Islamic History and Culture
Which Muslim Spanish ruler was known as “the bibliophile”?
Al-Hakam II
Hajib Al-Mansur
Abdur Rahman I
Sultan Al Hakam I
Al-Hakam II
Bibliophile means, lover or collector of books. Al-Hakam is called the bibliophile because he was a great patron of knowledge and learning. He purchased books from Damascus, Baghdad, Constantinople, Cairo, Makkah, Medinah, Kufa,and Basra. His status as a patron of Knowledge brought him fame across the Muslim world to the point where even books written in Iraq under Abbasid control were dedicated to him. He created a royal library and stimulated scholarship. For his love of books and a great patron of learning and knowledge, he was known was The Bibliophile.
Al-Hakam II Bibliophile means, lover or collector of books. Al-Hakam is called the bibliophile because he was a great patron of knowledge and learning. He purchased books from Damascus, Baghdad, Constantinople, Cairo, Makkah, Medinah, Kufa,and Basra. His status as a patron of Knowledge brought him fame across the Muslim world to the point where even books written in Iraq under Abbasid control were dedicated to him. He created a royal library and stimulated scholarship. For his love of books and a great patron of learning and knowledge, he was known was The Bibliophile.
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