I think the problem with us Muslims is that we lost our identity and our true faith. We became too busy fighting each other.

Damn brother. This is so good! Please keep the research and summarising going. We need more wise scholars again, summarising wisdom and making it available!

damn this is a very high quality video. i didnt realise this channel is so small

Great Work Brother. This channel is a gem and much needed.

Despite already knowing about Neil Degrasse Tyson's slander about Al-Ghazali, the clip still makes my blood boil. As always, good video brother.

Wow! Thank you for so much information in so short a video. Your video puts everything in perspective.

Probably all of these reasons you mentioned combined, created the perfect storm that led to the collapse. You and I discussed the “past glory” syndrome before, which is a terrible shame. Looking forward to your next vid Tareq!! 👍🏻👍🏻

Subhannallah! Keep up the amazing content brother, looking forward to the upcoming videos

subbed .. i like your content , already saved many of your videos to watch soon .

Thank you for so much information 👍

What a great channel you have! Very well produced and thought provoking!

i just found your channel Tariq, its just amazing, very informative video , you just earned a subscriber and a supporter ,, mashaAllah Tariq, Kuwaitis are always amazing in there knowledge , Allah bless you,,, keep up the good work

Very much informative and such a high quality videos ....superb....💯

Fair analysis.

Thanks

Superb!!!!! Of course, that is the standard for this man of literature and letters: A scholar, a gentleman, and a humble brother of the Universe.

Never heard a better explanation for the end of golden age, than this.

Great as always 👍.... And may I add that when rulers realised that ruling ignorant, illiterate and superstitious people is much,much easier than well educated, innovative people ... And to this day our rulers prefer control over prosperity. And I have to say , I no longer see a light at the end of this dark tunnel.

Posts like this do more to reduce barriers to commonality than a thousand lectures

Knowledge of these fruits of this golden age are essentially suppressed, certainly not often recognized by the west and I feel racism, both of religion & skin color. The Silk Road I would have loved to travel back in its prime! Thanks! Yay my notifications actually work since i remembered to turn it on, giggle.

Great video, I really found this interesting. In reference to the golden age of Islam, I'm curious if the current state of Islam is viewed as having regressed, or if growth has stagnated? I suppose "growth" could mean different things, however the subject of this video appears to be about technological advancement and enlightenment, more than the number of followers.

Thank you again for a great piece. Truly an underrated channel. One question I have is regarding the shipping lane discovery. That would reduce the traffic from the west but the regions that live there and trade with each other should still have been quite active as they didn't need the shipping lane. Is there any estimate of how much reduction in traffic there was as the result of the shipping lane discovery or am I misunderstanding something?

All the reasons did impact the Islamic golden Age. but al Ghazali ??! xD there is a lot misunderstanding about him, he was Genius and among top Philosophers all times.

Tareq, beautifully crafted video-essay, congratulations. Your insight made me think the following: if history has a terrible tendency to repeat itself, I feel that is correct to affirm that the discovery of two new trade routes in the 15th century is, in fact, what is happening in our current day of age with the rise of electric vehicles, which in a generation or two, will turn us away from fossil fuels, which consequently will lead to a decline in the oil bought from Arab (most of which are Muslim) countries. I would like to hear your thoughts on this premise.Till then, may peace, love, abundance and joy bless you and your loved ones.

Great video! I think reasons 4 and 5 are the most important. But I want to add a 6:th, namely the Black Death. It was devestating for both the christian and the muslim world, but for some reason it returned more often in the muslim world.

Great essay. Your channel should have 2 billion subscribers!

Thank you Mr. El Kandari for this quality video and I would add that the golden age of Islam experienced a small revival with the Ottoman Empire, particularly under the reign of Souleman the Magnificent, but unfortunately the internal wars and especially the savage European colonization of Muslim Territories ended up sending us back to the Middle Ages. and I think that we must be proud of our past which has illuminated all of humanity and not be ashamed. especially since the German, British, French and Swedish are all proud of their Hitler, Queen Victoria, Napoleon and Vikings and other bloodthirsty false heroes. Thank you for your good work.

Next video addresses the modern situation. Why we haven’t broken out of our rut.

Could you provide the list of scholars and their work for ref?

Great analysis. The atheists are quick to blame Alghazali, but they never say that the great muslim scientits where also muslim scholars. I think the divisions also compounded the rapid decline. In order for muslims to get back on track, they have to start believing in themseves and taking matters into their own hands. Also, we need to get rid of the colonized and defeated mentality.

