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On the Ghassdnite Kings. 



[No. 6- 



good authorities, therefore if the list of kings was correct he would 

 have succeeded to the throne at least 300 years after his grandfather. 



Thirdly, most good authors identify al-Harith the son of Maria who 

 was the seventh king and al-Harith b. Aby Shimr who according to this 

 list was the 26th king. This man is also called al-Harith b. al-'Araj 

 (the Lame). He was according to Hamzah's own statement engaged 

 in a war with al-Mondzir b. Ma al-Sama king of Hyrah about the 

 A. D. 530. Moreover Maria was the sister of Hind al-Honud wife of 

 Hojr Akil al-Morar Kindy the grandfather of al-Harith who was killed 

 about A. D. 537.* 



As all historians after Hamzah follow his authority we must in order 

 to correct the above list consult earlier authors, viz. Mas'iidy and Ibn 

 Qotaybah : 



The Ghassanites according to Mas'iidy. 





'Amr Mozayqiya. 



A 





r 

 Jafnah. 



al-Harith, 



Tha'labah. 



1 



Tha'labah. 



first king. 



1 

 al-Harith son of Maria, 



v 



. ., > 



2nd king. 



Y 

 1 



Al-Harith. 



1 

 Jabalah. 





Arqam. 



1 

 Maria. 







Al Harith. 



1 

 An-No'man. 







Abu Shimr al-Harith, 



4th king. 



3rd king. 





,, J 



al-Harith, 6th king 



V 



'Auf, 5th king. 





was on the throne 







when Mohammad 







was sent. 





The Ghassanites according to Ibn Qotaybah. 

 'Amr (his origin is not known). 

 Abu Shimr al-Harith I. first King. 



Al-Harith II. al-A'raj son of Maria 

 takes Khaybar ; is attacked by al-Mondzir b. Ma as-Sama. 



* In Freytag's Proverbia Arab, voce *>:L and Qamus voce iu«t»o 



