empire · golden age · Philosophy
- Islamic StudiesQuran, hadith, Sunnah, madrasa, tawhid
- Islamic educationmadrasa, Quran recitation, religious guidance, hafiz, religious studies
Islamic civilizationChristendom
Collective Christian world
Western civilization · Byzantine Empire · Holy Roman Empire · Chinese civilization · Habsburg Empire
Islamic civilizationsecular humanism
Nonreligious ethical philosophy
Islam, Islamic, Islamism, Islamist, Islamization, civil, civilize, civilized, civilizing