The Mongol Age: A History of Philosophy

When the Mongol rulers converted to Sunni Islam in the 14th century, the study and teaching of philosophy was most certainly allowed. Men like Ivantaimiya saw that strictness as a big advantage of Mamluk rule. thinkers who took advantage of the more open intellectual atmosphere of the Mongol dynasties included Al-Baidawi, Al-Iji and Ataf Dizani. What matters is that they made it possible for philosophy, philosophically tinged with science, to survive and even thrive in this period.