Tubba' Abu Karib

Tubba' Abu Karib al-Himyari, an ancient king of Yemen, mentioned by al-Mas'udi in "Muruj al-Dhahab". ¹

Al-Mas'udi says that he travelled through the earth and subdued the kingdoms. He met Qubad, king of the Tawa'if, in the land of Iraq and defeated him, and he ruled Iraq, Syria, the Hijaz and much of the East. ¹

Verses attributed to him describe the covering of the Sacred House with striped cloth and brocades, his circling of it seven times and seven times, and his prostration at the Station. ¹

Al-Mas'udi says that the king of Yemen is called Tubba' only when the people of al-Shihr and Hadramawt submit to him. ¹

• The period of his rule and the attribution of the verses need an additional source.