At the time of the Muslim conquests of the 7th century, ancient Jewish communities had existed in many parts of the Middle East and North Africa since Antiquity. Jews under Islamic rule were given the status of dhimmi, along with Christians and certain other pre-Islamic religious groups.Bat Ye'or (1985), p. 45 As such, these groups were accorded certain rights as "People of the Book".
at the time of the muslim conquests of the 7th century ancient jewish communities had existed in many parts of the middle east and north africa since antiquity jews under islamic rule were given the status of dhimmi along with christians and certain other pre-islamic religious groupsbat ye'or (1985) p 45 as such these groups were accorded certain rights as "people of the book"