ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə hɪstˈoːɹiənz ʌv ɪslˈɑːmɪk ˈɑːɹt ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, "ɡɹˈæbɑːɹ tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ðə fˈiːldz ʌv ɪslˈɑːmɪk ˈɑːɹt, ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚɹ ænd ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒi θɹuː hɪz mˈɪɹɪˌæd skˈɑːlɚli wˈɜːks, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl tˈɛkstbʊks, ænd θɹuː tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ænd ɪnspˈaɪɚɹɪŋ mˈɛni dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːət ænd ɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈuːdənts æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˈɪʃɪɡən ænd æt hˈɑːɹvɚd.
According to the President of the Historians of Islamic Art Association, "Grabar transformed the fields of Islamic art, architecture and archaeology through his myriad scholarly works, general textbooks, and through training and inspiring many generations of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Michigan and at Harvard.