The Abbasids. How did the House of Wisdom helped shape the Muslim Society?
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ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴡɪsᴅᴏᴍ (ᴀʀᴀʙɪᴄ: بيت الحكمة, ʀᴏᴍᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ: ʙᴀʏᴛ ᴀʟ-Ḥɪᴋᴍᴀʜ), ᴀʟsᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ ᴏғ ʙᴀɢʜᴅᴀᴅ, ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴀʙʙᴀsɪᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ʙᴀɢʜᴅᴀᴅ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙʙᴀsɪᴅ ᴄᴀʟɪᴘʜs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪsʟᴀᴍɪᴄ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴀɢᴇ.[][] ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴡɪsᴅᴏᴍ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅɪsᴘᴜᴛᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ɪᴛs ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ, ᴀɴ ɪssᴜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀᴘsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙʙᴀsɪᴅ ᴄᴀʟɪᴘʜᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ᴄᴏʀʀᴏʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀʀʏ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛ ᴀ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴡɪsᴅᴏᴍ ᴡᴀs ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀs ᴀ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟɪᴘʜ ʜᴀʀᴜɴ ᴀʟ-ʀᴀsʜɪᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ (ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴏғ ᴀʟ-ᴍᴀ'ᴍᴜɴ) ᴏʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀʟ-ᴍᴀɴsᴜʀ (ʀᴇɪɢɴ 754–775) ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏ ɪɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀʀᴀʙɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀsɪᴀɴ.[][]