The Predominant Social and Cultural Orientation of the Speaker of Arabic
All the aspects of life of Arab people are based and centered on Quran, the main text in the Arabic world. The whole life, social and cultural considerations are based on this book. People follow Quran in their social relations, cultural and religious beliefs and in other aspects.
The main principles of the social relations are based on the domination of men under women. A man is a head of the family who has the power under women. Women are not allowed many things and most of their actions are to be agreed with men.
The center of the religion belief of the speaker of Arabic is that life on the Earth is not the final institution, there is another life where possible to appear only if to follow all the rules of Quran and pray. There is a judgment day which is going to be on the Earth when all people who led correct lives are to reincarnate. All life of people is predetermined by the creator and all actions people conduct are based on his will.
The Various Religious Beliefs Practiced in Mecca before the Rise of Islam
Before the implementation of Islam in Mecca, the most spread religions were Judaism and Christianity. However, people did not believe in reincarnation, that is why the belief is jinn, ghost, and other similar mysterious creatures was a normal affair. The pre-Islamic land was not united under the government of one specific government, people lived in tribes and their cults and traditions differed from tribe to tribe.
Even though Judaism and Christianity were the most spread religions with the tendency for fast grow, other religions existed which helped people follow their beliefs. In most cases tribes had one God that made those monotheistic, in spite of the fact that antiquity should be polytheistic.
However, such religious directions as idol-worshippers or polytheists, Atheists, Zindiqs, Sabines were also present that added to the diversity of the religious life in the region. Following the religion which existed in the community was presupposed by the tribal organization of the world.
Was Tribalism a Form of Government in pre-Islamic Arabia?
Tribalism was a form of government in pre-Islamic Arabia. Pre-Islamic world was organized in tribes. Each tribe was like a separate government. The Middle East was not organized in strong countries with centralized ruling power before implementing Islam in the region. The government in tribes was organized on the basis of the family relationships. Such relationships were predominated in the period when the centralized government was absent.
The belonging to the ruling family gave individuals the feeling of usefulness to the community. The connection between tribes was also important as being different according to social and political context, having absolutely different cultural and ethnic identities tribes still had to develop the relationships for developing personal societies. The absence of the relationships between the tribes could mean the warfare which was the part of the social and political life of different tribes.
Tribalism as the social affair positively impacted the development of human beings and affected the evolution of their development. Tribalism was a form of social structure which helped the tribal heads run affairs and become ready for the centralized government which occurred after setting up Islam.