Article The Culture of Tarjamah (translation) and al-Muthāqafah (acculturation) in Medieval Islamic World
It is no exaggeration to say that Arab-Islamic civilization had no counterpart in Europe’s modern era, advanced technical era, or nuclear age. In general, modern Europe is still obfuscating the debt that its renaissance owes to the science and civilization of Muslim Arabs. Most research in intellect...
| Published in: | The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter, Versita
2019
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The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
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| Further subjects: | B
Ancient schools
B MuthÉqafah B ×unain ibn IsÍÉq B Tarjamah B Qur’Én B KhÉlid ibn YazÊd B al-Ma’mËn B Bayt al-×ikmah B Muslim scientists B Islamic sciecnce |
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| Summary: | It is no exaggeration to say that Arab-Islamic civilization had no counterpart in Europe’s modern era, advanced technical era, or nuclear age. In general, modern Europe is still obfuscating the debt that its renaissance owes to the science and civilization of Muslim Arabs. Most research in intellectual and philosophical studies historically has discussed modern Europe by moving rapidly towards the earliest eras, without giving recognition to the influence of Arab Islamic civilization. Even modern Western civilization revolves around itself in a negative way; its thinkers see the history of the world only as the path to the West’s great progress. One thing that is overlooked is the translation movement’s unique role in providing the Arab mind with ideas, opinions, and theories in the various sciences and literature. Arab-Islamic civilization was characterized by the process of human development, especially during the first four centuries of Islam, when Arabic was the official language of the state. Translation contributed to the prosperity and cultural growth of that period and to the history of Arabs and Muslims. This article attempts to shed light on the motives that prompted Arab Muslims to transfer books of science, philosophy, and literature to their language, a process known as muthāqafah/acculturation, which is linked to the reality of successive and ongoing conquests. Muthāqafah/acculturation caused Muslim Arabs to take into account the importance of new ideas and conditions. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-6172 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
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