North Arabian Research Articles

Development of the Umayyad Civilization

This research describes the history of Islamic civilization during the Umayyad era. The aim of this research is to determine political, administrative and economic progress, as well as the causes of the decline and destruction of the Umayyad Bani. The study method used is literature study or library research by collecting various information related to the Umayyad civilization. Data collection with the results of previous research which supports the data in this research. The result was the Umayyah Dynasty, taken from the name of Umayyah bin 'Abdu Shams bin 'Abdu Manaf. The contribution of the Umayyad Dynasty's policies which had a positive impact on the development of Islamic civilization included: Political stabilization, thus opening up opportunities for development in various aspects of life, territorial expansion, infrastructure development, and the spread of Islamic da'wah. Meanwhile, the decline and destruction of the Umayyad dynasty was caused by many factors, including: the struggle for power between the royal family, the long-standing conflict with the Shiite and Khawarij opposition groups, the ethnic conflict between the North Arabian tribes and the South Arabian tribes, the incompetence of the caliphs in leading the government and the tendency of those who lived in luxury, the overthrow of the Bani Abbas who was fully supported by the Bani Hashim, the Shiites, and the Mawali group

A Bronze Age town in the Khaybar walled oasis: Debating early urbanization in Northwestern Arabia.

Recent exploration of the Khaybar oasis by the Khaybar Longue Durée Archaeological Project (AFALULA-RCU-CNRS) has led to the discovery of an exceptional Bronze Age fortified site called al-Natah. For the first time in Northwestern Arabia, the characteristics of a third/second-millennium-BCE settlement can be assessed over a large area. Preliminary archaeological survey and soundings have revealed a fortified 2.6-hectares town built around 2400-2000 BCE which lasted until at least 1500 BCE and possibly 1300 BCE-but with possible interruptions-, functionally subdivided into a residential area, a probable decision-making zone and a necropolis. The nucleated dwellings were constructed following a standard plan and were connected by small streets. By comparison with neighboring oasis centers, we suggest that Northwestern Arabia during the Bronze Age-largely dominated by pastoral nomadic groups and already integrated into long-distance trade networks-was dotted with interconnected monumental walled oases centered around small fortified towns. And by comparison with the contemporary situation in the Southern Levant, we also envisage that the archaeological record bears witness to a 'low urbanization' (or 'slow urbanism'), indigenous to North Arabia, evidencing weak but increasing social complexity through the Early and Middle Bronze Ages.

Recent two decades witness an uptick in monsoon depressions over the northern Arabian Sea

The analysis reveals that the occurrence of summer Monsoon Depressions (MDs) over the North Arabian Sea is doubling during 2001–2022 compared to the 1981–2000 period. This increase stems from changes in the region’s dynamic and thermodynamic conditions. The heightened genesis potential parameter with sea surface temperature and moisture flux transport and its convergence over the North Arabian Sea inducing MDs formation, contrasting to the Bay of Bengal. The dynamic processes involved in its formation, a combination of barotropic and dynamical instability, are leading to increased rainfall over northwestern India. Strong East Asian jet variability, with an anomalous anticyclone in the north and weak cyclonic anomalies in the south, induces prevailing easterly wind anomalies along the monsoon trough. This leads to a poleward shift (~1.13°) in the low-level jet, significantly altering dynamic and thermodynamic parameters in the northern Arabian Sea region leading to a notable increase in MDs.

