What if history were more than pages we read?

When KnowledgeBecomes an Adventure

Interactive learning experiences that introduce children to the contributions of scholars from Islamic civilization

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Al-KindiAl-Sharif Al-IdrisiAl-BiruniAl-Khwarizmi

Al-Kindic. 801–873 CE

Hunayn ibn Ishaq809–873 CE

YahyaMariaYoussefMalakRawan

Baghdad

House of Wisdom

A world to enter, secrets to uncover, dreams to chase. Children discover the House of Wisdom, one of the greatest scholarly institutions in history, and its role in translating knowledge and passing it between civilizations. With Al-Kindi, a pioneer of cryptography, they learn how coded messages were broken and take on a challenge to reveal hidden messages. With Hunayn ibn Ishaq, one of the Golden Age's leading translators, they meet the people who worked at the House of Wisdom and brought the sciences into Arabic.

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Play the Al-Kindi Game (in Arabic)

Ibn Battuta1304–1377 CE

Al-Idrisi1100–1165 CE

Yahya

Geography

A journey around the world to explore continents and seas, and the secrets of maps and how they connected peoples and civilizations, with Al-Idrisi, whose maps were the most accurate of his time. With Ibn Battuta, we explore the Silk Road and the Spice Route, the secrets of many countries, and the story of the world's strangest currencies.

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Play the Ibn Battuta Game (in Arabic)

Mariam Al-Asturlabi10th century CE

Al-Biruni973–c. 1048 CE

Maria

Astronomy

A journey into the secrets of the sky and the astronomical instruments used to find directions and locations and to measure time. With Mariam Al-Asturlabi, we follow the moon as it grows from crescent to full, and with Al-Biruni, we uncover the secrets of the Earth, the moon and the planets.

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Al-Jazari1136–1206 CE

Al-Khwarizmic. 780–850 CE

Youssef

Mathematics

From numbers to machines, we discover how ideas become solutions we live with every day. With Al-Khwarizmi, children learn how algebra and algorithms became an essential part of modern life, and with Al-Jazari, we board a time machine and discover more than 50 moving machines.

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Play the Al-Khwarizmi Game (in Arabic)

Abbas ibn Firnas810–887 CE

Al-Jahiz776–868 CE

Malak

Nature and Animals

Among gardens, forests and deserts, we record our observations and come to understand the nature and behavior of living creatures. With Al-Jahiz, we uncover the surprises and secrets of the animal world, and with Abbas ibn Firnas, we explore the secrets of flight and his attempts to design a device that imitates the movement of birds.