The role of the Arabs in the translation movement during the Abbasid era

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One of the factors that helped to learn about the cultures of the other, translation is a positive movement and an indicator of the extent of the nation's strength and its quest to consolidate power scientifically and culturally.
And the Islamic nation since the Prophet’s mission has been going from strength to strength, and one of the indicators of strength in the Islamic nation was the transfer of the sciences and culture of the other, especially the useful ones.
The importance of translation is indisputable, and it is a civilized necessity that bridges the existing imbalance between the higher and lower civilizations, and it is an essential element in the education process and a means of enriching and developing the language.
From this standpoint, the phenomenon of translation began to be strong among Muslims, so the Caliphs encouraged this movement, so translation centers, houses of knowledge, and the role of wisdom spread, especially in the Abbasid era. Muslims.
This research comes as an attempt by the researcher to explain the role of the Arabs in the translation movement during the Abbasid era. The distribution of research points was as follows:
The genesis of translation among the Arabs
The development and prosperity of the translation movement during the Abbasid era
The role of the Arabs in the translation movement during the Abbasid era
First: The role of the Abbasid caliphs in the translation movement, for example
1- Abu Jaafar Al-Mansur
2- Harun al-Rashid
3- Al-Ma’moun
Second: The role of scholars in the translation movement, the most famous Arab translators, and the most important translated books.

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