The Future of the Civilization of the Ummah Is Reviewed from the Sociology of Education for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG'S)

Objective: The ancient Arab economy developed in the second half of the first millennium BC. Its glory peaked in the first century until the early second century AD, with trade routes to North Arabia and Syria. Nabataean kingdom in North Arabia was established, with two major cities as trading centers: Petra, and Palmyra. using the sociological perspective of education and commercialization theory, the ancient Arab economy has a mode of merchant capitalism. Theoretical Framework: Ancient Arab trading capitalism revived in the pre-Islamic Arab period, from the end of the fourth century AD. Mecca became the center of international trade, side by side with Yathrib and Taif. Two types of markets were born, the inner market and the outer market. New institutions related to culture, politics, and economy were established, including the division of labor institutions and institutions that regulate traders' interaction from inside and outside Makkah. Method: This research uses an interpretative paradigm with a qualitative approach, case study type, and multicase design. Data were collected using observation, interviews, and documentation. Data validity using triangulation of sources, methods, and theories. Next, an interactive model analysis is carried out. The research object was carried out in the Yogyakarta and Surakarta regions of Indonesia. Results and Discussion: Merchant capitalism during the early Islamic era underwent characteristic changes, similar to social capitalism. Referred to as Religious Capitalism, because its inspiration comes from religious teachings. The state regulates the market: the prohibition of exaggerating the quality of goods, bidding new prices, intercepting goods before they reach the market, hoarding goods, and silent trading. State revenues have also increased, including spoils of war, income from the agricultural and industrial sectors, kharaj, endowments, 'ushr, jizya, redemption money, loans, alms, and gifts. The state is involved in public affairs, for example by establishing the Diwan. Research Implications: The reconstruction of Islamic civilization should follow the model of Religious Capitalism, which is one of the main legacies of the early Islamic period. Social capitalism is also gaining momentum. Apart from that, a development model with a mode of peaceful revolution is also proposed: dialogue and cooperation with the dominant civilization. The geopolitics of the world are also shifting. Originality/Value: Three technical requirements are needed, namely political democracy, economic cooperation, and active participation in global institutions. The main attention is directed to the development of knowledge and science, with critical and conventional madzab models.

An Oath for Vengeance? A vendetta with the testimony of the goddess Allāt in an Ancient North Arabian inscription from Jordan

Abstract This paper deals with a new Ancient North Arabian (ANA)-Safaitic inscription from the north-eastern basaltic region of Jordan. Its author registers a revenge-taking action for a man called S1 TR. In contrast to the usual type of Safaitic inscriptions that deal with revenge, we encounter here a case of revenge in which the Arabian goddess Allāt is called for s2 hdt ‘testimony’. The onomastic and lexical components, with special focus on the lexeme s2 hdt and its semantic field, are investigated and analyzed in light of the Semitic lexicon.

TWO NEW RECORDS OF POLYCHAETE WORMS (ANNELIDA) FROM MAKRAN COAST (BALOCHISTAN, NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA)

The research paper presents a detailed study based on comprehensive assessment of the morphological and taxonomical description of two polychaete (Eunice petersi Fauchald, 1992 and Hesione intertexta Grube, 1878) species. The newly recorded polychaete species for the coast of Pakistan belong to the Eunicidae and Hesionidae families and were identified in benthic samples collected from the intertidal zone on the Makran coast of the North Arabian Sea. Photographs and drawings of the species are provided.

A Short Aramaic Epigraphic Miscellany from Al-A‘ērḍiyyeh—Northwest Arabia Revisited

This contribution deals with a short Aramaic graffito discovered on a rock facade at al-A‘ērḍiyyeh within the al-Masmā mountain range, which lies between Taymā’ and Ḥa’il in the north of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The text is transcribed, and its words and names are explained linguistically and etymologically within the framework of the Semitic languages. A glimpse on the introduction of Aramaic into the Ancient North Arabia is presented.

