▁S aba ▁b . ▁Y ash jub ▁b . ▁Y ā r ub ▁b . ▁Ka ht ā n , ▁of ▁the ▁Az d ▁tribe , ▁native ▁of ▁Ba ṣ rah . ▁ ▁Al - N ad im ▁writing ▁two ▁centuries ▁earlier ▁gives ▁a ▁slightly ▁cur ta iled ▁gene al ogy ▁with ▁some ▁variation : ▁Ab ū ▁Bak r ▁Mu ḥ amm ad ▁ibn ▁al - Ḥ as an ▁ibn ▁Dur ay d ▁bin ▁‘ At ā hi y ah ▁ibn ▁ Ḥ ant am ▁ibn ▁ Ḥ as an , ▁son ▁of ▁ Ḥ am ā m ī , ▁whose ▁name ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁‘ U m ā n ▁called ▁ Ḥ am ā m ā ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Jar w ▁ibn ▁W ā si ‘ ▁ibn ▁W ah b ▁bin ▁Sal am ah ▁ibn ▁J ush am ▁ibn ▁ Ḥ ā dir ▁ibn ▁As ad ▁bin ▁‘ Ad ī ▁ibn ▁‘ Am r ▁ibn ▁M ā lik ▁ibn ▁Na ṣ r ▁ibn ▁Az d ▁ibn ▁al - G h aw th . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁He ▁himself ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁Q a ht an ite ,, ▁the ▁larger ▁conf eder acy ▁of ▁which ▁Az d ▁is ▁a ▁sub - group . ▁The ▁modern - day ▁descend ants ▁of ▁his ▁tribe ▁are ▁the ▁Z ah ran ▁tribe ▁res iding ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁Al ▁Bah ah ▁Region ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁Life ▁I bn ▁D ura id ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ba ṣ rah ,