Syrian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 10 — Page 162

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

عَنِ الْعَقْلِ، لَا إِلَى الْأَدِلَّةِ الْمَأْخُوذَةِ مِنْ أَيِّ كِتَابٍ دِينِيٍّ كَانَ فَتَسَامُحٌ مِثْلُ هَذَا هُوَ مِمَّا لَمْ تَصِلْ إِلَيْهِ أُورُبَّا بَعْدَمَا قَامَتْ بِهِ فِي أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِنَ الْحُرُوبِ الطَّاحِنَةِ وَمَا عَانَتْهُ مِنَ الْأَحْقَادِ الْمُتَأَصِّلَةِ وَمَا مُنِيَتْ بِهِ مِنَ الْمَذَابِحِ الدَّامِيَةِ.

(from previous page) ⟵ We have presented more than one proof for this and will not elaborate on it, but rather refer to what Monsieur Dozy translated from the story of one of the Arab theologians who attended many philosophy lessons in Baghdad, in which people from Jews, heretics, Zoroastrians, Muslims, and Christians, etc., participated. He would listen to each of them with great respect, and only asked them to rely on evidence derived from reason, not on evidence taken from any religious book. Such tolerance is something that Europe has not yet achieved, despite more than a thousand years of devastating wars, ingrained hatreds, and bloody massacres.

وَإِذَا كَانَ تَأْثِيرُ الْعَرَبِ عَظِيمًا فِي نَوَاحِي أُورُبَّا الَّتِي لَمْ يُسَيْطِرُوا عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا بِمُؤَلَّفَاتِهِمْ أَبْصَرْنَا تَأْثِيرًا أَعْظَمَ مِنْ هَذَا فِي الْبِلَادِ الَّتِي خَضَعَتْ لِسُلْطَانِهِمْ كَبِلَادِ إِسْبَانِيَةَ الَّتِي نَرَى أَنَّ أَفْضَلَ وَسِيلَةٍ لِتَقْدِيرِ تَأْثِيرِ الْعَرَبِ فِيهَا تَقْدِيرًا قَاطِعًا هُوَ أَنْ نَنْظُرَ إِلَى حَالَتِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهَا قَبْلَ فَتْحِهِمْ إِيَّاهَا وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ سِيَادَتِهِمْ لَهَا وَبَعْدَ إِجْلَائِهِمْ عَنْهَا، فَهُنَالِكَ نَرَى أَنَّهَا هَبَطَتْ بَعْدَ إِجْلَائِهِمْ إِلَى دَرَكَةٍ مِنَ الِانْحِطَاطِ لَمْ تَنْهَضْ مِنْهَا حَتَّى الْآنَ، وَلَنْ يَجِدَ الْبَاحِثُ مِثَالًا أَوْضَحَ مِنْ هَذَا لِتَأْثِيرِ أُمَّةٍ فِي أُمَّةٍ أُخْرَى، وَالتَّارِيخُ لَمْ يَشْتَمِلْ عَلَى مَا هُوَ أَبْرَزُ مِنْ هَذَا الْمِثَالِ.

If the influence of the Arabs was significant in parts of Europe where they held no direct control, relying solely on their writings, we see an even greater impact in lands under their rule, such as Spain. The best way to definitively assess their influence there is to examine the country’s state before the conquest, during their reign, and after their expulsion. We see that, following their departure, Spain sank into a decline from which it has yet to recover. A researcher will find no clearer example of one nation’s influence on another, and history offers no more striking case.

الِاسْتِيعَابُ وَالْفَهْمُ وَالتَّحْلِيلُ. ١.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (29 verbs · 41 nouns)

• أَخَذَ — to take
• كَانَ — to be
• وَصَلَ — to arrive
• عَقْل — mind
• دَلِيل — evidence
• كِتَاب — book