The Christians of NajrÄn are known by their martyrdom (November 523), described in Christian sources. According to Muslim tradition, the community was in relation with the polity of Medina, founded by Muḥammad in 622. Recent archeological discoveries attest this community in more details and bring substantial changes to our knowledge. Situated between Yemen and Medina, NajrÄn was not only an influential Christian community persisting until the 10th century, but has seen remarkable transformations. The Christians of NajrÄn underwent developments, some of which find an echo in the QurʾÄn, the earliest layer of Arabic script and the Muslim tradition.
Christian Julien Robin, Ph.D. (1977), Docteur ès Lettres (1993), Member of the Institute, CNRS (France), is a historian of ancient Arabia and Ethiopia. He has directed several archaeological missions in Arabia and published on Judaism in Arabia.
Monograph on a city in Arabia essential for scholars and students interested in Ancient Arabia, late Antiquity and the context of the Qurʾanic revelation.