Introducing Six Prominent Scientific and Literary Figures of Afghanistan (10 – 13 centuries)
Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan via edX
Overview
Historians have considered the war as the most influential phenomenon for the rise and fall of societies. Therefore, historians have paid more attention to the war and warriors through their pens. This style of writing is more evident among Afghanistan’s historians. While, what has been achieved as a result of the war will be lost as a result of revenge. Historical experience has shown that the superior sustainability of the societies and governing systems relate to its scientific and cultural foundations. One of the shortcomings in the presentation of historical events is the lack of attention to the scientific and cultural achievement of Afghanistan.
In this course, we consider to eliminate the monopoly of war from the history of the country through highlighting the scientific and cultural personalities.
Syllabus
Section 1 : Life and Scientific Works of Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni’s Life
Al-Biruni’s Place of Birth: Geographical Information
Al-Biruni’s Place of Birth: Sociopolitical Information
Al-Biruni’s Education and Knowledge
Al-Biruni’s Influence on Other Scholars
Al-Biruni’s Works
Al-Biruni’s End of Life
Section 2 : Life and Literary Works of Mawlana (Rumi)
Mawlana’s Life
Mawlana’s Visit with Shams Tabrizi
Mawlana and Shams: 40 Days of Reclusion
Mawlana after Shams Short and Long Vanishing
Mawlana’s Literary Works
Mawlana: A Universal Character
Section 3 : Life and Literary Works of Firdowsi
Firdowsi’s Life
Shahnamah: Book of Kings
The Reason Firdowsi Wrote Shahnamah
Today’s and Yesterday’s View of Firdowsi
Takht-e-Rustam
Firdowi’s End of Life
Section 4 : Life and Scientific Works of Ibn-Sina (Avincenna)
Ibn-Sina’s Life
Ibn-Sina’s Masterpieces and Works
Ibn-Sina’s Compiled and Published Works
Ibn-Sina’s Trip and Expatriation
Ibn-Sina’s End of Life
Section 5 : Life and Literary Works of Sanai & Rabia Balkhi
Sanai’s Life
Ghaznavian’s Dynasty: Culture & Literature
Sanai’s Works
The Manifestation of Sanai's Ideas in his Works
Rabia Balkhi’s Life
A sample of Rabia Balkhi’s Words and Declamation
The romantic story of Rabia Balkhi and Baktash
Rabia Balkhi’s Death
Taught by
Ghulam Dastgeer Khawrin, Fazelhaq Fazel, Asmatullah Yaree and Zahidullah Safi
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