Impact of critical eddy diffusivity on seasonal bloom dynamics of Phytoplankton in a global set of aquatic environments

The intensity of eddy diffusivity and the spatial average of water velocity at the depths of the water column in oceans and lakes play a fundamental role in phytoplankton production and phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass, and community composition. The critical depth and intensity of turbulent mixing within the water column profoundly affect phytoplankton biomass, which depends on the sinking characteristic of planktonic algal species. We propose an Nutrient-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton (NPZ) model in 3D space with light and nutrient-limited growth in a micro-scale ecological study. To incorporate micro-scale observation of phytoplankton intermittency in bloom mechanism in stationary as well as oceanic turbulent flows, a moment closure method has been applied in this study. Experimental observations imply that an increase in turbulence is sometimes ecologically advantageous for non-motile planktonic algae. How do we ensure whether there will be a bloom cycle or whether there can be any bloom at all when the existing phytoplankton group is buoyant, heavier, motile, or non-motile? To address these questions, we have explored the effects of critical depth, the intensity of eddy diffusivity, spatial average of water velocity, on the concentration as well as horizontal and vertical distribution of phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass using a mathematical model and moment closure technique. We quantify a critical threshold value of eddy diffusivity and the spatial average of water velocity and observe the corresponding changes in the phytoplankton bloom dynamics. Our results highlight the importance of eddy diffusivity and the spatial average of water velocity on seasonal bloom dynamics and also mimic different real-life bloom scenarios in Mikawa Bay (Japan), Tokyo Bay (Japan), Arakawa River (Japan), the Baltic Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Alaska, the North Arabian Sea, the Cantabrian Sea, Lake Nieuwe Meer (Netherlands) and several shallower lakes.

Upper Cenomanian caprinulid-radiolitid rudists (Bivalvia) from the Gattar Member of Jebel el Kebar (central Tunisia): Stratigraphical implications and palaeobiogeographical relationships with coeval rudist-assemblages from carbonate platforms of the southern Tethyan margin

The Gattar Member (upper part of the Zebbag Formation) is a prominent dolomitic limestone unit in Tunisia, the age of which was ascribed either to the Turonian, the Cenomanian, or the Cenomanian−Turonian. Here, we present the discovery of a Caprinulidae-Radiolitidae rudist asssemblage in the Gattar Member of Jebel el Kebar (central Tunisia). This consists of Caprinula cf. boissyi, Sauvagesia cf. sharpei, Durania arnaudi, Neocaprina sp. and Eoradiolites sp. The detailed description of two sections of the Gattar Member in Jebel el Kebar allows us to define the sedimentological and palaeoecological attributes of the rudist-bearing carbonates and their sequential relationships with the Zebbag and Rouana stratigraphical units respectively. The caprinulid-radiolitid assemblage is age-calibrated, based on the ammonite standard zonation of the Cenomanian stage from Portugal, South-Eastern France, and Oman, where rudist, benthic foraminifera and ammonite Zones have been correlated. Its age is late Cenomanian. The correlations of the Gattar Member between central Tunisia and the Gafsa-Chotts area are established on the base of ammonite and rudist biostratigraphical markers. The age of the Gattar Member of southern Tunisia and of its stratigraphical counterpart in western Libya is discussed. At last, we analyze the palaeobiogeographical distribution of the upper Cenomanian caprinulid-radiolitid assemblages from coeval carbonate platforms of the North African margin (Algeria, Morocco) and of the North Arabian margin (Levant region: Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, North Sinai).

Predicting present spatial distribution and habitat preferences of commercial fishes using a maximum entropy approach.

The knowledge of the geographical distribution and habitat preferences of marine species is the key to protecting marine ecosystems. Modeling the distribution of marine species through environmental variables is an essential step to understanding and reducing climate change effects on marine biodiversity and related human populations. In this study, the present distributions of commercial fishes including Acanthopagrus latus, Planiliza klunzingeri, and Pomadasys kaakan were modeled using the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modeling technique and a set of 22 environmental variables. In total, 1531 geographical records belonging to three species were extracted from online databases Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS, 829 records, 54%), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF, 17 records, 1%), and literature (685 records, 45%) during September to December 2022. The findings showed the values of area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) above 0.99 for all species indicating the high performance of this technique to reflect the actual distribution of species. Environmental factors such as depth (19.68%), sea surface temperature (SST) (19.40%), and wave height (20.71%) were the strongest environmental predictors determining the present distribution and habitat preferences of the three commercial fish species. The Persian Gulf, Iranian coasts of the Sea of Oman, North Arabian Sea, North-East areas of the Indian Ocean, and North coasts of Australia are among the areas with ideal environmental conditions for the species. For all species, the percentage of habitats with high suitability (13.35%) was higher compared to habitats with low suitability (6.56%). However, a high percentage of species occurrence habitats had unsuitable conditions (68.58%) showing the vulnerability of these commercial fishes. Significant management strategies are needed to protect preferred habitats to minimize the effect of fishery and climate change on the population stocks of these commercial fishes.

