Alavi
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The surname Alavi signifies ancestry from Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib , the fourth Caliph
of Sunni Islam
and the first Imam
in Shia Islam
. Ali
was the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad
and titled Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful) by his followers.
and South Asia
.
Alavis are scattered in Pakistani
cities of Chakwal
and Attock
and also in Bahawalnagar
in addition to Northern Indian
state of Uttar Pradesh
with main concentrations in Kakori
near Lucknow
.(AZAM ALVI)
are sometimes referred to as Moulvizadigan (Moulvis) or Makhdoomzadigan (Makhdooms), indicating whether they are descendants of Mullah
Abu Bakr Jami Alavi, who settled in Kakori in 1461 or descendants of Qari Amir Saifuddin Alavi, who settled in Kakori in 1512. The spelling of (Arabic: علوي) varied greatly. Although, the Alavi spelling is most prevalent in Iran and Indian sub-Continent, but Alvi, Alawi, and Alwi spellings are frequently found in India and some Middle Eastern Countries.They form part of the Kakori Shaikh community.
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
of Sunni Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
and the first Imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
in Shia Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. Ali
Ali
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
was the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
and titled Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful) by his followers.
Distribution
The Alavi family can be found in the Middle EastMiddle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
.
Alavis are scattered in Pakistani
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
cities of Chakwal
Chakwal
Chakwal is the capital of Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 90 km south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad and is named after Chaudhry Chaku Khan, chief of the Mair Minhas tribe from Jammu, who founded it in 1525 CE during the era of the Mughal Emperor, Zaheerudun Babur...
and Attock
Attock
Attock is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Attock District...
and also in Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar is the capital city of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As well as being district capital it also the administrative headquarters of the tehsil.-Administration:...
in addition to Northern Indian
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
with main concentrations in Kakori
Kakori
Kakori is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 14 km north of Lucknow. More widely known for its kebabs, Zardozi work and Dasheri mangoes, Kakori is also the centre of once flourishing Urdu poetry, literature and the Qadiriya...
near Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
.(AZAM ALVI)
The Alavi of Kakori
The Alavi of KakoriKakori
Kakori is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 14 km north of Lucknow. More widely known for its kebabs, Zardozi work and Dasheri mangoes, Kakori is also the centre of once flourishing Urdu poetry, literature and the Qadiriya...
are sometimes referred to as Moulvizadigan (Moulvis) or Makhdoomzadigan (Makhdooms), indicating whether they are descendants of Mullah
Mullah
Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā , meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian"...
Abu Bakr Jami Alavi, who settled in Kakori in 1461 or descendants of Qari Amir Saifuddin Alavi, who settled in Kakori in 1512. The spelling of (Arabic: علوي) varied greatly. Although, the Alavi spelling is most prevalent in Iran and Indian sub-Continent, but Alvi, Alawi, and Alwi spellings are frequently found in India and some Middle Eastern Countries.They form part of the Kakori Shaikh community.
Notable people with the surname Alvi
- Abass AlaviAbass AlaviAbass Alavi is Professor of Radiology and Neurology. He is currently the Director of Research Education in the Division of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania....
, is Professor of Radiology and Neurology - Abrar AlviAbrar AlviAbrar Alvi was an Indian film writer, director and actor. Most of his notable works are from the 1950s, 1960s done with Guru Dutt. He wrote some of the most respected works of Indian cinema, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Kaagaz Ke Phool, and Pyaasa which have an avid following world over...
, was an Indian film writer, director and actor - Ameer Faisal Alvi, was the first General Officer Commanding of the elite Special Service Group of Pakistan Army
- Arif AlviArif AlviDr. Arif Alvi was born in Karachi on 29 August 1949. Dr. Arif Alvi a founding member and the Secretary General of Pakistan political party Tehreek-e-Insaf. "The reasons for forming a new progressive party was the utter lack of honest leadership around, absence of vision and honest political will...
, is a Pakistani politician - Bozorg AlaviBozorg AlaviBozorg Alavi was an influential Iranian writer, novelist, and political intellectual...
, was an influential Iranian writer, novelist, and political intellectual - Hakim ‘AlaviAlavi ShiraziHakim Muhammad Hashim Muslim ibn Hakim Muhammad Hadi Qalandar ibn Muzaffar al-Din ‘Alavi Shirazi , with the royal title Alavi Khan Nawwab Mu‘tamad al-Muluk, was a royal Persian physician of the 18th century....
, was a royal Persian physician of the 18th century - Hasan Jamil AlviHasan JamilHasan Jamil Alvi Hasan Jamil Alvi Hasan Jamil Alvi (born July 25, 1952, Karachi, Sindh is a former Pakistani cricketer who played six ODIs between 1987 to 1988. He was an all-rounder, batting and bowling left-handed.- References :...
, is a former Pakistani cricketer - Moniza AlviMoniza Alvi-Life and education:Moniza Alvi was born in Lahore, Pakistan. She was born to a Pakistani father and a British mother. Her father moved to Hatfield, Hertfordshire in England when she was a few months old. She did not revisit Pakistan until after the publication of her first book of poems - The...
