Arabian—Islamic Cultural History (Volume 2) Near Noon Period

Author:】 (Egypt) Amin
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This is the second volume of the book, titled "The Age of the Abbasids" (Part 1), which elaborates on the social and cultural developments during the first century of the Abbasid Caliphate (750–847). Based on extensive primary sources, the book discusses how Arab and Muslim scholars from various ethnic groups translated, corrected, and interpreted ancient Persian, Indian, Greek, and Roman texts, while conducting in-depth research that combined Islamic and Arab cultures. This laid a solid foundation for the brilliant "Arab–Islamic Culture" that marked the golden age of Arab culture. The book also emphasizes the contributions of the slave class to culture. The Abbasids valued the education of female slaves, training them in various arts, particularly literature, poetry, and singing and dancing. Female slaves came from highly cultured neighboring ethnic groups, and their contributions to literature and art far surpassed those of free Arab women, rivaling the political, military, economic, and cultural contributions of male slaves.