Documenting Jordan's epigraphic heritage: Preliminary remarks on newly discovered Safaitic inscriptions

AbstractThis paper presents some of the new Safaitic inscriptions that were found in 2022 in one of the branches of Wādī al‐Khuḍarī, which is in al‐Ḥarrah approximately 35 km to the northwest of al‐Ruwayshed (H4). Two of these inscriptions bear an attestation for the verb ṣlb, meaning ‘to crucify’. This is the fourth appearance of that verb in Safaitic inscriptions. The verb is thoroughly discussed in this study since the topic of crucifixion in the context of Safaitic epigraphy is of particular interest and has been the subject of scholarly dispute. The present research also provides an explanation for some geographical terms that are used by local residents and researchers to refer to the locations of the inscriptions. Apart from the philological analysis of these selected texts, the paper presents an overview of the ‘Badia Epigraphic Surveys’ (BES) project, which was launched by Michael C. A. Macdonald and Ali Al‐Manaser in 2015, and aims to redocument the inscriptions and rock art from the Jordanian Ḥarrah region. As a part of this project, five survey seasons have been conducted so far. During these surveys, nearly 400,000 images from the Jordanian Badia were photographed. These include images of the inscriptions and images of the sites where the texts were found. Some of these images are a redocumentation of inscriptions that were previously reported by various researchers, and some of the images contain new inscriptions that will be added to the ‘Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia’ (OCIANA) database. It is important to note that soon after the launch of the BES project, interest in the Jordanian Badia region began to increase, and many epigraphic and archaeological surveys have been conducted in this region. Furthermore, the Jordanian government has recently registered the Jordanian Ḥarrah region on the Tentative List of World Heritage.

Petrological, mineralogical and geochemical studies of Late Ediacaran A-type Volcanics, North Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia

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Assessment of Fish Biodiversity in Sonmiani Bay, Balochistan, Pakistan (North Arabian Sea)

Assessment of Fish Biodiversity in Sonmiani Bay, Balochistan, Pakistan (North Arabian Sea)

Petrogenesis of the Wadi El-Faliq Gabbroic Intrusion in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications for Neoproterozoic Post-Collisional Magmatism Associated with the Najd Fault System

The late Neoproterozoic gabbroic intrusion of the Wadi El-Faliq area in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt (north Arabian–Nubian Shield; henceforth, ANS) is a fresh, undeformed elliptical body elongated in a NW–SE trend following the main sinistral strike-slip faults of the Najd fault system. Mineralogical and geochemical evidence suggest that they were derived from hydrous tholeiitic mafic magmas with arc-like geochemical fingerprints resembling the post-collisional gabbroic intrusions in Saudi Arabia. Despite the arc-like signatures, their fresh and undeformed nature, together with the field relationships, indicates that the studied gabbroic intrusion post-dates the main collisional phase, supporting its emplacement after subduction ceased and during the post-collisional stage. As a result, the arc-like signatures were possibly transmitted from the earlier ANS subduction episode. Indeed, the high (La/Sm)N, and negative-Nb and positive-Pb anomalies suggest contributions from subduction components. Lithospheric delamination was possibly facilitated by the Najd faults and shear zones formed during the post-orogenic crustal extension associated with the Pan-African orogenic collapse. The delamination process could have generated a rapid upwelling and melting of the asthenosphere mantle. The melt-rock reaction process likely played an important role in the genesis of the studied rocks through the interaction of the asthenosphere melts with lithosphere mantle rocks during ascent. The HREE fractionation suggests a probable mixing between melts from both spinel- and garnet-bearing peridotites. We suggest that the Wadi El-Faliq gabbroic intrusion was likely emplaced due to the stretching and thinning of the lithosphere during the extensional tectonism following the Pan-African orogeny.

