Seerah Lesson 2
There were two types of rulers in Arabia prior to Islam. What were they?
1. Crowned kings and 2. Heads of tribes and clans
What was the oldest kingdom in Arabia?
Yemen (approximately 650 B.C.). Ma'rib Dam broke in 450 or 451 A.D.
450 AD Ma'rib Dam broke
523 AD Dhu Nawas, a Jew, army against Christians in Najran
Who conquered Yemen in 525 AD?
The Abyssinians.
Abraha was one of the soldiers and later became ruler of Yemen and took his army to destroy the Ka'bah. Yemenis sought help from Persians