History of The Arabs

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COVER; CONTENTS ; PART I: THE PRE-ISLAMIC AGE; CHAPTER I: THE ARABS AS SEMITES: ARABIA THE CRADLE OF THE SEMITIC RACE; Claims on our interest; Modem explorations; Ethnic relationship: the Semite; Arabia, the cradle of the Semites; CHAPTER II: THE ARABIAN PENINSULA; The setting of the stage; Climatic conditions; Vegetation; The date-palm; Faun; The Arabian horse; The camel; CHAPTER III: BEDOUIN LIFE; The nomad; Razzia; Religiousness; The clan; Asabiyah; The sheikh; CHAPTER IV: EARLY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; South Arabians; 1 Relations with Egypt; Sinaitic copper; Frankincens. 2 Relations with the Sumerians and Babylonians3 Assyrianpenetration; 4 Neo-Babylonian and Persian relations: Tayma; 5 Contacts with the Hebrews; Biblical association: Old Testament references; 6 In classical literature; Roman expedition; The aromaticland; Gold; CHAPTER V: THE SABARAN AND OTHER STATES OF SOUTH ARABIA; The South Arabians as merchants; South Arabic inscriptions; 1 The Sabaean kingdom; Ma'rib dam; 2 The Minaean kingdom; 3 Qataban and Hadramawt; 4 The first Himyarite kingdom; The Semitic origin of the Abyssinians; The castle of Ghumdan. The Romans displace the Arabians in maritime trade5 The second Himyarite kingdom; Christianity and Judaism in al-Yaman; The period of Abyssinian rule; The breaking of Ma'rib dam; Then Persia period; CHAPTER VI: THE NABATAEAN AND OTHER PETTY KINGDOMS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ARABIA; 1 The Nabataeans; The Sinaitic origin of the alphabet; Petra; 2 Palmyrena; Odaynath and Zenobia; 3 The Ghassinids; The Syro-Arab kingdom at its height; AI-Mundhir, son of aI-Harith; Fall of the banu-Ghassan; 4 The Lakhmids; Al-Hirah at the height of its power; The royal family Christianized; 5 Kindah. CHAPTER VII: AL-HIJAZ ON THE EVE OF THE RISE OF ISLAMThe Jahiliyah days; The days of the Arabians

The Basus War; The Day of Dahis; North Arabic in its influence as a language; The heroic age; Poetry; The ode in the classical period; The Mu'allaqat; The pre-Islamic poet; Bedouin character as manifested in poetry; Bedouin heathenism; Solar aspects; Jinn; The daughters of Allah; The Makkan Ka'bah; Allah; The three cities of al-Hijaz: al-Ta'if; Makkah; AI-Madinah; Cultural influences in al-Hijaz: 1 Saba'; 2 Abyssinia; 3 Persia; 4 Ghassanland; 5 The Jews. PART II: THE RISE OF ISLAM AND THE CALIPHAL STATECHAPTER VIII: MUHAMMAD THE PROPHET ALLAH; CHAPTER IX: THE KORAN THE BOOK OF ALLAH; CHAPTER X: ISLAM THE RELIGION OF SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF ALLAH; Dogmas and beliefs; The five pillars: 1 Profession of faith; 2 Prayer; 3 Almsgiving; 4 Fasting; 5 Pilgrimage; Holy War; CHAPTER XI: PERIOD OF CONQUEST, EXPANSION AND COLONIZATION, A.D. 632-61; The orthodox caliphate: A patriarchal age; Arabia conquers itself; The economic causes of the expansion; CHAPTER XII: THE CONQUEST OF SYRIA; Khalid's perilous march ; The decisive battle of Yarmuk