Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi

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Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi, full name Mundbir Hisham ibn Mohammed ibn as-Saib al-Kalbi (- ca. 819) was an Arab historian.

Al-Kalbi was born in Kufa, but spent much of his life in Baghdad. Like his father, on whose authority he relied largely, he collected information about the genealogies and history of the ancient Arabs. According to the Fihrist he wrote 140 works. As independent works they have almost entirely ceased to exist, but his account of the genealogies of the Arabs is continually quoted in the Kitab al-Aghani.

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The Book of Idols (Kitab Al-Asnam)

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