How can one trace genealogies?
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There are many books on lineage, such as: "Al-Qasd wal-Umam fi Ansab al-Arab wal-Ajam" by Ibn Abd al-Barr, "Jamharat Ansab al-Arab" by Ibn Hazm, "Al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah" by Ibn Hisham, "Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah" by Ibn Kathir, "Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra" by Ibn Mani' al-Zuhri, and "Al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wal-Umam" by Ibn al-Jawzi.
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