Christianity in Hedjaz and west of Arabian Peninsula Before and During the Rise of Islam

Islam، Christianity and Judaism belong to the same family and are named semitic religions. Regarding to this similarity، it is very important to survey the situation of Christianity and the range of influence in the Arabian Peninsula in particular western part and Hedjaz contemporaneous the rise of Islam. This survey helps to more understanding of the events of early Islam، particularly interactions of Christians with the holy Prophet and of the Christology of holy Quran. The spread of Christianity and situation that in Hedjaz from north-west (Bosra)، west (Abyssinia) and south-west (Najran) is the focus of this paper. It is showed that christianity has been strong presence in Hedjaz before and during the rise of Islam.