Geographical and Socio-religious setup of Arab

• Arabs call Arabia "Jazirat-al-arab"
• Dates was the main production of Arabs.
• Yaman is the most fertile tract in Arabia.
• Regions which received good amount of water were remarkably fertile for the production of indigo, coffee, vegetables and fruits.
• Goats and Sheeps were the chief assets of the Bedouins.
• Arabia was surrounded with Syrian desert in the north, Indian ocean in the south, Persian gulf in the east and Red sea in the west.
• Most useful animal there is Camel, which is also known as the SHIP OF THE DESERT
• Arabia is a peninsula in the south-west of asia.
• Arab tribes were generally known as Sheikhs
• The Battle of Basus was a tribal conflict before Hazrat Mohommad which was fought for 40 years between Banu Bakr and Bani Taghlib.
• There was no systematic law in Pre-arab.
• Pre-arabia was overclouded with barbarism, injustice and superstition.
• Women could not inherit property or have any share in it.
• In pre-islamic Arabia, women had very little rights.
• The position of women was worst than any contemporary country in the world.
• Polygamy and Polyandry were common among the Arabs
• Prophet Muhammad lifted women from the depth of inferiority to the position of respect and dignity.
• Slavery was in fashion among the Arabs.
• Some famous poems: Imrarul Qays, Tarafa-ibn-al-ahad, Amra-bin-kulthum.
• Pre-arabian people were idolatrous
• Period preceeding the rise of islam is known as Jahiliya
• Besides idols, they also worshipped the sun, moon, stars and the air.
• Every city had its own Gods and Goddesses like Al-uzza, al-lat, manah and hubal
• Kabah kept more than 360 idols, and every year a famous fair "Fair of Ukaz" was held