al-Dawr al-ʻUmānī fī al-ʻAlāqāt al-Tijārīyah al-Duwalīyah ʻabra al-Tārīkh - Ibn Ḥamad, ʻAbd Allāh ibn Suʻūd; al-Muʼtamar al-Duwalī: al-Dawr al-ʻUmānī fī Waḥdat al-Ummah (2014) (Kuwālā Lumbūr) (Kuwālā Lumbūr : Markaz Dhākirat ʻUmān, 2014)
Trade has been a link between nations and peoples since the dawn of history, being an important pillar of the world economy with its consequent effect on international relations. The Omani role in international commercial relations and in the unity of the Muslim community across successive historical epochs constitutes an important historical and economic turning point in relations among nations and peoples. When Islam came, the civilizational ties between Oman and other peoples increased, particularly in the commercial field, and this appeared plainly in Oman's commercial relations with East Africa, India, China and other regions. The Omani role in international commercial relations proceeded from requirements holding a common ground between the people of Oman and other peoples, particularly Muslim peoples united by the religion of Islam, which calls for the unity of the Muslim community.
Permanent citation identifier: MHF-OMANIUNITY-012.
Text in Arabic; title also romanized (ALA-LC); abstract and keywords in English.
Keywords: International trade; Oman; Commercial history; Islamic unity; East Africa; Indian Ocean