, is a Pakistani-British poet and writer - Rashid AlviRaashid AlviShri Raashid Alvi a politician from Indian National Congress party is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.-External links:*...
, a politician from Indian National Congress party is presently a Member of the Parliament of India - Sajida AlviSajida AlviSajida S. Alvi is an academic of Pakistani origin in Canada. She is a historian of Islam in South Asia and was the inaugural appointment to the chair in Urdu Language and Culture at the Institute of Islamic Studies from September 1987 till her retirement in June 2010.-Life:Alvi moved to Canada in...
, is a female academic of Pakistani origin in Canada - Sattar AlviSattar AlviAir Commodore Sattar Alvi , is a Pakistan Air Force's retired fighter pilot and a former chairman of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex...
, is a Pakistan Air Force's vetern fighter pilot and retired Air Commodore of Pakistan Air Force - Shamsur Rehman AlviShams Ur Rehman AlaviShams Ur Rehman Alavi is a journalist with Hindustan Times. He writes on crime, especially Chambal bandits, leftist militancy and organised crime. He also writes on Muslim issues and communal harmony. He works for Bhopal edition of Hindustan Times....
, is a journalist with Hindustan Times - Suroosh AlviSuroosh AlviSuroosh Alvi is a Pakistani Canadian journalist and film-maker who was among the co-founders of Montreal-based Vice magazine alongside Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes in 1994. As well as being a media critic, Alvi has also worked on creating documentaries about places deemed dangerous in the Middle...
, is a Pakistani Canadian journalist and film-maker - Mohammad AlaviMohammad AlaviSeyed Mohammad Alavi is an Iranian footballer. He plays for Mashin Sazi in Iran's Azadegan League. He usually plays in the defensive midfield position.- Club career :...
, is an Iranian nuclear engineer - Mohammad Alavi GorganiMohammad Alavi GorganiGrand Ayatollah Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini Alavi Gorgani is an Iranian Twelver shi'a marja. He was born in a religious family in Golestan, Iran. He rose to a leading scholar in Najaf, and moved to Qom in 1979...
, is a leading scholar in Najaf, Iraq - Mohammad Alvi, is an Iranian footballer
- Yousef AlaviYousef AlaviYousef Alavi is an American mathematician who specializes in combinatorics and graph theory. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1958. He was a professor of mathematics at Western Michigan University from 1958 until his retirement in 1996; he chaired the department from 1989 to...
, is a mathematician who specializes in combinatorics and graph theory
See also
- Alavi BohraAlavi BohraThe Alavi Bohras are a Taiyabi Mustaali Ismaili Shi'i Muslim community from Gujarat, India.In India, during the time of the 18th Fatimid Imam Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah around 1093 AD, the designated learned people who were sent from Yemen by the celebrated missionaries under the guidance of the...
- Dhond AbbasiDhond AbbasiThe Dhund Abbasi are a tribe of northern Pakistan. The tribe claims descent from Dhond Khan and ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and hence are known as Dhund Abbasi. The tribe speak the Dhundi-Kairali dialect...
- AwanAwan (Pakistan)Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
- FarooqiFarooqiFarooqui , is a distinctt name or surname or last name.- Origin :...
- GardeziGardezi- Origin :The name denotes people from Gardez, the capital of the Paktia province in Afghanistan.The name denotes people from Gardez, one of the 34 provincial capitals in Afghanistan. As such, the surname is widespread among the people in Afghanistan. One of the most famous Gardezis is Abu Saʿīd...
- GilaniGilaniGilani or Jilani or Kilani may refer to:* a gentilic of Gilan, Iran* MV Gilani, an Empire F type coaster which sank at Montreal on 22 April 1972.* Gillani Railway Station, a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan....
- Hashemi
- OsmaniOsmaniUsmani or Osmani or Othmani or Uthmani is a large community , found mainly in South Asia. The word Usmani or Osmani is a surname adopted mainly by two castes in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.-Sheikh Usmani:The Shaikh Usmani are a Urdu speaking community, and many are found among the...
- QuraishiQuraishiQuraishi , is a family name that originates from Arabs in Saudi Arabia, particularly from the city of Mecca.- Lineage :...
- SayyidSayyidSayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...
- Shaikh
- SiddiquiSiddiquiSiddiqui, is a Muslim family name, found in the South Asia and the Middle East. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui/Siddique to signify their Arab heritage...
- KhokharKhokharThe Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
- Alavi InstituteAlavi InstituteAlavi Institute is an Islamic high school in Tehran.-History:In 1955, against the backdrop of despair and pessimism of the Great Depression in Iran, Ali Asghar Karbaschian who known as Allameh founded the Alavi Institute as an Islamic high school in the city of Tehran, the capital of Iran...
- Alavi FoundationAlavi FoundationThe Alavi Foundation is a private not-for-profit organization based in the United States.The Alavi Foundation is the successor organization to the Pahlavi Foundation, a nonprofit group used by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to advance Iran's charitable interests in America...
External links
- http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aalavii.htm Alavi in Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names.