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The recorded history of the Arabs begins in the mid-9th century BCE, which is the earliest known attestation of the Old Arabic language. Tradition holds that Arabs descend from Ishmael, the son of Abraham. [1]
History of Arabia, survey of the Arabian peninsula from the Stone Age to modernity. Though home to a variety of cultures and peoples throughout its history, the foundation of Islam among the Arabs was among the region’s most significant and outstanding contributions to world history.
The Arabs (Arabic: عَرَب, DIN 31635: ʿarab, Arabic pronunciation: [b] [ˈʕɑ.rɑb] ⓘ), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group [c] mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.
6 dni temu · Arabic, the language of the Islamic sacred scripture (the Qurʾān), was adopted throughout much of the Middle East and North Africa as a result of the rapidly established supremacy of Islam in those regions.
Arabian Islam replaced Persian influence in the Bahrain district and Al-Ḥasā province in the northeast, and in Yemen. As the conquests far beyond Arabia poured loot into the Holy Cities (Mecca and Medina), they became wealthy centres of a sophisticated Arabian culture; Medina became a centre for Qurʾānic study, the evolution of Islamic law ...
15 lis 2010 · The terrorist attacks in the United States, ongoing crisis in Iraq, and renewed violence between Israelis and Palestinians all underscore the need for a balanced and well-informed understanding of the Arab world, and make this insightful history of the Arab peoples more important than ever.
This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances.
