ʼAsʽad the Perfect, (Arabic: أسعد الكامل), called "Abū Karīb", full name: Abu Karib As'ad Ibn Hassan Maliki Karib Yuha'min, was king (Tubba', Arabic: تُبَّع) of the Himyarite Kingdom (modern day Yemen). He ruled Yemen from 378-430. ʼAsʽad is cited in some sources as the first of several kings of the Arabian Peninsula to convert to Judaism. He was the first one to cover the Kaaba with the kiswah.
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