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Most Arabic speaking scientific knowledge that was generated is Persian, I have not seen it generated from other areas from my research into Arabic polymaths. B
by graphe 4y ago
Most Arabic speaking scientific knowledge that was generated is Persian, I have not seen it generated from other areas from my research into Arabic polymaths. Baghdad would have been important too, but we know the story of the Mongols. A lot of the mathematical knowledge is also found in ancient India. For the longest I thought Arabic numerals were... Arabic.
They're from India.
- Karrot_Kream 4y agoDepends on which part of the Islamic world you're looking at. Al Andalus was a more Arab speaking part but India was definitely more Persian speaking because of the Turkish influence. Knowledge of both Persian and Arabic among the educated elite was common.