thumb|right|550px|Approximate locations of some of the important tribes and Empire of the Arabian Peninsula at the dawn of Islam (approximately 600 CE / 50 BH).Arabs are a
semitic people, descending from various
Old North Arabian tribes.
Much of the lineage provided before
Ma'ad relies on biblical genealogy and therefore its accuracy from that link uses the bible as a genealogical historical record. The general consensus among 14th century Arabic genealogists is that Arabs are of three kinds:
Perishing Arabs: These are the ancients of whose history little is known. They include
‘Ad,
Thamud, Tasm, Jadis, Imlaq and others. Jadis and Tasm perished because of genocide. Ad and Thamud perished because of their decadence. Some people in the past doubted their existence, but
Imlaq is the singular form of 'Amaleeq and is probably synonymous to the biblical
Amalek.
Pure Arabs: They originated from the progeny of Ya‘rub bin Yashjub bin Qahtan so were also called Qahtanian Arabs.
Arabized Arabs: They originated from the progeny of
Ishmael Son of the biblical patriarch
Abraham and the
Jumhur tribe, also called ‘Adnani Arabs. Prophet
Muhammad is an 'Adnani Arab.
Below is a partial list of the tribes of Arabia.
AB- Banu Abbas
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