The economic condition of the Arabs before Islam

Al-Rahiq al-Makhtum holds that the economic condition of the Arabs before Islam followed their social condition, as is clear from the look at their ways of making a living. ^{1 2}

Trade was the greatest means of obtaining the necessities of life. A trading journey was possible only when security and peace prevailed, and this was missing in the Arabian Peninsula except in the sacred months. These are the months in which the famous markets of the Arabs were held, such as Ukaz, Dhu al-Majaz, Majanna, and others. ² The sacred months were a mercy and a help to them in their lives and the earning of their livelihood. ¹

As for crafts, they were the nations furthest from them. Most of the crafts found among the Arabs, such as weaving and tanning, were in Yemen, in al-Hira, and on the edges of Syria. ² Within the Peninsula there was farming, tilling, and keeping livestock, and the women of all the Arabs worked at spinning. But goods were exposed to the wars, and poverty, hunger, and nakedness were common in society. ²

The journeys of winter and summer and the trade of Quraysh are treated in the book at their own places. The views of modern studies on the economy of the Peninsula before Islam have not yet been added.