The Influences of Ancient Iranian Culture on Islamic Culture in the Abbasid Period

Arab Muslims' familiarity with Iranian culture and civilization after the conquest, influenced the lifestyle of Muslims especially Abbasid caliphs. On the other hand, there was a big change in Iranian' situation. They had opportunity to enter the caliphate and take over the affairs of the country. This has made them to appear in the political arena. Also, the transfer of Abbasid political center to the center of historical land of Iran, more than ever influenced the revival of Iranian element in this period. This historical process paved the way for the emergence of Persian language in the bureaucratic system and translating Persian texts to Arabic. Therefore, we are seeing a large number of Iranian scientists in the scientific and their instance on preserving Iranian traditions like the Nowruz and Mehregan celebrities. Hence, the present article attempts to express cultural impact of Iranian on Muslims in the Abbasid caliphate and make it clear what is called the Iranian Islamic culture in Iran what has been related to ancient Iranian culture.