Qahtanites

Also known as Aljuhani, hasawi

The Qahtanites (; ), also known as Banu Qahtan () or by their nickname al-Arab al-Ariba (), are the Arabs who originate from modern-day Hadhramaut, Yemen. The term "Qahtan" is mentioned in multiple Ancient South Arabian inscriptions found in Yemen. Some Arab traditions believe that the Qahtanites are the original Arabs.

Key facts

Tribe.name: Banu QahtanAl 'Arab Al 'Ariba
Tribe.type: Qahtanite, Children of Qahtan/Joktan
Tribe.image: Dhamar Ali Yahbur (bust).jpg
Tribe.image_size: 250px
Tribe.caption: A bronze statue of Dhamar Ali Yahbur II, a Himyarite king who probably reigned in the late 3rd or early 4th century AD. Displayed in the National Museum of Yemen
Tribe.nisba: al-Qahtani (masculine)al-Qahtaniyyah (feminine)
Tribe.location: The southern region of the Arabian Peninsula, e.g. Hadhramaut, Yemen
Tribe.descended: Yarub bin Qahtan
Tribe.religion: Arabian mythology, Islam, Nestorian Christianity, Judaism, Aksumite polytheism, Nicene and Miaphysite Christianity

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Traditional Arab genealogy
Pre-Islamic Qahtani migration out of Arabia
After the rise of Islam
See also
Notes
References
Further reading

In some Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions, the Qahtanite Arabs descend from Jokshan, a son of Abraham through Keturah and half brother of Ishmael son of Abraham through Hagar.

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