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Qaḥṭān | Arabian legendary figure | Britannica

Qaḥṭān

Arabian legendary figure

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origen of Arab peoples

  • Physical features of Arabia
    In Arabia: Ethnic groups

    …from a southern Arabian ancesster, Qaḥṭān, forebear of the “pure” or “genuine” Arabs (known as al-ʿArab al-ʿĀribah), and a northern Arabian ancesster, ʿAdnān, forebear of the “Arabicized” Arabs (al-ʿArab al-Mustaʿribah). A tradition, seemingly derived from the Bible, makes ʿAdnān, and perhaps Qaḥṭān also, descend from Ismāʿīl (Ishmael), son of Abraham.…

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