Arabization
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Arabization or Arabicization is a sociological process of cultural change in which a non-Arab society becomes Arab, meaning it either directly adopts, is forced to accept, or becomes strongly influenc
Caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705) established Arabic as the sole official language of the Umayyad Caliphate in 686 CE.
Sassanian weaponry, 7th century
Banu Hilal, Emir of Mascara in western Algeria, 1856
Maqāma 21, Maqamat al Harari, 1237
The Arab migrations to the Maghreb involved successive waves of migration and settlement by Arab peoples in the Maghreb region of North Africa, encompassing modern-day Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tuni
Arabization
…franca in these areas and various dialects formed. This process was accelerated by the migration of various Arab tribes outside of Arabia, such as the Arab migrations to the Maghreb and the Levant. The influence of Arabic has been profound in many other countries whose cultures have been influenced by Islam. Arabic was a major…
Dirham coin of Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
Aghlabid dinar issued during the reign of Emir Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab
Arabic manuscript of the orally transmitted epic poem about the Bedouin Banu Hilal, by Hussein Al-Ulaimi, 1849 CE, origin unknown
A group of Bedouins in Libya