A day in the life of a teenager in medieval Baghdad - Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn
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- Join siblings Hisham and Asma in medieval Baghdad as they prepare and gather supplies for the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca.
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It’s 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare for the journey of a lifetime: the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca. They intend to travel with the big hajj caravan- but a last-minute mishap threatens to undo months of careful planning. Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn detail a day in the life of siblings in medieval Baghdad.
Lesson by Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn, directed by Mohammad Babakoohi.
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Props to the cameraman for time traveling back in 791 CE for this.
It's hard work, but someone's got to do it
@@TEDEd Keeping up the grind huh Also Can i Give a Shoutout To Lil Saladin
It's animated.
@@winzyl9546 whoosh
@@winzyl9546 no its not
Islamic and Indian history is one of the most underrated history subjects in popular media. African history is totally overlooked.
But just a window in these subjects show how much is lost and how much is hidden.
How are they "overlooked"? Just because white people don't read them? Maybe you should stop centering your world around them and seeking approval from them
Because that history is written by Western people and outsiders
@@kolwaski8235 Why are you people so incompetent to write your own history then?
I remember seeing a video that showed some of African history was lost due to the system they used to record it. Basically, Some Africans used to record history using plaques that depicted images of major events in their history. The plaques were hung in chronological order to show the time. Unfortunately, a lot of the plaques were made up of gold so colonial soldiers took them. Of course, the soldiers never bother to record the order of the plates before removing them so now even if all the plaques were returned to Africa, the order is lost.
@@kolwaski8235 Correct
So basically, people in 8th century Baghdad also had to deal with last-minute complications for an important trip and had to run through a whole chain of people being unhelpful to fix their issue as time runs out?
Good to know we're not the only one this happens to.
I would gladly watch a 2 hour long movie about this story with this animation, it was simply stunning ☺️✨
any movie set on that age would interest me as well
can we talk about how cute Hisham and Asma are in this animation though
3:18 Hasham, through his tears: p-please I just need a camel 😭
Scholar: nah son you need to know how to make a poultice.
Hasham, sobbing: please…just a single camel.
Scholar: hmm but have you ever considered Greek philosophy.
As an Iranian it was really nice to see some Persian script in good old style of artistic writing.
We love the Iranians!
@@johnsonsmith3421 yeah that's why you sanction them to death. That's some love you have for them
@@ssa3101 lmao
@@ssa3101 it's all beacase of our brutal regime I hope we get rid of it as soon as possible and replace it with a democratic one instead
Loving iranians aint mean loving the government@@ssa3101
Nice to see that the A day in... series is still under production. It is one of the best series on the channel. Love your work guys. ♥️♥️
This is my first video with so many likes and a heart from Ted Ed. Thanks guys
Idk if youtube or ted ed did this, but the title translated the names into European names that clearly weren't used in Mid East
I really like these historical animated videos. ❤
I love these "a day in..." types of videos. I get a wholesome vibe from it and a sense of adventure.
Me too
The fact that I can read the script in the animation makes me happy to my core :) beautiful Persian language.
As An Indonesian (Muslim) WHAT DOES IT SAY?!
yea it's weird they used Persian script when Baghdad was an Arab city
@@yuzan3607 This is a modern children's story, not a medieval text.
The illustrator may be persian @@yuzan3607
Actually, women did join learning circles back then. There were many female students and scholars, of course their number doesn't compare at all to that of males, but they had a chance too. Even some of our greatest male scholars have female names in the list of their teachers.
Source ?
@@marcomarco7750 In the Wikipedia page of Ibn Taymiyyah you'll find: "The number of scholars under which he studied hadith is said to number more than two hundred, *four of whom were women* ".
Al-Suyuti is another example I can think of right now. Unfortunately his Wikipedia page in English doesn't mention female teachers, but the Arabic one does, check it if you can read Arabic.
These are 2 examples, and there are many more.
Cool
Exactly! It's just mind-blowing how even as far back as the middle ages, women in the Islamic empire could get such high quality education comparable to modern day Muslim women in Afghanistan in the 21st century! Four students taught by Ibn Taymiyyah alone! If all the other teachers were documented as well, perhaps we could count up to ten women across the empire who could read Quran!
The empowering influence of the Islamic culture can still be witnessed in the privileges that women hold all across the Islamic world, when compared to the non-Muslim nations!
The video is obviously biased in saying that a life of formal scholarship was not likely for Asma.
Islam is false.
As an African, I love learning the history of different countries and their cultures. Thank you for uploading a history of an Islamic era, hoping for another in the future.
