A lot of those scholars were not "Islamic" or "Muslim", just happened to live in the area. Many of them were christians (Church of the East), Sabians, Jews, or

A lot of those scholars were not "Islamic" or "Muslim", just happened to live in the area. Many of them were christians (Church of the East), Sabians, Jews, or local hellenistic inspired cults. Also some of those translations were translated to other local languages (eg. Assyrian, Hebrew...) then to Arabic. Of course, in todays world, one could say Arabic/Islam becoming the dominant culture/religion minimized the work and exposure others get. Here are some of the more famous ones Christians: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunayn_ibn_Ishaq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunayn_ibn_Ishaq - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaq_ibn_Hunayn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaq_ibn_Hunayn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergius_of_Reshaina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergius_of_Reshaina - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masawaiyh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masawaiyh Sabians: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan_ibn_Thabit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan_ibn_Thabit Cult of Sin: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thābit_ibn_Qurra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thābit_ibn_Qurra