Hubasha was one among the greatest
marketplaces
A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), ' ...
of Arabia. It was in the territory of the
Azdi
The Azd ( ar, أَزْد), or ''Al-Azd'' ( ar, ٱلْأَزْد), are a tribe of Sabaean Arabs.
In ancient times, the Sabaeans inhabited Ma'rib, capital city of the Kingdom of Saba' in modern-day Yemen. Their lands were irrigated by the Ma'r ...
tribe in
Tihama, six days' journey from
Mecca. It was the last of the
Jahiliyyah (
pre-Islamic Arabia) markets to be destroyed. For many years, it was overseen annually during the month of Rajab by troops appointed by the governor of
Mecca. This state of affairs continued until 197 AH (AD 812-813), when the governor's appointee was killed by a tribesman. Under the advice of Meccan scholars, the Governor of Mecca, Da'ud b. ‘Isa b. Musa, decided to destroy the market.
Meccan trade and Islam: problems of origin and structure, P 90
See also
* Bariq
Bariq (also transliterated as Barik or Bareq, ar, بارق) is a tribe from Bareq in south-west Saudi Arabia. It belongs to the ancient Al-Azd tribe which has many clans linked to it. As far as ancestry goes, Aws, Khazraj, Ghassān and B ...
* Province of Bariq
* History of Bariq
Bariq (also translated as Barik or Bareq, ar, بارق) was founded in 220 AD. It is part of the territory known historically as Yemen, which dates back to the second millennium BC. It was inhabited by immigrant tribes of southern Yemen called ...
References
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History of the Arabian Peninsula
Arab history
History of Yemen
History of Saudi Arabia