أفريقيس بن قيس الحميري
أفريقيس بن قيس الحميري
The Tubba' Afriqis ibn Qays ibn Sayfi al-Himyari, who raided Ifriqiya and named it; hearing the Amaliq's tongue he said 'How much barbara they talk' — whence the Berbers got their name, while Sanhaja and Kutama of Himyar settled among them 1.
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- Pre-Islamic Arabia
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Overview
Afriqis ibn Qays al-Himyari, one of the Tubba' kings. al-Baladhuri, in Ansab al-Ashraf, reports that he raided Ifriqiya and conquered it, and that it was named after him 2.
The Berbers
He is reported to have heard the speech of the Amalaqa and said: "How many of them are barbarians", and so they were called the Barbar. The Banu Sanhaja and Kutama of Himyar remained with them 2.
This is the report of a genealogist, and no date accompanies it. The entry needs an additional source.
Sources
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p. 7-8
- Ansab al-Ashraf of al-Baladhuri, p.7-8
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islam.museum contributors. “أفريقيس بن قيس الحميري”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/tubba-afriqis/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.