Monotheistic religious currents and their impact on the Arab mentality In the peninsula before Islam

Abstract

     The study of the Arabian Peninsula in terms of religion that preceded the emergence of Islam from the important studies that concern the history of the Arabs because of the relevance of the events that contributed in one way or another in the crystallization of the Arab social system later and formed one of the elements of the historical development of the Arabs. Their religious life is generally characterized by paganism, although it is a pagan of a special kind. It recognizes the existence of God, yet idols take a means to approach him. Paganism emerged alongside the pagan religious streams that played an active and important role in influencing the Arab mindset and preparing it to accept its historical role in embracing the last great divine messages. The research dealt with these monotheistic religious currents that were represented in Judaism, Christianity and Tafsia and discussed their existence and their impact on the Arab mentality in the Arabian Peninsula before Islam and was based on a number of mothers of primary sources and important references.