# Islamic Civilization

**Parent Topic:** [History](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/history.md)
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/islamic-civilization
**Total Resources:** 42

## About
Explore the rich heritage of Islamic civilization, including its profound contributions to art, architecture, science, and philosophy. This section highlights the Golden Age and the enduring legacy of Muslim scholars and societies that have shaped human history.

## Videos (15)
- [Indigenous Palestinians Recount Their History](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/webinar-video/indigenous-palestinians-recount-their-history.md) — Dania Tbakhi
- [Book Recommendations from Dr. Jonathan Brown](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/reminders/book-recommendations-from-dr-jonathan-brown.md) — Dr. Jonathan Brown
- [Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule | Animation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/animation/religious-minorities-under-muslim-rule-animated-video.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 10: Hawa Aden Mohamed](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-10-hawa-aden-mohamed.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 9:  Zobaida bint Jaafar](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-9-zobaida-bint-jaafar.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 8: Arwa bint Ahmed](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-8-arwa-bint-ahmed.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 7:  Amina of Zaria](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-7-amina-of-zaria.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 6:  Sutayta Al-Mahāmali](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-6-sutayta-al-mahamali.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 5: Nusayba bint Kaab](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-5-nusayba-bint-kaab.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 4: Rabiah Al-Adawiyya](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-4-rabiah-al-adawiyya.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 3: Nafisah bint al-Hasan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-3-nafisah-bint-al-hasan.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 2: Zaynab al Ghazali al Jubayli](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-2-zaynab-al-ghazali-al-jubayli.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Introducing Our Sayedaty Series by Tesneem AlKiek](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/introducing-our-sayedaty-series-by-tesneem-alkiek.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Sayedaty Ep. 1: Aisha Bint Abu Bakr](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/sayedaty/sayedaty-ep-1-aisha-bint-abu-bakr.md) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [Islam’s Take on Modernity and Progress](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/islams-take-on-modernity-and-progress.md) — Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

## Papers (14)
- [Slavery and Emancipation in the Sharia: The Islamic Framework for Ethical Treatment of Slaves in the Minhāj fī shuʿab al-īmān of al-Ḥalīmī](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/slavery-and-emancipation-in-the-sharia-the-islamic-framework-for-ethical-treatment-of-slaves-in-the-minhaj-fi-shuab-al-iman-of-al-halimi) — Dr. Jonathan Brown
- [A Plea to Saintly Women: The Life and Legacy of Nana Asma'u](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/a-plea-to-saintly-women-the-life-and-legacy-of-nana-asmau) — Faatimah Knight
- [Mawālī: How Freed Slaves and Non-Arabs Contributed to Islamic Scholarship](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/mawali-how-freed-slaves-and-non-arabs-contributed-to-islamic-scholarship) — Dr. Emad Hamdeh
- [Islam and Anti-Blackness: Leaving Ignorance Behind](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/islam-and-anti-blackness-leaving-ignorance-behind) — Dr. Jonathan Brown
- [The Months Ordained by Allah: Reviving the Islamic Calendar](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-months-ordained-by-allah-reviving-the-islamic-calendar) — Yaqeen Institute
- [Reviving the Waqf Tradition: Moral Imagination and the Structural Causes of Poverty](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/reviving-the-waqf-tradition-moral-imagination-and-the-structural-causes-of-poverty) — Dr. Zara Khan
- [We’ve Been Here Before: Plague and Pestilence in Pre-Modern Islamic History](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/weve-been-here-before-plague-and-pestilence-in-pre-modern-islamic-history) — Abdul Rahman Latif
- [Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/financing-kindness-as-a-society-the-rise-fall-of-islamic-philanthropic-institutions-waqfs) — Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
- [Who Wants the Caliphate?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/who-wants-the-caliphate) — Dr. Ovamir Anjum
- [Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/muslims-collective-amnesia-of-the-ottoman-past-and-why-we-should-reclaim-our-history) — Dr. Yakoob Ahmed
- [“Be Brothers”—Case Studies of Muslim Receptions of Refugees in History](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/be-brothers-case-studies-of-muslim-receptions-of-refugees-in-history) — Abdul Rahman Latif
- [Tolerance, Minorities, and Ideological Perspectives](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/tolerance-minorities-and-ideological-perspectives) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
- [The Structure of Scientific Productivity in Islamic Civilization: Orientalists’ Fables](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/the-structure-of-scientific-productivity-in-islamic-civilization-orientalists-fables) — Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi
- [Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/religious-minorities-under-muslim-rule) — Dr. Tesneem Alkiek

## Other Resources (6)
- [Tolerance or Injustice? Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/infographics/tolerance-or-injustice-religious-minorities-infographic)
- [Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule | Infographic](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/infographics/religious-minorities-under-muslim-rule-infographic)
- [“Blood Soaked Keys to Jerusalem”: Why We Must Stand With The People of Syria | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/blood-soaked-keys-to-jerusalem-why-we-must-stand-with-the-people-of-syria)
- [Why is Gaza Important? Honoring a Land of Ribat  | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/why-is-gaza-important-honoring-a-land-of-ribat)
- [Confronting Today's Pharaoh and the Propaganda War on Palestine | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/confronting-todays-pharaoh-and-the-propaganda-war-on-palestine)
- [Does Thanksgiving Make a Mockery of Gratitude? | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/does-thanksgiving-make-a-mockery-of-gratitude)