İf you loved learning this search for Sokowo caliphate and Mali Empire of Mansa Musa. Those are small portion of Islamic history of Africa
lol whats the point of writing "As an African?"
@@samaich5545 OMG, did I wrote that? haha. By the way I'm Tanzanian
@@Lavender_Chan might as well specify your hometown and neighborhood and give your address
@@samaich5545 Jesus who pissed in your breakfast cereal
It's such a shame we in Europe only get to study the European history, starting from the Greeks. As if Arabic, Persian, Indian, African history didint exist at all. Thank you TedEd for letting us fill those educational gaps with your insightful videos
If you think that's a Euro problem, go to Asia. We really don't study anything about your continent...
Result of colonialism and superior race mentality.
From the words of Dan Brown,"History is written by the victor."
we from outside of Europe also get to study your history extensively.
did you not have world history lesson?
@H. A. M. Fahim Kabir That's unfortunately so true..I've got a friend who lives in Mexico and she says they only study Mexican history from the moment when it was conquered by Spaniards- and from their point of view. That's heartbreaking....
One my most favorite periods in history, the Islamic Golden Age. Missing the days when the Caliphs surrounded himself with poets, philosophers, physicians and scholars of "ancient science" while the ulama studied religious science. And then, the Mongols arrived and while Baghdad eventually became functionable again, the House of Wisdom is gone forever along with the knowledge that was thrown into the Tigris River.
And the final nail in the coffin was the advent of the Ashariites who eventually turned Arab from a forward thinking progressive realm to a land of regressive fundamentalists.
@@nathan-and-upam You do realized that Ibn Khaldun is a follower of Ash'ari school of thought too, right?
@@lerneanlion No I didn't. I am just a history enthusiast with a good internet connection 😛. As I understand Ash'aris did have the scientific temper at the beginning and they tried to prove Quran through science. But as inevitable when science progressed enough to challenge Quran they became Quran apologists and started condemning science. To quote famed historian Eduardo Sachhau 'Ashari and Ghazali were the reason that the Arab world didn't have Galileo, Newton or Keppler'. Whatever Ibn-Khaldun or any other person believes in is completely their personal matter but I am just talking about the big picture. Again I am no historian so if anything I said is wrong then please correct me. Curiosity above everything ✌️
@@nathan-and-upam Ghazali was not responsible for the fall of the "ancient science" in the Muslim world. He supported math and other scientific ventures. He simply viewed metaphysics as making no sense.
@@nathan-and-upam it might have been the sack of Bagdhad and the Nizamiyyah schooling system instead of Al Ghazali
To all Islamic people reading this, have a wonderful fasting.
Untuk hadirin yang beragama Islam, Selamat menunaikan Ibadah Puasa.
Monkey mode activated
Assalamwalaikum!!!
@@Pfyzer He expects from u more than a monke!!!
I love the sound immersion in this! Great way to include those with poor vision who can’t see the beautiful animation story.
I hope that they see this comment so they can add it into their other animations!
I watch these videos everyday, and I'm so happy and feel very represented now that you've animated a story from the islamic age. Thank you
As a Muslim, me too
We don’t need woke videos from the west with music and souls representations to feel « represented ». Get up from your knees.
A beautifully presented video. I'd only like to bring up one point, that scholarship was not reserved only for men; rather, in Islamic culture, men and women have been learning from each other throughout history. Happy to provide examples if anyone wants them.
Please do! ❤
That's why the video shows the female character also learning :)
🤡
Indeed, this is quite true, however the particular scholarly culture of Baghdad during the time of Harun Ar-Rashid was one from which women were excluded. This was not true in other parts of the Abbasid caliphate at the time, and was not true of Baghdad in all times, but I think the writers here were very specifically focused on one particular time and place when telling their story
But indeed, one of the major factors of Islamic history in general, going back to its earliest years, is the general openness to having women in positions of scholarly mastery. This, alongside the diversity of cultures and peoples that quickly became invested in the Islamic project, likely contributed greatly to the rapid ascent of academic progress during the Islamic Golden Age
Poor Hisham literally just went into the library for directions to the nearest camel vendor only to be read and lectured by people. Sure knowledge is fun but none of it exactly helped him at the moment
I still see your 9 year old comments, really puts into perspective a change of time
@@hoel9327 I'm surprised youtube hasn't imploded on itself through all this time
I'm very interested in learning about the Islamic Golden Age and adore the A Day in the Life series! Thank you for making this video and temporarily satiating my curiosity. Can you please make a video based on Chinese history for the series?
