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V There is also a different people called Beni Kutayf, of [the tribe
of] MuDHHiG^: their ancestor is Kutayf son of Nagia son of Murad
[of] the [same] section [as] Farwa son of Musayk the Kutayfi, the Associate of the Prophet.
VI Zenata are a great tribe in the west and are descended from Zanati Yahya son of Dari son of Bermadaghus son of Dari son of
Zagik^ son of Madaghi's son of Berr son of Bidyan son of Kana'an son of Ham son of Nuh.
VII The Messi'ria Arabs, i.e. those originally so called, are descended from Missir son of Tha'aliba son of Nasr son of Sa'ad son of Nebhan, [and are] a section of Tai.
VIII The Mahria are a great tribe descended from Mahra son of
Haydan son of 'Amr son of el Hafi^ son of Kuda'a ; and ever}' Mahri traces his pedigree to him, and the Mahria camels of this tribe simi-
larly owe their name to him.
IX HiMYAR are the sons of Himyar son of Saba son of Ya'arub son of Kahtan. Now there are three Himyars among the children
of Kahtan, viz. the "greater," the "lesser," and the "least." The "least" is Himyar son of el Ghauth* son of Sa'ad son of 'Auf son of 'Adi son of Malik son of Zayd son of Sadad son of Zura'a. Himyar the "lesser" is the son of Saba the "lesser" son of Ka'ab son of Sahal son of Zayd son of 'Amr son of Kays son of Mu'awia son of Gushm^ son of 'Abd Shams son of Wail son of el Ghauth son
of Hadhar son of Kutn son of 'Arib son of Zuhayr son of Aiman son of el Hamaysa'a^ son of el Ferangag.
Himyar the "greater" was son of Saba the "greater" son of Yashhub. Now some of the Himyar who are in the west belong to the Himyar of the east.
X The 'Akaliyyun are descended from 'Ukayl son of Ka'ab son of Rabi'a son of 'Amir.
XI The Ma'akla are of the sons of Ma'akl son of Malik el Bahili and belong to the Bahila Arabs.
XII The RiZAYKAT are of the sons of Rizayk el Thakifi and belong to the Beni Thakif, and there is a section of them in the Sudan.
XIII Khafaga are a sub-tribe of Beni 'Amir. XIV Fezara are descended from Fezara, the father of a sub-tribe of Ghatafan. This Fezara was son of Dhubian son of Baghid son of
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