Travels through Arabia and Other Countries in the East

I will also move on without mentioning the supposed Arabian colonies in Ethiopia original: "Habbesch," a name derived from Al-Habash, referring to the Abyssinian Empire., or examining the theory that the Ethiopians original: "Abyssinians" originally descended from the inhabitants of Arabia. This idea, which has been proposed by some scholars, relies on such weak and uncertain probabilities that discussing them in detail would involve more effort than they are worth (c).

However, I cannot ignore the more significant colonies that, although settled outside the borders of Arabia, are nevertheless closer to it. I am referring to the Arabs on the southern coast of Persia, who are usually in alliance with, and sometimes subject to, the neighboring Sheikhs original: "Schiechs". Various circumstances suggest that these tribes were settled along the Persian Gulf original: "Gulph" before the conquests of the Caliphs The political and religious successors to the prophet Muhammad. and have always maintained their independence. It is ridiculous for our geographers to describe a part of Arabia as being subject to the Kings of Persia. On the contrary, the Persian monarchs have never been masters of the sea-coast of their own territory, but have instead allowed it to remain in the possession of the Arabs.

To proceed with the most logical plan for the geographical description of this country,