In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Why is periodization of history important? (05:56) How does periodization affect contextual understanding of history? (08:46) Comparison of Islamic Golden Age with European Dark Ages have in Islamic History (11:44) How does the use of political events as 'historical pivots' affect Muslims' view of their history? (17:34) What are some other historical pivots that can be used to understand history? (22:13) How have Muslim historians present history through the ages? (25:46) Should Muslim historians adopt the modern-day Eurocentric periodization of history? (31:28) How would you periodise the past 14 centuries of Islamic History? (34:56) Where do you draw the line between Classical and Medieval Islam? (39:39) Top-down vs Bottom-up approach to history (41:52) How will future historians talk about us? (47:35) How may we interpret the periodization of history in the Hadith of Nouman ibn Bashir?