Qahtanite
| Banu Qahtan بنو قحطان Al 'Arab Al 'Ariba العرب العاربة | |
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| 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 | |
| Nisba | al-Qahtani (masculine) al-Qahtaniyyah (feminine) |
| Location | The southern region of the Arabian Peninsula, e.g. Yemen |
| Descended from | Yarub bin Qahtan |
| Religion | Arabian mythology, Islam, Nestorian Christianity, Judaism, Aksumite polytheism, Nicene and Miaphysite Christianity |
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The Qahtanites (/ˈkɑːtənaɪts/; Arabic: قَحْطَانِيون, romanized: Qaḥṭānīyun), also known as Banu Qahtan (Arabic: بنو قحطان) or by their nickname al-Arab al-Ariba (Arabic: العرب العاربة), are the Arabs who originate from modern-day Yemen. The term "Qahtan" is mentioned in multiple Ancient South Arabian inscriptions found in Yemen. Some Arab traditions believe that the Qahtanites are the original Arabs.
In some Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions, the Qahtanite Arabs descend from Jokshan, a son of Abraham through Keturah and half brother of Ishmael son of Abraham through Hagar.