Roots of Extremism and its importantThe Rise of the state of the Arabs before Islam
Abstract
. () . . . . Through the study of the concept of the state in Arabic lexicons it is found that the lexicons havent defined the legal and political concepts of the state. Their definition of the concept of the state is restricted to two meanings only: the circulation of money and the circulation of victory in war. In other words, the pre-Islam Arabs did not know the contemporary concept of the state. There existed the link that built upon the real or the pretended kinship (allegiance). This research discusses the role of the tribe in the rise of the state of the pre-Islam Arabs taking into consideration that in Belad al-Hajaz there was a general state in the legal sense currently known. The tribe was a group of people that belonged to a common grandfather. They believed that the blood relation unified them and they lived in one area. They had common duties to defend the tribe and to give the blood money. Also the research explains that the tribe was synonymous with the current concept of the state. This is achieved through the study of the foundations of through the state such as people, government, district, and sovereignty. It I s also concluded that the chieftain had particular position and character and it shows his traits and the way of selecting the chieftain.