Ktab Alansab Alhmdany Jun 2026

Al-Hamdānī was one of the most brilliant scholars of the early Islamic period, hailing from Yemen. He was not only a genealogist but also a historian, geographer, poet, and astronomer. His deep roots in South Arabian (Himyarite and Qaḥṭānite) tribal culture gave him unparalleled access to oral and written traditions of Arab lineage, particularly those of the southern Arabs ( al-Yaman ).

(d. 945 CE). While several medieval authors wrote books titled Kitab al-Ansab ktab alansab alhmdany