Qahtanite

Banu Qahtan
بنو قحطان
Alarab Alariba
العرب العاربة
Qahtanite, Children of Qahtan/Joktan
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 Sana'a National Museum
Nisbaal-Qahtani (masculine)
al-Qahtaniyyah (feminine)
LocationThe southern region of the Arabian Peninsula, e.g. Yemen[1]
Descended fromYarub bin Qahtan
ReligionArabian mythology, Islam, Nestorian Christianity, Judaism, Aksumite polytheism, Nicene and Miaphysite Christianity

The terms Qahtanite and Qahtani (Arabic: قَحْطَانِي; transliterated: Qaḥṭānī) refer to Arabs who originate from modern-day Yemen.[1][2] The term "Qahtan" is mentioned in multiple ancient Arabian inscriptions found in Yemen. Arab traditions believe that they are the original Arabs.[3][4][5][6]

In some Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions such as Jubilees and some Jasherian tales the Qahtanite Arabs descend from Jokshan son of Abraham through Keturah and half brother of Ishmael son of Abraham through Hagar.

  1. ^ a b "Qaḥṭān". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 2009.
  2. ^ O'Leary, De Lacy (2001). Arabia Before Muhammad. Psychology Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-41524-466-4. Qahtan are divided into the two sub-groups of Himyar and Kahlan.
  3. ^ "Epigraph details: Gr 24". DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of Pre-Islamic Arabian Inscriptions. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. ^ "Epigraph details: Ja 2360". DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of Pre-Islamic Arabian Inscriptions. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  5. ^ "Epigraph details: DAI Barʾān 2000-1". DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of Pre-Islamic Arabian Inscriptions. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. ^ "Epigraph details: Ja 635". DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of Pre-Islamic Arabian Inscriptions. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

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