These are stories I grew up hearing, thank you for illustrating this beautifully and sharing it with us!
We definitely need a part two to this video that talks about the rest of their journey
What a incredible animation you are making . Proud to be a ted ed fan. I really appreciate your hard work keep on going. Love your work
poetry and stories has been an essential element throughout history😍
OMG. Saykoji the rapper? Wow!
much respect to Saykoji. One of the sickest Indonesian rappers. His raps are supersick and a big part of my childhood. Well versed lyrics must come from a learned man such as Saykoji.
The amount of work you put into these videos are amazing. These videos truly make my day.
This looks like a game that is ancient themed fantasy where you try to find a artifact
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Its actually referencing old muslim style books/illustrations from that era, super cool choice
I hope they make a game like that!
A fascinating glimpse! I hope there are more of these.
These A day in... videos showing life back in time is extremely well illustrated/spoken.
Totally loved the storytelling, Arabic pronunciation of our cities, and the details made for everything mentioned . It really made me -a person raised in Makkah in the 21st century - feel like I was in Baghdad at that time!
In addition to the accessible and fascinating narration, the animation is beautiful and perfect for shaping the story. Thank you for allowing us to get to know a culture that is unknown to us, sometimes strange but always fascinating. Greetings from Venezuela🇻🇪
Animation reminds me of old arabic books.
Ted-ed animators are so creative.
Wow! What detailed animations! Loved the inclusion of traditional styles!
I love these "A Day In....Series " makes me feel as if I'm actually there!Also as an African I appreciate learning the history of Africa and other cultures,refreshing from European
The attention to detail in this animated video is so cool... you guys even made, the flipping of pages and sequence of characters from right to left like how most middle eastern country write and read... that is so cool.
Thanks for bringing back a day in the life! My favorite series here 😊
its cool to see the history of other people and there different view points hopefully baghdad my beloved home will be back to its glory days
Inshallah the glory days will come back brother
I really *NEED* the audio (or background music) of this video!
The music is so traditional and calm imo... Great vid and amazing animation Ted-Ed ! I really love these 'a day in...' kinds of videos
I tried to look it up for you, but to no avail.. It seems like it was composed or commissioned by the director of the video Mohammad Babakoohi. If you're still looking for the background music, I would recommend reaching out to him directly :).
I love the animation, it's really amazing. "A day in life.." series are one of my favourite of this channel other than "myths around the world". It's nice to see you covered a history of Islam, in Ramadhan too.
This is honestly one of the most charming Ted-Ed vids I have ever seen! really deeply enjoyed the story and the animation is aesthetically brilliant, I love how it feels like a children's book but references an illuminated manuscript style. Excellent work on this.
Love the art style and narrator
This is so informative. Thank you for making videos on topics people don't talk about 💖😊
Absolutely in love with this art style ❤
👍🏻 thanks for this amazing video
I’ve always been obsessed with this subject I’m from a European family and since I was 10 I was studying Arabic history.
All I could do to appreciate is
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thank you
You mean you are speechless?
this A day in... series is so beautifully made. wow. props to the production team for such an amazing work of art history.
The animation 😍 ❤️ the narration is very calming 😌
Love these animations, always creative (:
I was reading the Farsi writings in the video. It always feels so good to see my language
The animation is simply wonderful! Kudos to the animators.
Love the art style & animation concept!
Thank you for showing the sheer vibrancy and diversity of the Islamic Golden Age
In today's world, we are the least developed race. I can't believe we are the successor of people who literally had knowledge of seven skies. By the way, you guys are the best, you cover almost all race, culture and traditions of the world in your videos. That's really great.
Every civilisation has its peak and fall
The byzantines were more advanced than the muslims though.
@@redeemededward not in the middle ages, the Islamic Civilization was the best in the world!
@@anisa2273 No, they were not.
The Byzantines had better technology in pretty much every area. Better ships, better weapons and better architecture.
@@redeemededward is that why they lost Constantinople to the Ottomans?
the name of the book they showed in the beginning..
maqamat alharery ..is a languistic miracle
Awesome as always thanks ❤
I wish just like them me and my sis can make a pilgrimage to Makkah .
the beauty of farsi literature is of another level, there are so many literature and poetry works done by many wise and knowledgeable scholars. if anyone is interested then they could checkout the following books, (if you can't read farsi then no problem because they are all translated into various languages!)
1- gulista/the rose garden by sheikh sa'di (my personal favorite, it has both stories and poetry on very intresting topics, highly recomended!)
