Arab people (Arabic: عربي, ʻArabi) or Arabs (Arabic: العرب, al-ʻArab) are a Semitic group of people whose cultural, linguistic, and in certain cases, ancestral origins trace back to the tribes of the Middle East and North Africa (essentially the Arabian Peninsula). The Arabic language and culture began spreading throughout the Middle East as early as the 2nd century with ethnically Arab Christians such as the Ghassanids and even earlier ethnically Arab Jewish tribes. Outside of the cultural Arabs, some Arabs have become Christian and are known as Arab Christians. Socially, Arabs are divided into two groups: the settled Arab, fellahin (villagers) or hadar (townspeople) and the nomadic Bedouin.
According to traditional legends, Arab lineages allegedly originate from three groups:
Keeping the surname is an important part of Arabic culture as some lineages can be traced far back to ancient times. Some Arabs claim they can trace their lineage back to Noah and Adam.
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام, al-’islām) is a religion founded by Muhammad (Mohammed) in AD 622 during the Umayyad aristocracy (a golden age for the Islamic Ummah in which it was specifically Arab). Islam practices a theology based in the Qur'an, and an individual who follows Islam is called a Muslim. According to traditional Islamic belief, Isa or Jesus was sent by Allah to pave the road for Islam revealed to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel.[1][2] Gabriel revealed Allah's last message, the Qur'an to the utmost and final prophet, Muhammad. The word Allah (الله) is the name of God predominately used by Muslims and the word Islam means "submission" or total surrender to the will of Allah.
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