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 National Museum of Yemen | |
| Nisba | al-Qahtani (masculine) al-Qahtaniyyah (feminine) |
| Location | The southern region of the Arabian Peninsula, e.g. Hadhramaut, Yemen |
| Descended from | Yarub bin Qahtan |
| Religion | Arabian mythology, Islam, Nestorian Christianity, Judaism, Aksumite polytheism, Nicene and Miaphysite Christianity |
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 Hadhramaut, 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.