Abu Karib

Abū Karib As’ad al-Kāmil, (Arabic: أسعد الكامل), called "Abū Karīb", sometimes rendered as As'ad Abu Kurayb, full name: Abu Karib As'ad ibn Hassān Maliki Karib Yuha'min, was king (Tubba', Arabic: تُبَّع) of the Himyarite Kingdom (modern day Yemen). He ruled Yemen from 390 CE until 420 CE, beginning as a coregency with his father Malkikarib Yuhamin (r. 375–400) followed by becoming sole ruler in 400. As'ad is cited in some sources as the first of several kings of the Arabian Peninsula to convert to Judaism, although contemporary historians have ascribed this transition to his father. He was traditionally regarded as the first one to cover the Kaaba with the kiswah.

Abu Karib As'ad al-Kamil
King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat
  • Tubba' al-Awsat
Reign390–420 CE
PredecessorMalkikarib Yuhamin
SuccessorHassan Yuha'min and Sharhabil Yafar
Diedc. 430
Yemen
Names
Abu Karib As'ad ibn Hassan Malikikarab Yuha'min
FatherMalkikarib Yuhamin
Religion
  • South Arabian polytheism (formerly)
  • Judaism (until death)
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