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Social organization
- They were divided into social classes i.e. the sheiks and tribal heads belonged to the first class.
- Women, the poor, the widows, slaves belonged to the third class lowest class.
- Excessive polygamy was practiced by men.
- Polyandry was by the women i.e. having more than one husband.
- Divorce was the order of the day.
- Wine drinking was highly practiced by the pre-Islamic Arabia.
- Infanticide was practiced which was killing of female babies.
- Women were looked at as a sign of bad luck.
- Zinah was a common practice.
- Their language or speeches were polluted with bad words.
Economic organization.
- Gambling /playing games of chance were the order of the day.
- Used to cheat using false measures and weights.
- Used to sell defected/expired goods.
- They practiced slavery and slave trade.
- Women were not to liberate themselves economically because of their greedy husbands.
- Ribbah/usury/charging of interest on money lent was practiced.
- Trade was also carried out between the urban dwellers and the village dwellers.
- Practiced agriculture i.e. grew crops like dates and rice in oases.
- Reared animals like goats, sheep, and camels.
- Moved in caravans when going for trade.
- Slaves were not allowed to participate in trade.
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