Muslims, Jews and Pagans: Studies on Early Islamic Medina

Muslims, Jews and Pagans examines in detail the available source material on the ʿĀliya area south of Medina on the eve of Islam and at the time of the Prophet Muḥammad. It provides part of the necessary background for the study of the Prophet's history by utilizing in addition to the Prophet's biographies, various texts about the history, geography and inhabitants of this area.

The topics include the landscape, especially the fortifications, the delayed conversion to Islam of part of the Aw...