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The United Arab States was a short-lived confederation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and North Yemen from 1958 to 1961. [15]The title of the book refers to Arabs without using the definite article "the" (Arabs instead of the Arabs) because, according to the author, the meaning of the word has repeatedly changed over time, making it "misleading" to use. [16]
[1] Historically, Arab tribes have inhabited the Arabian Peninsula. However, with the spread of Islam, they started migrating and settling in various regions, including the Levant, [2] Mesopotamia, [3] Egypt, [4] Sudan, [5] the Maghreb, [6] and Khuzestan. [7] These areas collectively form what is known as the Arab world, excluding Khuzestan.
Although Islam does not recognize any castes (only socio-economic classes), [9] existing divisions in Persia and India were adopted by local Muslim societies. Evidence of social stratification exists in later Persian works such as Nizam al-Mulk's 11th-century Siyasatnama, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's 13th-century Akhlaq-i Nasiri, and the 17th-century Jam-i-Mufidi.
Banu Qainuqa — most powerful of all the Jewish tribes of the peninsula before Islam [6] [5] [2] Banu Quda'a — Himyarite tribe of converts to Sadducee Judaism [7] Banu Qurayza — sub-clan of the al-Kāhinān, located in Yathrib, "principal family" fled Syria under Ghassanid rule, then fled Medina, after expulsion by Muhammed, back to Syria
The Islamic tradition names Jadhima's nephew as Amr ibn Adi of the Lakhm tribe, [11] which dwelt in southern Syria at that time. It is likely he is the same as the "Amr, king of the Lakhm" mentioned in a Parthian inscription as a vassal of the Sasanian emperor Narseh ( r.
The Zenata adopted Islam early, in the 7th century. While other Berber tribes continued to resist the Umayyad Caliphate conquest well into the 8th century, they were quickly Islamized. [6] They also formed a substantial contingent in the subsequent Muslim conquest of Iberia. [1]
Located south of Mecca, it is a branch of the Zahran tribe, [1] among its leaders Tufayl ibn Amr, one of Muhammad's companions. [2] Abu Hurairah also hails from the Daws tribe. There are Islamic prophecies with regards to 'End-Times' that have quoted the tribe; like the following by Abu Hurairah:
In pre-Islamic Arabia tribes played an important role in shaping the peninsula's practised and culture, tribes often had male leaders known as sheikhs, however this is not always the case, Some high-ranking women of influential tribal families appear in later oral traditions as mediators or peace-brokers, suggesting that women could, in certain contexts, affect inter-tribal relations.