Alid
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The Alid dynasties descended
from Ali ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
. Shia Muslims consider him the First Imam appointed by Muhammad and the first rightful caliph. The Alid are followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib and his sons.
There are several dynasties of Alid origin:
Descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali was the first Imam of Shia Islam. He was a cousin of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, as well as Muhammad's son-in-law. He had several children by Fatima, Muhammad's daughter, as well as children by other wives...
from Ali ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
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. Shia Muslims consider him the First Imam appointed by Muhammad and the first rightful caliph. The Alid are followers of Ali ibn Abi Talib and his sons.
There are several dynasties of Alid origin:
- The Zaydid dynasty of Tabaristan are descents of Ali ibn Abi Talib. His son, Hasan ibn Ali, has a son named Zayd ibn Hasan who gave name to the dynasty. Hasan ibn Zayd was the son of Zayd who gave origin to the Zaydids in Tabaristan.
- The UkhaydhiriteBanu UkhaidhirThe Banu 'l-Ukhaidhir was a dynasty that ruled in al-Yamamah from 867 to at least the mid-eleventh century. An Alid dynasty, they were descendents of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and his grandson Al-Hasan, and at least one contemporary traveler describes them as having been Shi'ites of...
dynasty which ruled NajdNajdNajd or Nejd , literally Highland, is the central region of the Arabian Peninsula.-Boundaries :The Arabic word nejd literally means "upland" and was once applied to a variety of regions within the Arabian Peninsula...
in central Arabia from 862 C.E. till the mid-11th century traced its lineage to AliAli' |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...
through his son Al-Hassan.
- The Sulaymanid dynasty of YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
has origin in Hasan ibn Hasan, brother of Zayd ibn Hasan (see Zaydid dynasty above). Hasan has a son named Daud ibn Hasan, who was Sulayman ibn Daud's father, who the dynasty is named after.
- The Alid dynasty of Yemen originated with Hasan ibn Hasan, brother of Zayd ibn Hasan (see Zaydid dynasty above). Hasan has a son named Ibrahim ibn Hasan, that has a son called Ismail ibn Ibrahim, father of Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail. Tabataba was father of Kassim al Rassi, originally of the dynasty of imams of Yemen.
- The Alid Dynasty of the Isaaq clan or Banu Isaaq clan of SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, who are descended from Ali through there ancestor IsaaqIsaaqThe Isaaq is one of the main Somali clans. Members of the clan principally live in the northwestern Somaliland region of Somalia, and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The populations of five major cities of Somaliland – Hargeisa, Burco, Berbera, Ceerigaabo and Gabiley – are predominantly Isaaq...
ibn Ahmad al Hashimi. Today, the Isaaq clan form the majority of the northern territory of SomalilandSomalilandSomaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
.
- The Alid dynasty of Sharifs of SousseSousseSousse is a city in Tunisia. Located 140 km south of the capital Tunis, the city has 173,047 inhabitants . Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The name may be of Berber origin: similar names are found in Libya and in...
(TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
) originated with Hasan ibn Hasan, brother of Zayd ibn Hasan (see Zaydid dynasty above). Hasan has a son named Abdallah ibn Hasan, who has a son called Djafar ibn Abdallah. This Djafar ibn Abdallah, grandson of Hasan ibn Hasan, began this dynasty.
- The Alid dynasty of Sharifs of MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
(the Alaouite dynastyAlaouite DynastyThe Alaouite Dynasty is the name of the current Moroccan royal family. The name Alaouite comes from the ‘Alī of its founder Moulay Ali Cherif who became Prince of Tafilalt in 1631. His son Mulay r-Rshid was able to unite and pacify the country...
dynasty http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_musulmanes/Dynastie_des_Hasanides.htmoriginated) began also with Hassan ibn Hassan, brother of Zayd ibn Hasan. Its first member was Muhammad ibn Abdallah, brother of Djafar ibn Abdallah (see above).
- The founder of the IdrisidIdrisidThe Idrisids were a Zaydi-Shia dynasty of Arab origins in Morocco, ruling from 788 to 985, named after its first leader, Idriss I.-History:...
dynasty of MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
was Idris ibn Abdallah. He was the brother of Djafar ibn Abdallah (see above). - The Hammudid dynasty of AlgecirasAlgecirasAlgeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar . Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and in the world in three categories: container,...
, MálagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, Sevilla and Kingdom of Granada has same origin. Their ancestor, Hammud, was a descendant of Idris ibn Abdallah.
- The Banu Katuda of La Mecca have origin in Musa ibn Abdallah, brother of Idris ibn Abdallah (se above). Musa has a son named Abdallah ibn Musa, father of Musa ibn Abdallah ibn Musa, who began this dynasty. From this branch also came the Banu Fulayta.
- The Alid Dynasty of the Muse clan or Banu Muse clan of SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, who are descended from Ali through there ancestor MuseMuseThe Muses in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature, are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths...
ibn Mohammed al Hashimi. Today, the Muse clan formed the minority of the northern territory of SomalilandSomalilandSomaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
.
- The Banu Salih of the old state of GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
originated in Salih ibn Abdallah, brother of Musa ibn Abdallah ibn Musa (see above).
