The state of the Jews and Christians in Arabia is described by Pocock from Sharestani, etc., (Specimen, p. 60, 134, etc.,) Hottinger, (Hist. Orient. p. 212 - 238,) D'Herbelot, (Bibliot. Orient. p. 474 - 476,) Basnage, (Hist. des Juifs, tom. vii. p. 185, tom. viii. p. 280,) and Sale, (Preliminary Discourse, p. 22, etc., 33, etc.)