▁has ▁famous ▁Historical ▁personal ities ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁kn ight ▁king ▁of ▁Y emen ▁Am ru ▁bin ▁Ma ' adi ▁Y ak rib ▁al - Z uba idi ▁al - Mad hh iji ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Mal ik ▁As ht ar ▁al - N akh ' ei ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ph et ▁Muhammad ▁and ▁a ▁military ▁leader ▁with ▁Ali ▁ibn ▁Ab i ▁Tal ib ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁S iff in , ▁and ▁Mad hh ij ▁later ▁fought ▁the ▁Q arm ati ans ▁under ▁leadership ▁of ▁Ab ul ▁Ash ira ▁in ▁Y emen ▁and ▁Mal ik ▁ibn ▁Mar ara ▁a - R ah aw i , ▁and ▁the ▁comment aries ▁on ▁al - H amd ani ' s ▁book ▁shows ▁that ▁they ▁still ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁towns ▁and ▁places ▁as ▁Ham ad ani ▁described ▁them ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁dated ▁ 9 0 0 ▁AD , ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁h year s ▁ago . ▁ ▁Mad hh ij ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Nam ara ▁ins cription , ▁a ▁mem orial ▁of ▁the ▁Nas rid ▁king ▁of ▁al - H ira ▁Im ru ▁’ al - Q ays ▁bin ▁‘ Am r ▁( d ied ▁in ▁ 3 2 8 ), ▁“ king ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁Arab s ”, ▁bo asted ▁of ▁having ▁launched ▁a ▁ra id ▁against ▁Mad hh ij , ▁reaching ▁“ N aj ran " ▁city ▁of ▁Sh am mar ▁( the ▁Him yar ite ▁king ▁Sh am mar ▁Y ah ri '