A visual archive of the early generations. Explore the journeys, connections, and overlapping lives of legends across time.
A visual archive of legends across time. Explore the lives of the early generations, mapping their birthplaces, lifespans, and overlaps on an interactive 3D globe.
Tārīkh turns names of legends into people you can see, placing them in their context of time and space.
Visualize birthplaces and centers of learning. Spin the globe to see how knowledge spread from Medina to Kufa, Basra, Baghdad, and beyond.
Scroll through the years. Watch as beacons light up when legends are born and fade as they pass, revealing who was alive simultaneously.
Click any star to reveal details: Arabic & English names, primary disciplines, teachers, and a concise biography.
Contextualize the names you memorize in texts. See the geographical distance between a student and their teacher.
A powerful visual aid for Islamic history classes. Show, rather than just tell, how the sciences spread.
Identify overlapping lives and potential meetings between legends across different regions.
Explore the golden age of Islamic history through a modern, interactive lens designed for discovery.
Tracing the journeys of legends as they traveled from city to city seeking knowledge.
Connecting pins on the globe with lines of transmission (isnad) across generations.
Heatmaps showing the growth of Madhāhib and Qirāʾāt across regions.
And so much more!