#10 Problems with Tribes

There are many tribes throughout the Middle East. They have always had problems because of the struggle for power between them. There is always a conflict with separated groups or tribes because one always wants control of another tribes well, for example, and visa verse. The hardest part about the power struggle between tribes is that there peoples would have to constantly be ready to move at any moment including all their equipment. So if there was ever a raid, they would have to be able to move quickly and stealthily to avoid being seen by the attackers. Another example of how the problems between tribes affected history, was the struggle between Muhammad's tribe and the Mekkan tribe. Both were very well known tribes and were continually gaining forces, until one day Muhammad told his peoples to attack Mekkah where Avraham had placed all the idols in a large square box. Muhammad later on after defeating the Mekkans descided not to kill all of them and told them that if they joined him they would be spaired.