Ishmael may also have been the ancestor of the Southern Arabs through his descendant Qahtan | A—Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism , Wheeler, Ishmael Muslims also believe that Muhammad was the descendant of Ishmael that would establish a great nation, as promised by in the |
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Arabs and Berbers: from tribe to nation in North Africa | Sly, Liz 12 November 2011 |
"The Religious Identity of the Arabic Language and the Affair of the Lead Books of the Sacromonte of Granada" | Both Judaism and Islam see him as the ancestor of Arab peoples |
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The Signs of Prophethood, Section 18, page 215 | Ishmael was considered the ancestor of the Northern Arabs and Muhammad was linked to him through the lineage of the patriarch Adnan |
— New York and London: Oxford University Press, 1974 | "" was another Pre-Islamic figure who refused and preached , claiming it was the original belief of their [Arabs] father Ishmael |
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2006; found agreement by Battaglia et al |