(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?