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Project Background:

For the first three or four centuries after the death of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the genealogy of Arabs from the Arabian Peninsula have been widely known and documented. As Arabian tribes grew, split and regrouped, new names have appeared by time that cannot be exactly tracked and linked back to the old and classical tribes that existed more than 1000 years ago.

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YDNA research progresses have opened new realms for research to try and find any lost connections between tribes that originated in the Arabian Peninsula and possibility further identify their Adnanite or Qahtanite lineages.

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Project Goals:

Any man from the Arabian Peninsula, or whose origins are from there, can learn more about his ancesteries and their relations to the old tribes. Possibly to even determine if he is of Adnanite or Qahtanite lineage, and to which branch within these two groups he belongs.

A person interested can start with the basic 12 marker Y-DNA test. As more information is gathered from participants it is possible to upgrade this test to add more information.

All interested persons from tribes or families currently living in the Arabian Peninsula can get in touch with us for instruction how to obtain free test kits.

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Project News:

May 15th 2006:

Arabian Peninsula DNA Project was launched

September 7th 2006:

Brief description about some member's geneologies added.

October 8th 2006:

Further sub grouping is identified based on SNP results obtained for some group members and results of researches found.

December 14th 2006:
Founder of the project and administrator of the homepage our dear friend Mohammad Abdulla Humaid Belhoul (AlShebani) passed away in a tragic car accident.

Our cherished friend Mohammad was a good example of a sophisticated literate person, a delightful colleague and a true Moslem. He touched the lives of all who knew him with an everlasting memory of a great man. We pray almighty Allah to have mercy on his soul and to grant him the highest ranks in heaven alongside the dearest of all, our prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. We also pray Allah the abilities to maintain and further develop the project that our friend had founded. We ask you all to pray for his soul to rest in peace.

January 18th 2008:

Updated Phylotree and TMRCA for 12, 25 markers for J2 haplogroup members

January 20th 2008:

Updated YDNA J haplogroup research summery

August 15th 2008:

Updated Phylotree and Genetic Distance mapping for 12, 25 & 36 markers for J1 haplogroup members

Project Results:

YDNA J Haplogroup Research Summery

1-YDNA (J) haplogroups (J1 & J2) are believed to have been generated some 10,000 to 15,000 years ago in the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant (source is National Geographic Genetic Project).

2- (J1) is believed to have generated more in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula and south of the Levant while (J2) is believed to have generated in northern part of the Fertile Crescent around curnet northern Iraq.

3-J1 is more common in Arab Bedouins (60% to 80% of Arabian Peninsula Arabs and its surrounding areas including south of Iraq, Palestine desert and Sinai Peninsula [source is Semino et al. research]), while J2 is more common in Jews (majority of Cohen Jews and Ashkenazi Jews). However, since both groups are Semitic people, some Arabs with J2 and some Jews with J1 haplogroups are found.

4-It could be speculated that J1 haplogroup Arabs are more related to Qahtanite tribes and J2 Arabs are of Adnanite tribes since Jews (majority J2 haplogroup) are related to Adnanite tribes by their great grandfather Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) (PBUH) through his son Ismael (Ishmael) who is the source of all Adnanite Arabs. Hence, if Jews are J2 then one would believe that Adnanite are also J2. However, no scientific research had proved or negated such believe.

5-J1 haplogroup had expanded outside of the Arabian Peninsula all over history but distinctively during two main periods. It had expanded out from the Fertile Crescent about 7000-9000 years ago during the Neolithic times (last part of the stone age). The other period was during Arab migration with the expansion of Islamic empire on 6th century AC. (source Al-Zahery et al research).

6-J1 Haplogroup people who migrated during Neolithic periods are believed to belong to very old Arabian tribes that are diffecult to trace, while J1 haplogroup people who migrated with Islamic empire expansion are believed to belong to more recent known Arabian tribe names.

7-Arab people with J1 haplogroup who migrated during Islamic empire expansion are distinguished from those of who migrated during Neolithic period by having markers YCAIIa=22 & YCAIIb=22 (source Semino et al research).

8-J1 haplogroup members with marker DYS 390 = 23 has been identified as the "Sana'a Modal Haplotype" (source Thomas et al 2000 research) which can be speculated to be more linked to Qahtanite linage. (Sana'a: current capital of Yemen)

9-J1 haplogroup marker DYS 388 = 17 was found almost exclusively in Arabs, while allele 16 was more common among Jews. (source Nebel et al. 2002 research).

