Note on the Thesis of Mr. Mohammed El Faiz: "Economic and Agrotechnical Conceptions in the Book of 'Nabatean Agriculture' — Research on the Origins of Arab-Muslim Rural Thought"

Mr. Mohammed El Faiz's doctoral thesis presents a vast, multidisciplinary investigation into the origins of Arab-Muslim rural thought through a close analysis of the Book of Nabatean Agriculture, an agricultural economics text from pre-Islamic Iraq compiled by Qutama in the 3rd–4th centuries. The research extends beyond agronomy to encompass history of science and technology, modes of production, farm management, human resource economics, foreign trade, and food economics. Faithful to the legacy of the late Belal A., El Faiz aims to identify the scientific heritage of Arab-Muslim civilisation and integrate it into a contemporary economic development strategy.