Pre-Islamic

Very generally the term covers from late prehistory to the time when Islam became the dominant religion and way of life in those areas of the world where, at various times after the early seventh century CE, a majority of the population or a preponderance of the ruling classes converted to Islam. It covers a wide and varied range of cultures, artistic traditions, and time periods, varying with the different times when Islam came to different regions and influenced and was influenced by different traditions.