10-To confirm J haplogroup type (1 or 2), deep SNP tests must be used. For J1, M267 SNP must be positive. For J2, M172 SNP must be positive.

Brief Descriptions of Participants' Genealogies (written by project members):

1) Shamsi belongs to the tribe of Nuaim, mainly found in UAE and Oman. They say that they belong to the Azd tribe, from the same branch as Aws and Khazraj, i.e the Ansar and companions of the Prophet (SAW). They are not from Adnan, but from Qahtan.

2) Al-Rashdi belongs to the Rawashid tribe (mainly found in Oman and Yemen), one of the Kathiri clans who trace their lineage to the classical tribe of Hamdhan. They are of Qahtanite lineage.

3) Al-Muhairi, Al-Hamli & Al-Romaithi belong to the tribe of Beni Yas, mainly found in the UAE. There are several opinions about the origins of this tribe, however the results so far support the historians and geneologists who claim that they are of Qahtan lineage, since they are, or at least Al-Muhairi, is very close to Al-Shamsi. Also they are not very far from Al-Rashdi.

4) Al-Za'abi belongs to the tribe of Za'ab mainly found in the UAE. There are several opinions about the origins of this tribe, however, the results so far support the historians and genealogists who claim that they are of Qahtan lineage, since Za'abi is very close to Shamsi.

5) Dridi belongs to Drid, a branch of the Beni Hilal tribes who migrated along with the tribe of Beni Sulaim in the 4th century A.H from the Arabian peninsula and spread through North Africa. They are of Adnanite lineage and they meet with Beni Hashim in Mudar son of Nizar, 18 generations from the Prophet (SAW).

6)Khowasah (a family originating from Alexandria Egypt) have a tradition that their ancestor is the medieval mystic Ali Al-Khawas who lived in the 10th century A.H. Little is know about the ancestors of this person. However, the 12 marker DNA results are close to the other participants of Qahtanite lineage.

7) Shareef Ali is supposedly a descendent of the Prophet whose ancestors lived in the Arabian Peninsula and Hadramout, Yemen, before settling in Somali lands. Many of Hajji Ali's descendents are of the view that he is an Idrisid through Hasan b. Ali b. Abi Talib. An investigation into the ancestry of Somali Ashraf clans revealed that none claim descent through the Idrisids and his descent through the Ba'Alawi clan of Hadramout is more likely. Elders of the Somali Ashraf clan, Hasan al-Kawayni, testify that Hajji Ali was from their clan. They narrate, in agreement with his descendents in Silte, Ethiopia, that he traveled from Somali lands to Harar, Ethiopia, where he settled for a period. From Harar, he launched a military campaign into southern Ethiopia, where he settled and left descendents. According to the Kawayni clan: He is al-Hajj Ali b. Saa'id b Hasan al Kawayni b. Umar b. Ali b. Adem b. Ibrahim b. Musa b. Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Ahmed b. Alawi b. Shaykhan b. Alawi b. Muhammad b. Ahmed b. Abu Bakr Kharbashan b. Abdurahman b. Abdullah Aboud b. Ali b. Muhammad Mowla al Dawaylah (whose lineage is documented in the Alawi tree in Tarim, Hadramout).

8) Shaibani belongs to the Beni Shaiban tribe,mainly found in Oman. Omani historian and genealogist , Al-Siyabi, asserts that they belong to the same classical tribe of Beni Shaiban, an Adnanite tribe which meets with the Beni Hashim in Nizar son of Ma'ad, 19 generations from the Prophet (SAW).

Phlyotrees for members:

Phylotree of 12 markers for J1 hablogroup members

Phylotree of 25 markers for J1 hablogroup members

Phylotree of 36 markers for J1 hablogroup members

Phylotree of 12 markers for J2 hablogroup members

Phylotree of 25 markers for J2 hablogroup members

Genetic Distance as per FTDNA and Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA)
Considering an average generation gap of 20 years

Genetic Distance as per FTDNA for J1 haplogroup members

Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA) for J2 haplogroup members

Note:
Dean McGee YDNA Comparison Utility, Megasoftware and Phylip softwares were used to calculate and develop trees and tables.

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