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.

2023年3月14日 · Here is the story of the rise of Islam in the Middle Ages, its conquests, its empire, its time of greatness and of decay, unrolling one of the richest and most instructive panoramas in history.

2011年4月28日 · Arabia was home to great city builders and nomads alike. They were of great influence on many occasions in the ancient period. One of the first mentions of Arabs comes from the Bible and the Torah. The table of nations mentions Sheba, Dedan, and Qedar.

In antiquity, the term "Arabia" encompassed a larger area than the current term "Arabian Peninsula" and included the Arabian desert and large parts of the Syrian-Arabian desert. During the Hellenistic period , the area was known as Arabia ( Ancient Greek : Ἀραβία ).

2 天之前 · Arab, one whose native language is Arabic. In modern usage, it embraces any of the Arabic-speaking peoples living in the vast region from Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast of Africa, to southwestern Iran, including the entire Maghrib of North Africa, Egypt and Sudan, the Arabian Peninsula, and Syria and Iraq.

2025年1月21日 · Arabia, from the advent of Islam in the 7th century, maintained close ties with other parts of the Middle East through commercial, religious, social, military, and political interactions.