(2) Arab A’rabia It appears that at some ancient time, another family of the Sam, son of Hazrat Noah, migrated into Arabia and adopted the
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language of the land, viz Arabia. Accordbig to Dictionary of Islam, ”The pure Arabs are those who claim to be descended from Qahtan, whom the present Arab regard as their principal founder. The members of this genuine stock are styled as Arab A’rabia the genuine Arabs.” (3) Arab Mustariba The Arab Mustariba, the mixed Arabs, claim to be descended from Hazrat Ismail and the daughter of al-Muzaz, king of al-Hijaz whom he took to wife, and was of the ninth generation from Jurham, the founder of that kingdom. Syed Ameer Ali says, ”Arabia has at various times been peopled by various races. The earliest settlers are said to have been some stock as the ancient Chaldaeans. They attained great civilization, the rema.ns of which are still observable in southern Arabia and are supposed even to have extended their power into Egypt and Mesopotamia. They seem to have built huge palaces and ternples; and the famous tanks which still exist near Aden are ascribed to them.”5