2- the masnavi by jalal uddin rumi
3- busta by sheikh sadi
Couldn't resist! I had to pause and read what was on screen :D It's unreal seeing Persian on screen :D
I love the animation. So beautiful ❤
Loving of the pattern and design🤍
I recommend the books ''Seal of the Prophet" to anyone who's interested
watched this video two days before i ran away a year ago. it was what made me finally take the leap to do what i’ve wanted for so long.
Beautifully well done
This was so good! Makes me want to learn more about the Islamic Golden Age.
Dont search for any molana and mufti written history
They hate baghdad
Definitely hope you people get more views
Great video as usual TED-ED!!!
What amazing video I learnt a lot of useful vocabulary because I watching Ted to improve my English and also to be intellectual person ❤
wow.. we want more from Baghdad
The Arabic pronunciation is spot on.
I love how this video introduce cultual aspects of their daily lives while telling us a story. It felt like as if I was watching them as one of the citizens.
Animation is beautiful. Ive never seen a style like this before, its perfect for the video
I love how they made this video so close to Ramadan
This can easily be made into a feature length movie, "Asma and Hisham's Journey to Makkah".
Or a beautifully illustrated children’s book :-)
Very very beautifully done.
MashaAllah, as a Muslim, I get goosebumps seeing the concept of pilgrims before modern age transportations, a huge caravan like a moving city, now that make sense considering the journey for fellow pilgrims is long and arduous journey, every time the caravan about to departure, I can only feel the labaikallah being chanted from the city, thank you for sharing this
Bagdad before the invasion of the mongols was considered the library of the world! The islamic world were technologically, economically and intellectually more advanced then the west
God I love this style!
It's absolutly divine ♥️🌷
Beautiful.. Alhamdulillah
The fact there is actually Persian translation of script is written on the scroll is so awesome
It is not in Arabic
It’s Farsi I think
It's actually persian
@The scarlet king it's different than arabic, it has more letters. It's nothing like Greek or roman
@The scarlet king and Persians do not write in Aramaic, they write using an extended arabic script (with 4 more letters)
Loved him kindly refusing poetry 🤣
I Can’t Even Begin To Describe How Beautifully Made This Video Is , Its Probably One Of The Best Animated Pieces I’ve Ever Seen , The Design Of The Small Details Like The Costumes , The Lanterns , The Houses , Its Just So Artistic & Beautiful To Watch , Hats Off To All Of You The Animation & Illustration Teams For Your Creativity & For Highlighting Such A Unique Historical Era 🤍🤍
The art style is so cute!!
Still in love with the "day in the life of" series!
Happy Ramadan to All Muslims 🎉😊
This is so cute😭
Thanks for bringing this topic to me. I have always dreamed of knowing and living in the Medieval bcs the information of those places r so interesting yet underrated. This vid is what I truly need.
P/s: so these two children can go to anywhere without curfew? I am jealous
I love the fact that the text book is in Persian:) and the story progresses with the pages of the book flipping from the right
Genuine question, no harm intended.
Why the use of "enslaved people", instead of slaves?
Great effort, thank you.
Just as a matter of perspectives.
I don't like the word Medieval, maybe some parts of Europe lived In the midst of evils at that time, but I would use "Middle Ages".
This was epic to learn about 😊😊
This was so sweet ❤
That's not true. Scholarship was open to women too. İn fact people like Maryam İjliyya and Fatma Madridi was prominent scholars
I'd like to learn more about persian poetry, it would be cool if you guys made a video about it
there are persian poems about literly every subject if you are interested
@@mmrxaaa377 yes I know, I just want TedEd to make a quality video with verified information about it, that way we all learn and it also reaches more people in their audience
I never finished it, but I did enjoy what I read of The Conference of the Birds. Aside from being beautifully written, the text is deeply infused with principles of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism.
Love ur channel.
This is an amazing video :)
Love from PAKISTAN 🇵🇰❤️
I find strange that Medieval Islam scholars were so interested in Classical Greece, but today Islam World tend to disregard it and only focus on Muhammad story and XVIII century conservative reinterpretations.
Why is it such a pain in the back for you about who reads what?
I don't think Muslims don't care about classical Greece , but they got a lot more to focus on and the statement about Mohammad is kinda true because it's their prophet so why not
@@nayyarrashid4661 it's just a stating of a point
Actually there are many countries in the islamic world(like the maghrebian ones) that have philosophy as a main subject in public schools and it's included in all the branches
@@LeverhoodTruth so am I.
this is beautiful
Well done buddy keep it up