University of Sistan and Baluchestan Journal of Historical Researches of Iran and Islam 2345-2099 17 32 2023 05 09 Analyzing how the Kalb tribe faced Islam based on geopolitical foundations Analyzing how the Kalb tribe faced Islam based on geopolitical foundations 152 180 7190 10.22111/jhr.2022.37114.3041 FA Meysam Habibikian PhD student, Faculty of Theology and Religions, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Meran Esmaeili Assistant Professor, Department of History and Civilization, Faculty of Theology and Religions, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran. Iran. Sattar Oudi Associate professor . Islamic Azad University.Tehran.Iran. Journal Article 2022 10 08 It is necessary to study the socio-political life of the Arab tribes and their reaction to Islam to know the early history of Islam. One of the most powerful tribes in the north of the Arabian Peninsula was Bani Kalb b. Wabara, resisted the acceptance of Islam until the last years of the Prophet's life, relying on geopolitical interests.The attribution to Yemen, the vast geography, the leadership of the judiciary, and the religion were the cause of the solidarity of the kalbis who sought to preserve it. Therefore, the leading research tries to answer with an analytical-descriptive method of how this tribe treats Islam and studies the effective geopolitical factors in it, as a result of which the strategy of the Prophet has also been studied. The results of the research show that the people of the Kalb tribe, depending on their political geography, confronted the Muslims as much as possible, and it was only after the actions of the Prophet in reforming their interests that they converted to Islam.  It is necessary to study the socio-political life of the Arab tribes and their reaction to Islam to know the early history of Islam. One of the most powerful tribes in the north of the Arabian Peninsula was Bani Kalb b. Wabara, resisted the acceptance of Islam until the last years of the Prophet's life, relying on geopolitical interests.The attribution to Yemen, the vast geography, the leadership of the judiciary, and the religion were the cause of the solidarity of the kalbis who sought to preserve it. Therefore, the leading research tries to answer with an analytical-descriptive method of how this tribe treats Islam and studies the effective geopolitical factors in it, as a result of which the strategy of the Prophet has also been studied. The results of the research show that the people of the Kalb tribe, depending on their political geography, confronted the Muslims as much as possible, and it was only after the actions of the Prophet in reforming their interests that they converted to Islam.  https://jhr.usb.ac.ir/article_7190_e09ce856b99bbb5487dc057ad75d62e9.pdf