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> [Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 - 833 C.E.) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had always been devoted to books and to learned pursuits. His brilliant mind was interested in every form of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/khalif-caliph-al-ma-mun-s-period-of-rule-813-833-c-e-may-be/)

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## More by John Bagot Glubb

> [“The Age of Intellect is accompanied by surprising advances in natural science. In the ninth century, for example, in the age of Mamun, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/the-age-of-intellect-is-accompanied-by-surprising-advances-in-natural/)

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> [Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 - 833 C.E.) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/khalif-caliph-al-ma-mun-s-period-of-rule-813-833-c-e-may-be/)

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> [“If we are considering the history of our own country, we write at length of the periods when our ancestors were prosperous and victorious,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/if-we-are-considering-the-history-of-our-own-country-we-write-at/)

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> [“Perhaps the most dangerous by-product of the Age of Intellect is the unconscious growth of the idea that the human brain can solve the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/perhaps-the-most-dangerous-by-product-of-the-age-of-intellect-is-the/)

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> [By Mamun's time medical schools were extremely active in Baghdad. The first free public hospital was opened in Baghdad during the Caliphate of Haroon-ar-Rashid.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/by-mamun-s-time-medical-schools-were-extremely-active-in-baghdad-the/)

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> [“Decadence is a moral and spiritual disease, resulting from too long a period of wealth and power, producing cynicism, decline of religion, pessimism and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/decadence-is-a-moral-and-spiritual-disease-resulting-from-too-long-a/)

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> [For five hundred years, Baghdad had been a city of palaces, mosques, libraries and colleges. Its universities and hospitals were the most up-to-date in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bagot-glubb/for-five-hundred-years-baghdad-had-been-a-city-of-palaces-mosques/)

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