The first translations in Arabic were in the time of Syrians, when the population was primarily pagan. Syrians were influenced by Greeks in their translation methods and prefer the content to the form of translation. One of the greatest translators in Arabic world was Zaid ibn Thabit known as a personal writer of Muhammad’s words. He became famous helping to spread Qur’an to non-Muslims and recording different Qur’an verses. It is known that he noted the versions of Qur’an from Muhammad that wer
