Trade and the jihad movement From the era of early Islam until the late Umayyad dynasty

Abstract

  The current paper aims to study the impact of merchants on the movement of Islamic conquests. From the beginning of the call, the Great Prophet struck the Quraysh economy, which was based on trade, so he directed expeditions and invasions. To intercept the commercial convoys of the Quraish and the Arab tribes, and in return, the Muslim merchants stimulated trade and Muslim commercial convoys from Medina.

    After the conquest of Mecca in the year (8) AH, Islamic conquests continued under the leadership of the merchant classes, who had knowledge and familiarity with the conditions of neighboring countries. Since the beginning of the call, merchants have had a prominent influence in equipping military campaigns with their money. They also served as eyes and informants for the Islamic leadership.

    The participation of merchants in the Umayyad era continued in military campaigns. This is for trade purposes; this was done by buying the spoils at cheap prices, then transporting them to other cities at high prices.