Early dynamics in the Arabian Peninsula

Dr. Esther Webman, Prof. Bassam Tibi

We first turn to the early days of Islam in 7th century CE Arabia. It was during this time that the first encounters between Jews and Muslims took place.

What attitudes developed between the Prophet Muhammad and the Jewish tribes of this region?

References

• Berkey, Jonathan, The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East 600-1800 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003).

• Donner, Fred M., Muhammad and the Believers (Cambride, M.A.: Harvard University Press, 2012).

• Gil, Moshe, Jews in Islamic Countries in the Middle Ages (Leiden: Brill, 2004).

• Lewis, Bernard, The Jews of Islam (Princeton: Princeton, 1984).

• Stillman, Norman A., The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1979).