Qahtanite

Qahtanite refers to 'al Arab al Aribah' or the aboriginal Arabs. These are the descendants of Ya'rub son of Yashjub, son of Qahtan (Joktan of the Old Testament). They are therefore more generally called Qahtanite Arabs. They inhabited Yemen. The famous Sabaean and Himyarite kingdoms and their high degree of civilization were the work of these Qahtanite Arabs.