Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan
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Sayf ibn dhī-Yazan was a Yemen
i Himyarite king
who lived between 516 and 574 CE, known for ending Aksumite rule over Southern Arabia. al-Kalbi
states that he was the son of dhī-Yazan, the son of 'Āfir, the son of Aslam bin Zayd.
Sayf entered Arab folklore by means of his widely known "biography" Sirat Sayf ibn dhī-Yazan, where much fruit of imagination, including claiming his mother to be a jinni, has been blended with historical facts.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
i Himyarite king
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who lived between 516 and 574 CE, known for ending Aksumite rule over Southern Arabia. al-Kalbi
Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi
Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi , also known as Ibn al-Kalbi was an Arab historian. His full name Abu al-Mundhir Hisham bin Muhammed bin al-Sa'ib bin Bishr al-Kalbi. Born in Kufa, he spent much of his life in Baghdad. Like his father, he collected information about the genealogies and history of the ancient...
states that he was the son of dhī-Yazan, the son of 'Āfir, the son of Aslam bin Zayd.
Sayf entered Arab folklore by means of his widely known "biography" Sirat Sayf ibn dhī-Yazan, where much fruit of imagination, including claiming his mother to be a jinni, has been blended with historical facts.