Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes Ep 92 - The Islamic “Golden Age”: Why It Happened Despite Islam, Not Because of It
Jan 2, 2026
07:27
Here’s a line you’ve probably heard a thousand times:
“The Islamic Golden Age proves Islam was tolerant, scientific, and enlightened.”
It’s repeated in classrooms. It’s cited in op-eds.
It gets dropped into every conversation about the Middle East like it settles something.
But here’s the thing nobody wants to examine:
Who actually built that Golden Age? What made it possible? And why did it end?
Because when you look at the history honestly, you don’t find Islamic theology driving progress.
You find Islamic theology being sidelined so progress could happen.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #HistoryOfIslam #IslamicGoldenAge
00:00 - Opening
00:52 - Where Did the Knowledge Come From?
02:09 - Now, were there brilliant Muslim scholars?
03:11 - The Quran doesn’t encourage scientific exploration
03:34 - What Happened When Orthodoxy Returned?
04:23 - Europe, meanwhile, was just getting started
04:48 - The “Tolerance” Myth
05:54 - Why This Myth Survives
06:32 - Final Word
“The Islamic Golden Age proves Islam was tolerant, scientific, and enlightened.”
It’s repeated in classrooms. It’s cited in op-eds.
It gets dropped into every conversation about the Middle East like it settles something.
But here’s the thing nobody wants to examine:
Who actually built that Golden Age? What made it possible? And why did it end?
Because when you look at the history honestly, you don’t find Islamic theology driving progress.
You find Islamic theology being sidelined so progress could happen.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #HistoryOfIslam #IslamicGoldenAge
00:00 - Opening
00:52 - Where Did the Knowledge Come From?
02:09 - Now, were there brilliant Muslim scholars?
03:11 - The Quran doesn’t encourage scientific exploration
03:34 - What Happened When Orthodoxy Returned?
04:23 - Europe, meanwhile, was just getting started
04:48 - The “Tolerance” Myth
05:54 - Why This Myth Survives
06:32 - Final Word