The research focusses on the translation and editing of Arabic-Islamic Manuscripts in the translation unit of the Waziri Junaidu History and Culture Bureau, Sokoto (WJHCBS). Since the establishment of the bureau in 1973, the unit was created with a view to translating and editing some of the Manuscripts collected to either Hausa or English for the benefit of the public. Since then, some few manuscripts were translated and at long run the unit is no more producing translated or edited copies of the manuscripts. Despite the significance of the unit in fostering the Sokoto Caliphate literature and production of the translated/edited copies of the manuscripts the unit has now been abandoned and turns out to be like a closed factory which only exists by name. In view of the above, the research attempted to examine the situation of the unit, a brief history of the unit, the manuscripts available in the unit, procedures of translation and editing of the manuscripts, translated/edited copies of manuscripts in the unit, problems and challenges towards translation and editing of the manuscripts in the unit. Lastly, findings, recommendations and conclusion are provided.