How did the Arabs perceive the arrival of the Turks in the Middle East?

by conbutt

Were they already Muslim by that point? Was it more like a trickle of tribes or a sudden surge of migrating nomads?

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You might be interested in this answer by u/Total_Markage that gives a good overview of how the Turkic tribes moved into the Middle East

Parts of this answer by u/Interpine looks at the relationship between the Abbasids and Turkic leaders. Hopefully someone can expand more on it though