We expect videos on Science and lslam Spiritual science Spiritual Philosophy Parapsychology Metaphysics Cosmology Theology Spiritual science and philosophy Towards the Truth . ❤

It's the will of God dear As Muslims ☪️ moved away from the true Islamic principles Good luck dear / مع السلامة يا طويل العمر

Mathematics, chemistry and astronomy had a lot to do with India, because from India Muslim world got the knowledge which it had translated and preserved in Baghdad and Spain. Later after the recon quest of Spain by the Christian world these basics of knowledge from India came to the Europeans from which their renaissance started….

No empire lasts forever. The mistakes made by the great powers of old mirror each other, and are repeated by their successors.

I blame the Mongols for this fall in the Islamic world

This happened to our folks also When we asked why are we so poor because we have most of the natural resources in our country Excuse was British done that us. How? British colonized and robbed the country lf l am patriotic person l shouldn't say this I think it was the best era They came here for the trade Their intention wasn't for humanitarian ground Their mind set as usual They were opportunity seekers They converted our land for industrial purpose growing tea,rubber, coconuts Before Bristish we herbal drinker Now we can't live without British tea l think tea came from Kenya l can't say British tea l didn't see any tea grower in Britain About rubber they poisoned our precious land Land had to reserved for rubber only forever and more and coconuts we were using at that time Our folks can't live without coconuts everuthing made of coconuts same lrish can't live without potatoes Once upon time they had to imigtated to America without potatoes Over all l can see benefit of colonization Still we are using same railway line for more than two centuries ago built by British We use their language

If you are trying to identify the root of a problem, what was the problem in the first place? You can dance around it however you like, it won't solve itself. It would also be more insightful to present what golden age is and why two golden ages can't coexist.

The golden age of Islam ☪️ came to an end at the peak to spread awareness of this religion.????.❤.The student 🧑‍🎓 became the master of this Islamic religion.????.There is a lot of confusion with dominance didn’t align with false beliefs and troubling manuscripts manipulations seeking enlightenment through their existence as well as their belief in constant conflict with reality period.????.😂😂😢😮😅.????.

This is the argument that George Saliba makes and its quite convincing. The (western) Europeans monopolized the incredibly lucrative Indian Ocean trade which connected the worlds largest economies: China, India and Greater Mediterranean. Cutting the middle east off from international trade, crippling the whole region's economy. Just monopoly over the IO trade would've put non-europeans at a disadvantage. But they also gained monopoly over the vast resources of the new world. With both of these, western Europe was able to surpass the rest of the world. I think this may have been averted if the Ottomans focused on pushing the Portuguese out of the IO instead of besieging Vienna and trying to push into Europe - since even if they conquered the entirety of Europe, the wealth of the Indian Ocean would still be far greater. When the ottomans took Egypt in 1517, the Portuguese's position in the IO was still unstable, which many local rulers attempting to oust them. If the Ottomans had directed all their state's resources into building up an immense Red Sea navy, and making alliances with Sultans of East Africa, India and Malay archipelago they probably would've been able to kick out the Portuguese and re-establish Muslim monopoly over the Indian Ocean. Thereafter the main purpose of the Ottoman state being to maintain its monopoly on Indian Ocean trade. While the wealth from this would make rebellions in the Ottoman heartland less likely. And the reduced wealth of Western Europe would reduce the gap between the Ottomans and Europeans.

not bad, at least the video seems pretty unbiased and does not put all the blame on lack of religion, the Jews or the West as many of your comrades do.

If the ottomans didn't reject the printing press muslims would still be a great civilization

there was no collapse or fall but a slow decline which started in the18th century into the 20th century. the islamic civilization was the dominant civilization from the 8th century until early 19th century. it was the industrialization in europe starting in the early to mid 19th century together with colonization, not including the earlier colonization of the new world, that gave it an edge and dominance. between 15th century and 18th century there were three superpowers outside of china. they were called the 'gunpowder' empires and included the ottoman involving north africa and middle east, mughal in india and parts of central asia and safavid in persia and parts of central asia. they had the larges cannons and had artillery and rifle units. they also had pistols which the europeans did not have. no european nation could challenge them. the defeat of napoleon was at the hands of the ottomans. it has been shown that in the early 1700's the mughal empire constituted 30% of the global GDP and 40% of global exports. between early 19th century, when the decline of the mughal empire was well on its way due to internal rifts between the different peoples of india, and 1947 when the british left india they had looted, in today's dollars, almost 80 trillion dollars! compare that to the total current global GDP of about 86 trillion dollars only. during the 1700's the indian merchants would not accept any european "gold" coins as they contained less gold and more other metals.

What happens when the west found the new world and a new road to india china and asia, is like, a new source of income from(new world), + share the source of income that was going to the islamic world. So it become like 1.5 to west vs 0.5 to islamic world in terms of money, and when you have money, you can invest it into education. In the other hand in islamic world, the money is less, so its less for education, so with time, the western world will surpace the islamic world in terms of science.

