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==Science in the Period of al-Ma'mun== | ==Science in the Period of al-Ma'mun== | ||
[[File:قبر مأمون.jpg|thumbnail|250px|The grave of al-Ma'mun, Tarsus, Turkey]] | |||
Since his youth and because of being raised among Persians, al-Ma'mun was very interested in learning and wisdom. He also recommended others to translate books from Greek, Syriac, Pahlavi, and Indian into Arabic. His palace was always a center for the assembly and debates of scholars from different religions.<ref>Dihkhudā, ''Lughatnāma'', vol. 13, p. 20083.</ref> | Since his youth and because of being raised among Persians, al-Ma'mun was very interested in learning and wisdom. He also recommended others to translate books from Greek, Syriac, Pahlavi, and Indian into Arabic. His palace was always a center for the assembly and debates of scholars from different religions.<ref>Dihkhudā, ''Lughatnāma'', vol. 13, p. 20083.</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Al-Ma'mun died of illness in [[Rajab 18]], [[218]]/[[August 9]], 833 in Badandun while he was attacking Rome. And he was buried in Tartus.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 8, p. 472-489; Ṭaqūsh, ''Dawlat-i ʿAbbāsīyān'', p. 160.</ref> Today his grave is located in the great mosque of Tarsus in the Mersin province south of Turkey near the Syrian border. | Al-Ma'mun died of illness in [[Rajab 18]], [[218]]/[[August 9]], 833 in Badandun while he was attacking Rome. And he was buried in Tartus.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 8, p. 472-489; Ṭaqūsh, ''Dawlat-i ʿAbbāsīyān'', p. 160.</ref> Today his grave is located in the great mosque of Tarsus in the Mersin province south of Turkey near the Syrian border. | ||