▁in ▁his ▁famous ▁work ▁Mu ' j am ▁al - B uld ā n ▁( 1 2 2 4 – 1 2 2 8 ), ▁as ▁a ▁" place ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Acc a ". ▁ ▁Ott oman ▁period ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 7 ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁Palest ine , and ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 6 ▁Ar ra ba ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁tax ▁registers ▁as ▁being ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁N ah i ya ▁(" Sub d istrict ") ▁of ▁Tab ari y ya , ▁part ▁of ▁San jak ▁Saf ad . ▁It ▁had ▁an ▁all ▁Muslim ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 2 5 ▁households ▁and ▁ 2 ▁b ach el ors . ▁The ▁vill agers ▁paid ▁a ▁fixed ▁tax ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 0 % ▁on ▁whe at , ▁bar ley , ▁summer ▁cro ps ▁or ▁fruit ▁trees , ▁cot ton , ▁and ▁go ats ▁or ▁be eh ives ; ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 , 7 2 0 ▁ak ç e . ▁ 1 / 4 ▁of ▁the ▁re venue ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁wa q f . ▁ ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 7 th ▁century ▁the ▁Z ay ad ina , ▁an ▁Arab ▁Muslim ▁tribe , ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Ar ra ba . ▁Its ▁she ikh ▁(" ch ief ") ▁later ▁acquired ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁its ▁district ▁after ▁wrest ing ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁Dru ze ▁she ikh ▁of ▁S