Hisham Al Kalbi

Hisham ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sa'ib ibn Bishr al-Kalbi, according to Muhammad ibn Sa'd, secretary of al-Waqidi. A scholar of genealogy, of the news and days of the Arabs, of their blame and their battles. He took from his father and from a group of transmitters. He died in 206 AH. ²

Ibn al-Nadim arranged his books into sections. Among the books on alliances are the alliance of Abd al-Muttalib and Khuza'a and the alliance of al-Fudul. Among the books on glorious deeds, lineages and boasting contests are the lineages of Quraysh, the virtues of Qays Aylan, the books of blame and the supererogatory acts. Among them are the news of Ziyad ibn Abihi and the claim of Ziyad ibn Mu'awiya. ²