Tarikh AI

Hassan Elbaytam, Hassam Munir

What if you could ask Ibn Sina about healing body and soul, Al-Ghazali about conquering anxiety, or Ibn Rushd about balancing faith and reason? We've all dreamed of dinner with history's greatest minds, but faced with such brilliance, what would you actually say? That impossible dream just became reality. Using cutting-edge AI, we've brought Islamic history's most influential scholars back to life—not as distant textbook figures, but as living voices ready to engage with today's world. Hear Al-Ghazali's wisdom on modern struggles, Ibn Al-Haytham's insights on discovery, or Ibn Khaldun's though

Episodes

  1. Oct 25

    A King Gave Up His Throne for an Unanswered Question | Mansa Musa | Tarikh AI Ep. 03

    A king gave up his throne for a question no one could answer. Another crossed the Sahara with sixty thousand people and gave away so much gold that Cairo's markets never recovered. In Episode 3, we sit down with Mansa Musa of Mali, brought back to life with AI, and ask him what the history books leave out. Not only how he made his fortune, but what he wanted it to build. We talk about the ruler who sailed west into the Atlantic, why Timbuktu was never his capital, what he felt standing before the Kaaba, and how a single map of his gold pulled the world toward West Africa. Some of his answers surprised us. One of them stopped him mid-sentence. Gold builds walls. Knowledge, he believed, builds centuries. Timestamps0:00 Cold open0:42 Welcome and today's guest1:55 Mansa Musa introduces himself3:32 Did Muslims reach the Americas?4:38 The king who abdicated for the Atlantic8:07 Taking the throne: gold builds walls, knowledge builds centuries10:11 Timbuktu and the Sankore Mosque14:05 Why he made the pilgrimage16:41 The standoff with the Sultan of Cairo18:32 The gold that broke Cairo's markets22:13 Standing before the Kaaba25:18 Meeting scholars and weaving Mali into the Muslim world28:05 Salt, gold, and the Sahara trade30:50 Coming home and building a city of books33:04 The Catalan Atlas and the weight of being famous for gold37:46 How he wants to be remembered40:07 What Muslims today should take from his story43:03 Closing words Your turn. Which figure from Islamic history should we bring back next? Tell us in the comments, or write to salam@tarikh.ai and we'll carry your question into the conversation. Subscribe to Tarikh AI so you don't miss Season One. #TarikhAI #MansaMusa #IslamicHistory #Mali #Timbuktu

  2. Oct 7

    S01E02 - Al Kawarizmi

    AI-generated Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (d. c. 850), whose name inspired the word “algorithm” and who is commonly credited with the invention of algebra, joins us on the Tarikh AI Podcast. 0:00 - Introduction 1:43 - Al-Khwarizmi on Baghdad and Bayt al-Hikma 4:40 - Did al-Khwarizmi really invent algebra? 7:32 - His elationship with the Abbasid ruler al-Ma’mun 11:03 - Did he get paid his books’ weight in gold? 12:43 - From al-Khawarizmi to algorithm 17:12 - Where did the zero come from? 20:03 - Explaining to al-Khwarizmi how computers work today 23:10 - Measuring the planet’s circumference... (did we crash the AI?!) 26:40 - Finding the source of the Nile 30:08 - What's the purpose of seeking knowledge? 38:41 - Was al-Khwarizmi a historian? 42:03 - Conclusion: The importance of reliable methods

  3. Aug 23

    Ibn Sina - Origins

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What if you could ask Ibn Sina about healing body and soul, Al-Ghazali about conquering anxiety, or Ibn Rushd about balancing faith and reason? We've all dreamed of dinner with history's greatest minds, but faced with such brilliance, what would you actually say? That impossible dream just became reality. Using cutting-edge AI, we've brought Islamic history's most influential scholars back to life—not as distant textbook figures, but as living voices ready to engage with today's world. Hear Al-Ghazali's wisdom on modern struggles, Ibn Al-Haytham's insights on discovery, or Ibn Khaldun's though

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  • Creator
    Hassan Elbaytam, Hassam Munir
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Hassan Elbaytam, Hassam Munir
  • Show Website
    Tarikh AI