Pre-Islamic Arabia 's Rock in
AlJiwa There isn't much information known about Al Qassim the province in the times of
Pre-Islamic Arabia.
Unaizah was repeatedly mentioned as a desert watering hole in the poems of
Imru Al Qais (the famous
Arabian poet). Moreover,
AlJiwa, which is about 60 km north of Unaizah, was mentioned by the heroic
Absi poet
Antarah bin Shaddad.
The Abbasid era Al Qassim Province had some important foyers on the road of
pilgrims and
traders coming from the east (mainly Persia and Iraq) in the era of the
Abbasid Empire. The Zubeida road was a long pilgrims road that started from the city of
Kufa in
Iraq and ran to
Mecca in
Arabia. The road was constructed in the reign of
Harun Al-Rashid and was named after his wife
Zubaidah. It had pilgrims foyers in many of the region's cities including
Unaizah.
Tribal conflict (1600s–1907) The Al Abu Olayan - dynasty from the
Banu Tamim tribe established the
emirate of Buraydah in the late 16th century by its leader, Rashid Al Duraiby. He built
Buraydah and made it the province's capital. However,
Unaizah was ruled by
Al Sulaim dynasty from the
Subay tribe. The
emirate of Buraydah was later captured by Muhanna bin Salih bin Hussein Abaalkhail from the
Anazzah tribe. In 1890, the
Rashidi dynasty based in
Ha'il annexed the province. In 1904, the Abaalkhail recaptured the province. In 1907, the province was integrated under the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Al Aqilat era (late 1850 and early 1900) They represent a settled tribes and families from
Najd, specifically from Al Qassim in
Saudi Arabia. Among most important families of the Aqilat are “Aba Alkhail, Al Rumaih, Al Arfaj, Al Sugair, Al Rebdi, Al Fuzan Alsabig, Al Jarbou, Al Otaishan, Al Rawaf, Al Bati, Al Musalam, Al Sharidah, Al Assaf and Al Tuwajiri”. They were famous for trading primarily gold, horses especially
Arabian horses,
camels, clothing and food from across
Arabian Peninsula. They traded in
Kuwait,
Iraq, Sham "now known Jordan, Syria" and others. This nickname was unique because of their distinctiveness in wearing the
Aqal and their unique uniforms from the rest of the people. they were deeply known around the people of the
Arabian Peninsula and the Arab world for their courage, generosity, honesty and patience over the hardships of distant travels, as they had a great impact in flourishing of economics and business around the region. They have known as they are heroes of Arabian region as they were first ambassador of His Majesty
King Abdul Aziz. As the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, said that Al Aqilat are the best and first ambassadors to the Arabian nations in
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moreover, Crown
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz praised the men of Al Aqilat, as he said that they were the first to bring trade to the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia It is the heart of the
Najd region and the centre of the
Salafi movement. The province is regarded as one of the key support bases of the
Al Saud family, along with
Al Riyadh Province,
Ha'il province and
Al Jawf province. This province has also contributed many notable Salafi ulema and sheikhs. ==Population==