I find it strange that we see much of the golden age of the Middle East through the eyes of Islam. We refer not to the period as say for instance the Perso-Arab

I find it strange that we see much of the golden age of the Middle East through the eyes of Islam. We refer not to the period as say for instance the Perso-Arabic (indeed, much of it was Persian though) golden age or something equivalent but rather the Islamic one, even though Islam had little to do for it. Some comments also mention the cities sacked as Islamic, and not say Persian for instance. Of course, it is a very decidedly modern and political framing, but inaccurate and bizarre nonetheless. As much as calling the Renaissance in Europe the ‘Christian Golden Age’. It is also worth noting the interplay and knowledge transfer from China, India, Japan, and various South East Asian countries into Persia too: in an attempt to hold up this narrative, we forget to see some of the things that we give ‘Islam’ exclusive credit for that were actually merely translated from the Eastern original.