Postcollisional Ferani Volcanics from North Arabian–Nubian Shield (South Sinai, Egypt): Petrogenesis and Implication for Ediacaran (607–593 Ma) Geodynamic Evolution

Previous articleNext article No AccessPost-collisional Ferani volcanics from north Arabian-Nubian Shield (south Sinai, Egypt): Petrogenesis and implication for Ediacaran (607-593 Ma) geodynamic evolutionMabrouk Sami, Mokhles Azer, and Abdel-Aal Abdel-KarimMabrouk Sami Search for more articles by this author , Mokhles Azer Search for more articles by this author , and Abdel-Aal Abdel-Karim Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Geology Just Accepted Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/724335 Views: 8Total views on this site HistoryAccepted January 19, 2023 © 2023 The University of Chicago. All Rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Theẓllof ancient Dadān: Ritual and documentary practice

AbstractIn and around the site of ancient Dadān (modern‐day al‐ʿUlā), located in the Northwest of the Arabian Peninsula, many inscriptions are found in the local North Arabian script variety called Dadanitic (6th–1st centuries BC). Many of the Dadanitic inscriptions mention theẓllceremony for the main local deity Ḏūġābat, both unique to Dadān. While theẓllinscriptions are the most common type of monumental inscriptions in the Dadanitic script, their function is still little understood. Previous interpretations of theẓllinscriptions have primarily relied on the etymology of the rootẓll, ‘to cover’ or ‘shade’ (compare Arabicẓulal‘shade’). This article takes a broader approach to the inscriptions and considers their formulaic structure, phrasing, the distribution of attested personal names in them, and the use of the root in other genres and corpora to arrive at a new interpretation of the ritual, suggesting that theẓllinscriptions are better understood as documenting land leases. In this context the root ẒLL should be understood as ‘to write, to put down in writing; to record’.

Aerosol distribution during spring and summer and its relationship with Inter-Annual variability of summer monsoon rainfall over Indian region

The inter-annual variability of aerosol over Indian region and its possible implications on the Indian summer monsoon is investigated using Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) during the period 2001 to 2016. An attempt has been made to link the seasonal aerosol distribution over South Asia during spring and summer season to Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR) distribution. AOD derived from MODIS Terra observations shows large spatial inhomogeneity and characteristic variability with distinct temporal distributions. The pre-monsoon (spring) seasons (March-April-May; MAM) is characterized by high aerosol concentration over north-west part of India along with IGP region. During the south-west monsoon (summer) seasons (June-July-August-September; JJAS), wide area of high aerosol loading along Indo Gangetic plains extending from North Arabian sea through north-west India and up to Himalayan foothills. The regional rainfall distribution and its relationship with spatial and temporal aerosol distribution are then evaluated. Further, distinct variability in the aerosol distribution with respect to excess, deficit and normal monsoon years are analysed to understand the role of aerosols on the inter-annual variability of ISMR. Monthly aerosol distribution over Central India [CI;15°-25oN;75°-88oE] and Indo Gangetic plain [IGP;25°- 350N;70°- 900E] shows increased aerosol loading during deficit rainfall years and corresponding delay in the monthly rainfall peak. This study emphasises the active role of regional aerosol loading on regulating the inter-annual variability of regional Indian summer monsoon rainfall.

