Dar al-Ilm: Al Hakim's House of Knowledge (Part 1): Early beginnings and Pre-cursors
Channel: MarifatAcademy
Date: 2013-02-20

This video is the first in a three-part series on the the Dar al-Ilm (House of Knowledge) a scholarly institute established by the Fatimid Imam Calip Al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah.  This first video talks about the early beginnings of the Dar al-Ilm and also describes its predecessors such as the Bayt al-Hikma and the Jundaysabur Academy. The Dar al-Ilm is also referred to as the Dar al-Hikma (or House of Widsom). The main source for this material is Heinz Halm's excellent text "The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning". I plan to make additional videos on Islam and Ismailism; consider subscribing to this channel if you want to learn more about these topics.