أبناء الفرس المسلمون في اليمن : نموذج دراسي لسمة الاستيعاب الأقومي في الحضارة العربية-الإسلامية

Abstract EN

Al-Abna, literally the sons, is a term used to indicate the descendants of the Persians who invaded Yemen in the sixth century AD and embraced Islam in the age of the Prophet.

The present research work is intended to render them as an example of a remarkable socio-cultural phenomenon in the Islamic history wherein individuals and groups of differing ethnic heritage were assimilated into the embracing Arab-Islamic society, acquiring thus its beliefs, basic habits, attitudes and mode of life.

The research also sheds light on several prominent figures from Al- Abna’ who played remarkable roles in the Arab-Islamic culture.

Many of these were jurisprudents, historians, judges and transmitters (rowat, sing.

rawi) of the Prophet’s Sayings.