An Introduction to the Social, Cultural and Economic Developments of Khorasan after the Settlement of Arab Tribes (From the Half of the First Century of the Hijri to the Rise of the Abbasids)

The migration of various tribes and clans to Iran is one of the important issues in the history of this land. In the meantime, the migration of Muslim Arabs to Iran, which gradually shaped the religious identity of this land, is of great importance. Khorasan was the most important destination of Muslim Arabs in migration to Iran. In the first years of the Umaviyeh government, the first cohesive migration of groups of Arab tribes to Khorasan took place. The settlement of the Arabs in Khorasan and consequently the spread of Islam in it became the source of changes in the history of Khorasan in the beginning of Islam. The present article, with a descriptive-analytical approach, first describes the migration of Arabs to Khorasan and its extent, and then considers and examines the social, economic and cultural developments of the presence of Arabs in Khorasan. The spread of Islam, the prosperity of cities and the influence of Arabs and natives of Khorasan on each other’s culture were some of the most important consequences of the presence of Arabs in Khorasan.