Eastern Arabia in the sixth and seventh centuries A.D. / by Hassan Muhammad al-Naboodah.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Exeter University, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies.

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Chapter 1 An Historical Geography of Eastern Arabia in the Sixth and Seventh Centuries A.D -- The Sources -- The Geographical Definition of Ancient Arabia -- The Geography of Bahrain -- Regional and Physical Features of Bahrain -- Principal Settlements of Bahrain -- The District of al- Khatt -- The District of Hajar -- The Geography of Oman -- Regional and Physical Features of Oman -- Principal Settlements of Oman -- Chapter 2 Commercial Activity in Eastern Arabia Under Sasanian Rule -- Oman and Bahrain sea Trade with India, China and Africa in the Sixth and Early Seventh Centuries A.D -- The Main Imports -- The Principal Exports -- Chapter 3 The Immigration and Geographical Distribution of the Major Pre-Islamic Arab Tribes in Eastern Arabia -- Analysis of the Information -- The Arab Tribes of Bahrain at the Rise of Islam -- 'Abd al-Qays -- Qays b. Tha'laba -- Sa'd b. Zaydmanāt of Tamim -- Non-Arab Inhabitants of Bahrain -- The Early History of the Arab Tribes of Oman -- The Azd Tribes of Oman -- The Other Tribal Groups of Oman -- Chapter 4 Eastern Arabia in the Pre-Islamic Era -- The Sasanian Predominance over the Area of Eastern Arabia -- The Political Organisation of the Bahrain Tribes and their Relations with the Rulers of al-Hira from 554 -613 A.D -- Tamim Clans of Bahrain -- Bakr b. Wa'il of Bahrain -- 'Abd al-Qays -- Chapter 5 The Islamic Era -- The Prophet's Policy Towards the Arab Tribes -- Islamicization of Bahrain – the Abd al-Qays Delegation to the Prophet -- The Tamim Delegation to the Prophet -- Islamicization of Oman -- The Ridda Movement in Eastern Arabia after the Death of Prophet -- The Ridda Movement in Bahrain -- The Ridda Movement in Oman -- Chapter 6 Role of the East Arabian Tribes in the Conquest of Fars -- The Conquest of Fars – Phase I: The Raid of al-'Ala' on Fārs -- Phase II: The Conquest and Occupation of Fars -- The Conquest of the Southern Zone -- The Conquest of the Central and Nothern Zones -- Migration and Settlement of the East Arabian Tribes in Basra from 'Umar's Caliphate until the Death of Yazid I 64 A.H -- 'Abd al-Qays -- Sa'd b. Zaydmanát -- Azd 'Umãn -- List Maps -- Ptolemy's Map of Arabia Felix -- The Indian Ocean in the Middle Ages –The Main Inland Routes of Arabia in the Sixth Century A.D -- Arabia in the Early Seventh Century A.D. Distribution of Tribes -- The Gulf Under Sasanian Rule in the Sixth Century A.D -- The Basran Armies in the Conquest of Persia 19-32 A.H.