ABSTRACT
TheArabsareanationwhichhasbeenfashionedfromthree elements,namelyrace,habitatandhistory.
OriginallytheArabsinhabitedtheArabianPeninsulainits known,well-definedboundaries.Theyfilleditsmountains,valleys,plainsanddesertsandcameundertheinfluenceofits character.Theymirroreditsdivisions,estrangementsandenmities,andbecameasgenerousasitwasavaricioustowardthem. Theycultivateditandsettledittotheextentoftheirpower,so thattheyfoundedcitiesintheYemenandtheHejaz,villages inNajdandelsewhere,andoasesinstillotherareas.Theyhad theircultureandtraditions,theirhabitationsandmeetingplaces, theirreligionandlanguage.
