Sejarah Sosial Pendidikan Pada Masa Al-Ma’mun

Abstract

The heyday of Islam, especially in the field of education, was recorded during the Abbasid period. This article explains the glory of Islamic education during the time of Caliph Al-Ma'mun bin Harun Ar-Rashid. The writing of this article uses the Descriptive Historical method. The purpose of writing this article is to find out how the history of education that had occurred during the time of Caliph Al-Ma'mun, examining Al-Ma'mun's biography, his appointment as Caliph, and the educational advances achieved during his leadership, including how he established an educational centre that was very influential in the world and had no equal in his time.  Keywords: History of Education, Abbasid Dynasty, Al-Ma'mun