Pre Islamic Arabia Research Paper

A Brief about the Pre-Islamic Arabia: Before the birth of Mohammad and the rise of Islam, the Arabian Peninsula was ruled by old social and political system that established in response to the harsh environment of the region. The region never knew what we call today central government which it was a tribal government every tribe rules its own territories and that how the Arab lived before the rise of Islam. In addition to that the Arabian Peninsula was surrounded by powerful two empires that sought to extend their influence into the region economically and militarily. The first of these two empire was the Western Roman Empire or the Byzantine Empire, the Byzantine Empire controlled the east and south sides of the Mediterranean basin. The …show more content…
Specifically, control was maintained by making alliances with the chiefs of the powerful Arabian tribes who resided throughout the peninsula. Pre-Islamic Arabia did not have any codified law as we know today. Security was provided only through one’s family and tribe, even a family alone could not survive without the protection of a tribe. A tribe was like a big family were everyone had to protect the other from outside danger. An attack on a member of a specific tribe was considered as an attack on the entire tribe itself. Finally the traditional religion of the time was polytheism. Each tribe had their own set of idols that they revered and offered their prayers to. In fact, certain tribes established allegiance with one another through the reverence of a shared idol. Although pre-Islamic Arabia was often violent, there were strict rules forbidding violence of any kind at local shrines where idols were worshipped. These rules made it possible for families from different tribes to converse or trade with one another at local shrines without fear of an attack. However, just prior to the birth of Muhammad, monotheism was beginning to spread throughout Arabia. The existence of Judaism had