Blog # 9 The Tribe

The Tribe has always been an important concept in Arabian and Islamic history, creating divisions among its dwellers and followers. How has this caused problems in the history of Islam?


The concept of tribe has always been an important idea in Arabian and Islamic history. While they have many positive features to them, unfortunately they also come with problems. Some of those include the too stron of a reliance on the leader. For example after Muhammad's death most of the alliences broke, along with Islamic peace. The problem was that the people of the tribe relied too much on their leader, and when the leader collapsed, so did the people's stability.