NMC273Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: South Arabia, Quraysh, Lakhmids
2 Jun 2016
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References in qur"an to trade in mecca sura 106 refers to commercial role summer and winter caravans. Became important commercial centre sassanians at war, conflict had impact on trade routes. Trade route up towards hera capital of lakhmids important trade centre trade routes from. Byzantine-persian conflict pushed the land routes towards the south benefited mecca. Internal circumstances, like the location and commercial development in mecca under. Central of large commercial network early 7th cen. Meccan caravans and would give earnings to them. Rivalry moved to southern arabia mecca alternative to hera filled a vacuum. Montgomery watt came up with idea that one of reasons why meccan were accepting of. Muhammad"s method was disturbance of tribe from prosperity and people acted on their own affairs luxury goods on trade route. Patricia chrone says where is evidence for luxury trade evidence is that it was leather or food or everyday things not huge value.