But did the Golden Age of Islam really end, or did it just change? The major civilizations of West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia were Muslim or at least had Muslim ruling families after the supposed collapse of the Golden Age of Islam. The Ottoman Empire, the Safavid Persian Empire, the Moghul Empire, and for a period of time the Mameluke Empire, for example, had many impressive features. The difference was that by that time, European nations had caught up to, and in some cases surpassed, these Muslim empires. (China is a separate topic). And the Europeans just kept going and conquered/colonized much of the world.

Money really is the root of all evil

i think mongols were the major cause the islamic city of knowledge (baghdad) fell.

Imam Abdul Hamid Al Ghazali was not demonized mathematics, what he mean is that mathematics that is used for numerology and astrology in superstition.

Al Ghazali was NOT an obscurantist : quite the contrary he was inveighing against the cult of Aristotle as an unsurpassable guru which in Europe too was the main blockage to the scientific revolution, and advocating the research of thinkers studying only the two books of God, the Quran and nature.

I thought it was Them the Mongols

لا تتناسى الحروب الصليبية و هجماتهم على الأمة العربية و الإسلامية في الأندلس وغيرها حيث كآنت دول اسيا مسلمة كحال دول القوقاز و دول أوربا الشرقية و حتى الهند و ما حولها و دول أفريقيا ولكن هؤلاء عبدة الاوثان و الصلبان أو الأصنام ✝️👿✡️🏴‍☠️🕉👽♈️☠️🔥💯 لم يتوقفوا عن هجماتهم بكل استطاعتهم على الأمة العربية و الإسلامية واحتلالهم و استعمارهم للوطن العربي والإسلامي و تدميره ولهذا التاريخ من نهب وسلب واستغلال و انتهاز أي فرصة لبقاء الأمة العربية و الإسلامية في ظلام دامس ولكم الفهم مع السلامة

The human capital of the conquered civilizations dried up

People had inspiration for diversity not only listening to monks had chance to learn about other faiths also Theere were some sort of cultural exchanges Men wore sarong at that time Then all started wearing trousers l am not sure to mention what to say about this because this is a tropical country Was it best option for mens' croches How to breath air All wrapped like an onion I think it was disastrous attempt as healthwise. Sarong is the best Not about social reform Freedom fighters were able to kick out British left their bank account to Father of the nation Honorable gentle man D.S.Senanayake I don't how much was in that account He used all the money for his benefit and nation aren't unaware of that Bloody Crook still folks think he was great leader Covered his ugly image by his big moustach We must re write our history with honest leaders now on

I thought it was because of Mongol invasion, black death and Timur the lame

There's no golden age still future remaining .

Turks conquered in 13th century. By then Europeans had not sailed to india or America. These may have dealt greater blow. The downfall of golden age started earlier in 11th century ce. Not just one book but more and others followed.

The classical knowledge of Greek and other civilizations, translations of philosophical and scientific means, Islam wasn't present yet. The Mu'tazilah period shows that Islam as we know it was not created yet. Al Ma'mun started the inquisition against that believe in 830 and until 1091 when Al Ghazali was appointed by Nizam Al Milik the first prophesier of a new system of education called madrasa.

so where are the Moors in this story because he certainly is showing non Moors in this so called history

Ascendancy of Europe cannot be termed a valid reason......because we don't have any chronological pattern that can be assigned to it. Also about Ghazalii isn't quite right, cos alghazali died in the 10s and islamic golden qge continued even after his death.

It's all about $ex, and $ex trade.

more like mis-LEAD than gold

Your research was great but do you make vid for fun by gathering facts online or you r a history scholar who have read real books Your answer will make your videos more credible

At 3: 50: That's total bullshit! Al--Ghazaliyy had never said that! On the contrary, in his attack on philosophers, Al--Ghazaliyy had cited mathematics as one of the good sciences that had descended to us from the (Greek) philosophers, and nobody should object to learn that... But yes, in the end Al-Ghazaliy had participated, in another way, in the decline of the Muslim mind, because he subscribed to a school of thinking called Al---Ashعariyyah, who believed that knowledge had become complete and fixed... (the Islamic counterpart of the European Scholatism...).

the combined GDP of the G7 countries, consisting of usa, france, uk, germany, italy, japan, canada, as of today is 30% of the total global GDP. india alone had this GDP under the mughals in 1700ce! the richest man in the world in 1937 as the Nizam (muslim ruler) of the princely state of hyderabad. his picture was on the cover of the Time Magazine for that year. he was richer than rothschild, warburg, rockerfeller, henry ford, vanderbuilt, carnegie and so forth for that year. the combined GDP of the BRICS countries, consisting of brazil, china, russia, india and south africa, as of today is 31% of the global GDP, which is higher than G7. two world wars is all it took for britain to loose all the wealth it stole from all over the world. the wealth was gradually accumulated after numerous genocides, ethnic cleansing's for centuries but it took just two world wars for "the great" britain to loose it all and become a debtor to the usa.

