Dictionary of Arab Tribes

Author's name: Omar Reda Kahala

Genealogy and tribes are of paramount importance. Islam did not give genealogy the same importance it had in the pre-Islamic era, in terms of boasting about it. Rather, it made piety a source of honor for humans. Piety replaced the pre-Islamic pride and arrogance of ancestors, and the most honorable became the most pious. This book explores the Arab tribes and their branches, before and after Islam, up to the present day, in Najd, the Hijaz, Yemen, Hadhramaut, Oman, the nine protected regions, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, East Jordan, North Africa, and other Arab and Islamic countries.

This dictionary includes a large number of clans and their tribes, mentioning their origins and branches, mountains and valleys, waters, history, worship, etc.

This book represents a valuable reference for researchers in historical sciences in particular, and archaeology, geography, and most disciplines of the humanities in general.