What specifically was being taught here?
>>1226328
Agriculture.
>>1226328
Algebra, Arabic, French, Mathematics etc. It was among the best in the world in its time with people coming from Europe to study there.
It had 700 000 pages of manuscripts as of 14th century or so.
>>1226359
Any notable scholars?
First degree students were expected to master the Arabic language and memorize even the most minute details about the Quran
Second degree students learned grammar, math, geography, astronomy, history, law, business, "chemistry", and more advanced Islamic theology
Third degree students worked closely with Teachers
Fourth degree students were basically teachers and political advisors
>>1226390
Ahmed Baba, Mohammed Bagayogo, Modibo Muhammed Al Kaburi were pretty respected by the locals as wisemen
>>1226414
>>1227159
Idiots.
Can we see sources in literally any claims being made here
>>1226328
>What specifically was being taught here?
From the books I've seen Mathematics Astrology+Astronomy, Agriculture, History, Calligraphy, Islamic "Fiqh" and tonnes of general Quran scholarship.
>>1227565
>>1227604
>Invention
>Medieval University
Seek medical attention, you may have suffered brain damage.
>>1227604
>invention
>>1227623
>Inventions can't be conceived in universities
Considering this was Africa's only learning center and how much praise it gets, I expected more.
>>1227529
also tonnes of sufi shit
>>1227636
It wasn't the only learning center.
>>1227636
>medieval university
>invention
pick one, dipshit
inventions and any meaningful research didn't start happening in universities until the 19th century.
prior to that all inventions took place in private workshops and laboratories, usually furnished by the rich patrons of talented polymaths (see Leonardo da Vinci, Ibn Haytham, Al Rhazes, etc)
they taught a form of proto-Communism, complete with their own version of the labor theory of value and surplus value.
>>1227682
What about those Ancient Greek academies that created new forms of philosophy?
>>1227696
1. ancient Greek academy =/= medieval university.
much less organized, much less formal, no classes, syllabus, buildings, accreditation, degrees, or actual structure.
2. new form of philosophy =/= tangible invention
>>1227604
>afrocentrist
>14th century
Why are /pol/ shits so fucking dumb?
>>1227709
Academies and universities are the same thing and I'm sure Timbuktu had all those things, unless you were refering to the Greeks.
>New form of philosophy =/= tangible invention
Wrong. An invention doesn't have to be tangible. It can ideological. Example, Stoicism and Platoism, both of which were never thought of before and/or given new relevant meaning and then proceeded to influence a bulk of philosophers down the line.
>>1227725
In that case, french islam was invented in Timbuktu.
As you can see, it is much more relevant and in use today than half of the greek philosophical ideas.
Now fuck off.
>>1227729
>French Islam
What?
>More relevant
Islam and Greek philosophy are two completely unrelated topics. Of course a major religion is going to be relevant in todays world than a thousand year old philosophical idea. Doesn't prevent it from being an invention.
