Dhu'l Manar Abrahah (Arabic: أبرهة ذو المنار) also known as Abrahah bin ar-Raish (Arabic: أبرهة بن الرائش), was an ancient Yemeni king. He is the son of Dhu'l Karnain.[1] He got his name because he so much feared that his troops would lose their way after they invaded the Magrib land that he built a lighthouse to guide his troops.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Tomlins, Frederick Guest (1844). A Universal History of the Nations of Antiquity: Comprising a Complete History of the Jews, from the Creation to the Present Time : Likewise an Account of Ancient Syria, Grecian Islands, Persian Empire, Armenia, Numidia, Ethiopia, Arabia, Scythia, the Celtes, &c. &c. &c. : to which are Prefixed the Various Theories of Creation, According to the Most Esteemed Ancient and Modern Writers. W. Milner. p. 875.
  2. ^ (aṭ-), Abū-Ǧaʻfar Muḥammad Ibn-Ǧarīr Ṭabarī; Ṭabarī; Tabari, Muhammad b Yarir al-; Tabari, Muhammad ibn Yarir al-; طبري; Ṭabarī, Muḥammad Ibn-Ǧarīr aṭ-; Tạbarī (1991). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 3: The Children of Israel. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791406878.
  3. ^ "ملوك حمير وأقيال اليمن وشرحها المسمى خلاصة السيرة الجامعة لعجائب الملوك التبابعة • الموقع الرسمي للمكتبة الشاملة". shamela.ws (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-10-26.