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It is said that the history of Jeddah goes back to the Stone Age. On some accounts, [[Quda’a]], an old Arab tribe, were the first people who settled in Jeddah. And on other accounts, during the [[Jahiliyya]] period, 'Amr b. Luhay who changed the [[Tawhid|monotheistic approach]] in Mecca, took some idols from Jeddah to Mecca, and called people to worship them. | It is said that the history of Jeddah goes back to the Stone Age. On some accounts, [[Quda’a]], an old Arab tribe, were the first people who settled in Jeddah. And on other accounts, during the [[Jahiliyya]] period, 'Amr b. Luhay who changed the [[Tawhid|monotheistic approach]] in Mecca, took some idols from Jeddah to Mecca, and called people to worship them. | ||
However, there are other accounts that [[Salman al-Farsi]]’s Iranian kinsmen who were businessmen resided in Jeddah when they converted to Islam, or the city was built by a [[ | However, there are other accounts that [[Salman al-Farsi]]’s Iranian kinsmen who were businessmen resided in Jeddah when they converted to Islam, or the city was built by a [[Sassanid]] monarch. According to Iranian accounts, when Bandar Siraf was destroyed, some of its people moved to Jeddah and settled there. On these accounts, the main inhabitants of Jeddah were Iranians. | ||
Persian merchants tried to construct Jeddah. Iranian monarchs had Iranian merchants who came from other countries reside there. In fact, Jeddah was the anchorage point of ships from [[India]], [[Aden]], and [[Yemen]]. | Persian merchants tried to construct Jeddah. Iranian monarchs had Iranian merchants who came from other countries reside there. In fact, Jeddah was the anchorage point of ships from [[India]], [[Aden]], and [[Yemen]]. | ||
When the | When the Sassanids lost their power, Jeddah was abandoned such that during the emergence of Islam, it turned into a small village around Hijaz. After the emergence of [[Islam]] in 26/647, [['Uthman b. 'Affan]] turned Jeddah into Mecca’s port instead of Shu’aybiyya (a port south of Jeddah). After this, the city thrived again and became the center of the largest global market, especially during the [[hajj]] rituals. | ||
==Commercial Position== | ==Commercial Position== | ||
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===Part of the Saudi Government=== | ===Part of the Saudi Government=== | ||
Sharif Husayn, who fought for the independence of Arabs, saved Jeddah from the [[Ottomans]]. Since the Wahhabis occupied Mecca in order to dominate [[Hijaz]] in [[Rabi' I]], 1343/October 1924, Jeddah was the center of Sharif Husayn’s government. The city was under siege for one year | Sharif Husayn, who fought for the independence of Arabs, saved Jeddah from the [[Ottomans]]. Since the Wahhabis occupied Mecca in order to dominate [[Hijaz]] in [[Rabi' I]], 1343/October 1924, Jeddah was the center of Sharif Husayn’s government. The city was under siege for one year and was finally dominated in [[Jumada II]] 1344/December 1925 by the Wahhabi ruler, 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Saud, and eventually the Saudi government was recognized under the Jeddah Treaty on [[Dhu l-Qa'da]] 1345/May 1927, and thus Jeddah was annexed to the Saudi realm. | ||
==Different Areas of Jeddah== | ==Different Areas of Jeddah== | ||