- The Sulaymanid dynasty of Sharifs of La Mecca originated in Sulayman ibn Abdallah, brother of Salih ibn Abdallah (see above).
- The FatimidFatimidThe Fatimid Islamic Caliphate or al-Fāṭimiyyūn was a Berber Shia Muslim caliphate first centered in Tunisia and later in Egypt that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and Hijaz from 5 January 909 to 1171.The caliphate was ruled by the Fatimids, who established the...
Caliphs (Later the Ismaili imams of AlamutAlamutAlamut was a mountain fortress located in the South Caspian province of Daylam near the Rudbar region in Iran, approximately 100 kilometres from present-day Tehran, Iran...
) descended from Husayn ibn Ali, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib. The line was:
- Ali ibn Abi Talib,
- Husayn ibn Ali,
- Ali Zayn al Abidin ibn Husayun,
- Muhammad el Bakir ibn Ali,
- Djafar el Sadik ibn Muhammad,
- Ismail ibn Djafar,
- Muhammad ibn Ismail,
- Ahmad al-Wafi ibn Muhammad,
- Taqi Muhammad ibn Muhammad,
- Rabi Abdullah az-Zaki ibn Muhammad and
- Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi BillahUbayd Allah al-Mahdi BillahAbdullah al-Mahdi Billah , often referred to as Ubayd Allah, is the founder of the Fatimid dynasty, the only major Shi'a caliphate in Islam, and established Fatimid rule throughout much of North Africa.- History :...
.
- Djafar el Sadik ibn Muhammad,
- Muhammad el Bakir ibn Ali,
- Ali Zayn al Abidin ibn Husayun,
- Husayn ibn Ali,
- The Safavids dynasty descended from Husayn ibn Ali, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, sharing the first five original rulers whit Fatimids (compare the indented names). The line was:
- Ali ibn Albi Talib,
- Husayn ibn Ali,
- Ali Zayn al Abidin ibn Husayun,
- Muhammad el Bakir ibn Ali,
- Djafar el Sadik ibn Muhammad,
- Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim,
- Hamzah ibn Musa,
- Mohammad al-Qasim ibn Hamzah ,
- Ahmed ibn Mohammad,
- Mohamed ibn Ahmed ,
- Ismail ibn Mohamed,
- Ja'far ibn Ismail,
- Ibrahim ibn Ja'far ,
- Mohamed ibn Ibrahim ,
- Ali ibn Mohamed,
- Mohamed ibn Mohamed,
- Feroz Shah ibn Mohamed,
- Awoad ibn Feroz Shah ,
- Mohamed ibn Awoad ,
- Rashid ibn Mohamed,
- Ahmed ibn Rashid ,
- Gabriel ibn Ahmed,
- Isaac ibn Gabriel ,
- Safi al-Din ibn Isaac,
- Sadruddin ibn Safi al-Din ,
- Ali ibn Sadruddin,
- Ibrahim ibn Ali,
- Sadruddin ibn Ibrahim,
- Haider ibn Sadruddin,
- Shah Ismail Safavid ibn Haider.
- Djafar el Sadik ibn Muhammad,
- Muhammad el Bakir ibn Ali,
- Ali Zayn al Abidin ibn Husayun,
- Husayn ibn Ali,
See also
- Descendants of Ali ibn Abi TalibDescendants of Ali ibn Abi TalibAli was the first Imam of Shia Islam. He was a cousin of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, as well as Muhammad's son-in-law. He had several children by Fatima, Muhammad's daughter, as well as children by other wives...
- Family tree of AliFamily tree of AliAli was an early Islamic leader. He is revered by Sunni Muslims as the last of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs and as a foremost religious authority on the Qur'an and Fiqh . Shi'a Muslims consider him the First Imam appointed by the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the first rightful caliph...
- Family tree of MuhammadFamily tree of Muhammad-Family tree:* Note that direct lineage is marked in bold.* * indicates that the marriage order is disputed-Genealogy:Wathilah ibn al-Asqa narrated the Prophet Muhammad said;-Muhammad to Adnan:...
- Genealogy of Khadijah's daughtersGenealogy of Khadijah's DaughtersKhadijah bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, had six children. Some Shia dispute whether all of the children were born in her marriage to Muhammad, or if three of the four daughters were born to a previous marriage.-Introduction:...
- Kaysanites ShiaKaysanites ShiaThe Kaysanites were a once dominant Shi'a Ghulat sect that formed from the followers of Al-Mukhtar. They believed in the Imamate of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah. Following the death of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah the sect split up into numerous sub-sects, each with their own Imam and unique beliefs...
External links
- Descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Dynastie des Alides, in French):http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_musulmanes/Dynastie_des_Alides.htm
- Hasanid branch of the Alides (among which the members of the (royal) Alouite dynasty of Morocco): http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_musulmanes/Dynastie_des_Hasanides.htm
- Idrisid branch of the Alides (among which the members of the (royal) Idrissid dynasty of Morocco): http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_musulmanes/Dynastie_des_Idrissides_puis_des_Hammudides.htm
- Fatimid branch http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_musulmanes/Dynastie_des_Fatimides.htm