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The book "Ansab Al Ashraf" is a comprehensive genealogical study of the Ashraf tribe, which claims descent from the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, Fatimah, and her son, Ali. The book is divided into several volumes, with the most popular being the 32-volume set (hence the "32l" in your query). The work provides an in-depth analysis of the Ashraf's family tree, tracing their lineage back to the earliest Islamic periods.

Ansab al-Ashraf (Genealogies of the Nobles) is a monumental biographical and genealogical work by the 9th-century historian (d. 892 CE). Spanning the history of the early Islamic world, it is considered one of the most critical and authentic primary sources for studying the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, the Rashidun, and the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties. Who was Al-Baladhuri?

The term "32l" likely refers to specific page counts or identifiers in the edition of the work. Scholarly Edition : The 1936 edition of Volume V, edited by S. D. F. Goitein and published by the Hebrew University Press , is frequently cited with the page structure 32 + 440 + 27

: Various Lebanese and Syrian publishers have released the work in sets ranging from 10 to 13+ volumes, often edited by Abdulaziz al-Duri or Muhammad Hamidullah .