The People of al-ayyām and Their Roles During the Early Arab Conquest of Iraq

This paper aimed at introducing the people of al-ayyām (ahl al-ayyām) and their roles during the Arab conquest of Iraq in the mid-seventh century AD. The situation in Iraq following the Arab conquest was dominated by the ahl al-ayyām who considered the conquered land in Iraq their own property, and were very sensitive to any change in the system.