Evolution of lake water volume in global closed basins since the Last Glacial Maximum and its implication for future projection

Mostly concurring with arid and semi-arid regions, closed basins are faced with water scarcity, prominent imbalance between water resource supply and demand, and ecological degradation. Spatial-temporal patterns of water resource change in closed basins have received increasing attention in recent years, but it is still unclear whether there is a connection between the present patterns and those under the millennial-scale natural state. According to lake records, lake models and paleoclimate simulations, we provided a preliminary impression of water volume changes in the long history of different closed basins, which clarified the linkages and differences between the past and present water volume changes. We also evaluated possible water volume changes in the near future. We found that there has been a declining trend of water volume in closed basins of mid-latitude since the Last Glacial Maximum in general, whereas there has been a rising trend of water volume in closed basins of low-latitude over the same period. Over the last few decades, the declining trend of water storage in Western North America, Sahara and Arabia and Central Eurasia possibly has inherited the decreased water volume conditions across the millennial-scale under the natural state, while the increasing water storage in Great Rift Valley and Southern Africa and the decreasing water storage in Dry Andes and Patagonia may be temporary. The assessment of near future water volume changes from a paleoclimatological perspective indicates that the water volume in parts of Western North America, northern Dry Andes, northern Sahara, and southwestern Central Eurasia will continue to decline, while in parts of southern Sahara, southern Great Rift Valley, southeastern Central Eurasia, and eastern Australia it will continue to rise.

Modeling of Sediment Transport Using Wave Height action in Fialaka Marina

Failaka Island is the second-largest and one of the most important islands of Kuwait from the point of view of tourism located in the north Arabian Gulf. It has a marina constructed in 1979 and managed by the Ministry of Communication (MOC) and a tourism enterprise, and is widely used for its ferry landing facility. The coastal waters around Failaka are turbid and current velocities tend to be as high as ~0.5 m/s during spring tide. The marina basin, with axial plan view dimensions of about 285 m by 260 m experiences shoaling of naturally flocculated fine (cohesive) sediment and coarse sand in the entrance channel and more generally in the southern half of the basin. A particularly noteworthy zone of heavy and visible shoaling is along the inner side of the south breakwater close to the entrance. The marina at Failaka Island is suffering from siltation and sediment deposing issues. This study was carried out numerically to assess the annual sedimentation, sediment direction, and longshore current from locations around the existing marina to help in a suggestion of the solutions to reduce the siltation and sediment deposing based on sediments transport direction on marina entrance. A newly developed numerical solution for annual longshore sediments transport was used to estimate the total sediment transport and its direction. The study shows that the annual sediment transport directions which affect the Fialaka marina entrance are coming from the south to north due to wave action.

Aspects of Molecular Genetics in Dromedary Camel.

Dromedary camels are unique in their morphological and physiological characteristics and are capable of providing milk and meat even under extreme environmental conditions. Like other species, the dromedary camel has also benefitted from the development of the molecular genetics to increase the knowledge about different aspect in camel genetics (genetic variation, molecular marker, parentage control, gene of interest, whole genome, dating…etc.). In this paper we review the different molecular genetic technics used in this particular species and future prospects. Dromedary genetic studies started in the end of the 1980s with phenotypic evaluation and the attempts to highlight the protein and biochemical diversity. In the 2000s, with the development of molecular markers such as microsatellites, genetic diversity of different types in several countries were estimated and microsatellites were also used for parentage control. In terms of genetic characterization, microsatellites revealed a defined global structure, differentiating East African and South Arabian dromedaries from North African, North Arabian, and South Asian individuals, respectively. Also, mitochondrialDNA sequence analysis of ancient DNA proved to be crucial in resolving domestication processes in dromedaries. Ancient and modern DNA revealed dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersion of the dromedary. Nuclear SNPs, single nucleotide polymorphisms changes that occur approximately each 1000 bps in the mammalian genome were also applied in some studies in dromedary. These markers are a very useful alternative to microsatellites and have been employed in some studies on genetic diversity and relevant phenotypic traits in livestock. Finally, thanks to the use of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) the whole-genome assemblies of the dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and a work to establish the organization of the dromedary genome at chromosome level were recently published.