The Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar
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Kitāb al-Tījāni (Arabic: كتاب التيجان) also known more commonly as The Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar, is a historical and biographical work by the Yemeni historian Wahb ibn Munabbih,[1][2][3] an 8th AD century Israʼiliyyat author.[4] The book is also known as Kitāb al-Tījān li ma'rifati muluk al-zamān fi akhbar Qahtān (The Book of Crowns, on the kings of yesteryear in the accounts of the Qahtānites).[5]
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Author | Ibn Hisham and Wahb ibn Munabbih |
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Original title | التيجان في ملوك حمير |
Language | Arabic |
Genre | Early Islamic history, Arabian Jewish History, Biographical works |
Publication date | First Edition published in 1929 |
Original text | التيجان في ملوك حمير at Arabic Wikisource |
Translation | The Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar at Wikisource |
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The book later transmitted by Ibn Hisham who also worked on the As-Sīrah an-Nabawiyyah.[2][5][6] Ibn Hisham reported that he acquired the book's narratives from 'Abd al-Mun'im ibn Idris.[Notes 1][8]