The Brethren of Purity, or Ikhwan al-Safa' were one of the most mysterious, yet influential groups of philosophers. A secret society of eclectic thinkers, they attempted to reconcile all the world's knowledge--from Greek, Hindu, Persian, pagan, Christian and Muslim sources--into a single system that explained everything. How did they do? We will see in this episode.
28 - A New Order
27 - The Glory of Cordoba
26 - Muslim Spain
25 - The Mad Caliph
24 - The Fatimid Caliphate
23 - The Shi'ite Opposition - the Isma'ilis
22-Reconciling Rationalism and Tradition - Al-Ash'ari
21 - Ibn Sina, The Renaissance Man
20 - Writing the History of Islam
19-Classical Islamic Civilization - Writing for the Elite
17 - The Sword, The Poet and the Philosopher
16 - The Anarchy at Samarra: Decline of the Caliphate
15 - The Muslim Economy
14 - Sufism, the Inner Dimenson of Islam
13-The Great Caliph
12 - Defending the Faith: Islamic Theology
11 - The Shar'ia: Islamic Law
10 - The Arabic Scientific Revolution
9 - "The Prophet Says...", The Hadith of the Prophet
8 - Beginnings of the Islamic Intellectual Revolution
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