How, HOW could you miss the elephant in the room. The Turks! The Seljuks were backward warring people as Ibn Fadlan amply averred. But by sheer greed and violence they went to "convert" and then become "ghazis" What nonsense, hypocrites with no notion of conscience. But they did whack the Ghaznavids. And that it was when Nizam-al-Mulk came on the scene, in 1043 and started to serve Tughril and Chagri and engineered the victory of Alp Arslan over the rightful claimant Suleiman Qutalmish. Why? Because it was Nizam-al-Mulk who pulled all the strings in the Great Seljuk realm, administration and governance that is and said so loudly. And, of course, the religious schools - Nizzamiyas. And it was him who nurtured the young Al Ghazali who became the mind that shifted the rational and powerful Islamic current driven by science to dogmatic gargle bowing to the God Sky Allah. Why, ask yourself? To fit the simple minds of the Turks, who never invented anything except the concept to conquer and subjugated all people they could; by being Ghazis, Islam gave them an excuse to keep on conquering. Nizam-al-Mulk run this Turkic Seljuk Mafia and it is him who is responsible for the destruction. Now, after the death of Malik Shah and assassination of Nizam-al-Mulk Al Ghazali had a mental break-down in 1094 after which he disappeared for eleven years. It finally hit him: he had been the tool in the hands of Nazim and gave in to ego and power hunger, thus destroying the rational Islam in the process, for the benefit of whom? The Turkic Mafia?! Turks who never gave a damn about religion, any religion, be that Tengrism (borrowed from Indo-European because they were shamans) Manicheaism, Judaism (for Seljuk Khan surely was one and he even gave his sons Jewish names) and so forth. Turks were responsible, then carried the Caliphate to Istanbul, and used Islam to further their brutal invasion and colossal mafia enterprise until they became sick and fell, the curse of thievery cauth up with them... Moreover , came Ataturk and buried it. Only to see Erdogan trying to bring the Turks back to life. I mean the "strong", the "brave", the "beautiful" as Turuk or Turk word means (read the Orkhon Inscriptions). Do movies, and KZfaq galore to make the descendants of raped and pillage Christians (check their DNA) believe they are Turks. What non-sense!!! Ah, as for Mongols, had it not been for the Turkic invasions there would not been a precedent for Mongols to follow, and the destruction of the House of Wisdom.. And the 100 million plus humans killed by Turco-Mongols? Well, that must be the modesty preached by Islam that Turks surely did not practiced. Barbaric Turks destroyed more that the mind can comprehend, and it isn't just your mind Kandari, it the mind of scores of idiotic scholars and "historians" who have no clue except to regurgitate and babble idiocies; and make the greatest barbaric people look like conquerors when they were the greatest destroyers of cultures and civilizations ever. So you have the answer. Have a great day Kandari!

too much is made about the ancient greeks and their "science". remember, that the greek alphabet, alpha, beta, gamma and so forth came from aleph, bet, gimel and so forth of the hebrew/semitic alphabets (alpha-bet from aleph-bet). the ancient greeks were mostly compilers of what was developed before them. their "senate" and "democracy" was imitation of the ancient israelite sanhedrin which was in continuous existence for more than 600 years before greeks. the greeks were into philosophy and disliked experimentation. they had no concept of the scientific method which was invented by ibn haytham. the greeks used alphabets as numerals just like the ancient israelites from whom they learned it. their materialistic philosophy was simply an imitation of the ideas of the zadokite/sadducee priesthood who did not believed in afterlife, heaven, hell and so forth. one just needs to see how much the world changed in the thousand years after the so called greek "science", "philosophy", "mathematics", "medicine" etc. not much! compare that to the qualitative and quantitative change in the world within a thousand years after islam in mathematics, medicine, chemistry, physics etc. the ancient greeks were a footnote to the ancient israelites.

The golden age of islam was not the period of Baghdad or Spain. The golden age of islam was the period of Rasulallah and sahabas.After sahabas period muslim declination started.

Thanks to the Muslims Renaissance existed

The fall happened because of desert Arabs

You lost me at know-it-all Neil. Is there anything he's NOT an "expert in"? 👎

Useless!!! The myth of Columbus discovering the new world???

Pff😂

There is no such thing as Islamic golden age because most of the scientists were Persian not arab Muslims do its better called Persian golden age

"The golden age" of islam was all Persian science, mathematics, astrology and literature

With due respect, brother, not sure what is wrong according to you with revisionism about islam. Truth must be under scrutiny all the time. I understand that you as a muslim doesn't like it. I feel the same as a christian with the revisionism of my faith but that is the price to pay for the truth being truth.