Descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib
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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. His descendants through Fatima are still revered today as imam
s, sharif
s and sayyid
s.
While the daughters by Fatima are universally accepted by scholars, this list of daughters by other wives is much disputed.
Some other historians have added the name of others of Ali's sons who were killed at Karbala including Ibrahim, Umar, Abdallah ibn al-Asqar.
According to some traditions Ali had thirty-six children: eighteen sons and eighteen daughters.
dynasties of Morocco are descended from Ali and Fatimah. The descendants of Ali include the Hashemite
royal families of Jordan
and Iraq
, the Isaaq
clan of Somalia
and Somaliland
, the Husseini family of Lebanon, the Hiraki family of Syria and Egypt, the Alaouite
royal family of Morocco
and the Ashraf
s of the city of Harar
. Other prominent descendants include: Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya
, Abdullah al-Aftah ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
, Ali al-Uraidhi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
, Muhammad ibn Qasim (al-Alawi)
, Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq (Al-Dibaj)
, Yahya ibn Umar
, Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi
.
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 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...
of Shia Islam. He was a cousin of the Muslim 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...
, as well as Muhammad's son-in-law. He had several children by Fatima
Fatima
-People:* Fatima , a female given name of Arabic origin* Fatima bint Muhammad, daughter of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad* Fatima Jinnah, the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah...
, Muhammad's daughter, as well as children by other wives. His descendants through Fatima are still revered today as 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...
s, sharif
Sharif
Sharīf or Chérif is a traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets, such as property, wells, and land. In origin, the word is an adjective meaning "noble", "highborn". The feminine singular is sharifa...
s and sayyid
Sayyid
Sayyid 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,...
s.
Sons
- Hasan ibn AliHasan ibn AliAl-Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib is an important figure in Islam, the son of Fatimah the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and of the fourth Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hasan is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt and Ahl al-Kisa...
the second Shia Imam; caliph for about six months.- Abdullah Abi Bakr ibn HasanAbi Bakr ibn HasanAbi Bakr ibn Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib was second son of the early Islamic Shī`a Imām, Hasan ibn Ali, and grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. His name was Abdullah and his mother's name was Ramla....
, died at Karbala 680 AD. His mother's name was Ramla. - Talha ibn HasanTalha ibn HasanTalha ibn Hasan was, according to a Sunni source, the son Umm Ishaq bint Talhah and Hasan ibn Ali. Hasan was the second Shi'a Imam and Umm Ishaq was the daughter of the prominent Muslim general, Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah.-References:...
. His mother was Umm Ishaq bint TalhahUmm Ishaq bint TalhahUmm Ishaq bint Talhah was, according to a Sunni source, the daughter of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah.She is said to have married Hasan ibn Ali, the son of Ali, and had a son named Talha ibn Hassan. She married Hasan in Medina. After his death she married his brother Husayn...
. - Qasim ibn Hasan, born 666 AD, died 680 AD at Karbala, no issue. His mother was Umm Qasim ibn Farwah bint Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr .
- Fatimah bint al-HasanFatimah bint al-HasanFātimah bint al-Hasan ibn ‘Alī was a daughter of Hasan ibn ‘Alī, wife of ‘Alī ibn Husayn , and mother of Muhammad al-Bāqir . Her kunya was Umm ‘Abd Allāh and she was referred to as, "as-Siddīqa" by ‘Alī ibn Husayn...
, married Ali ibn Husayn, child Muhammad al-BaqirMuhammad al-BaqirMuḥammad ibn ‘Alī al-Bāqir was the Fifth Imām to the Twelver Shi‘a and Fourth Imām to the Ismā‘īlī Shī‘a. His father was the previous Imām, ‘Alī ibn Ḥusayn, and his mother was Fatimah bint al-Hasan...
.
- Abdullah Abi Bakr ibn Hasan
- Husayn bin Ali the third Shia Imam. Husayn married four wives and had issue:
- Ali ibn Husayn (by ShahrbanuShahrbanuShahrbānū , is a personage described to have been one of the daughters of Yazdegerd III, the last Emperor of the Sassanid dynasty of Persia/Iran...
, daughter of Yazdegerd III) later married his cousin Fatimah bint al-HasanFatimah bint al-HasanFātimah bint al-Hasan ibn ‘Alī was a daughter of Hasan ibn ‘Alī, wife of ‘Alī ibn Husayn , and mother of Muhammad al-Bāqir . Her kunya was Umm ‘Abd Allāh and she was referred to as, "as-Siddīqa" by ‘Alī ibn Husayn...
and had Muhammad al-BaqirMuhammad al-BaqirMuḥammad ibn ‘Alī al-Bāqir was the Fifth Imām to the Twelver Shi‘a and Fourth Imām to the Ismā‘īlī Shī‘a. His father was the previous Imām, ‘Alī ibn Ḥusayn, and his mother was Fatimah bint al-Hasan...
. - Sukayna bint Husayn (by Rubab bint Imra al-QaisRubab bint Imra al-QaisRubāb bint Imrā al-Qays bin ‘Adī bin Aws was the wife of Husayn ibn ‘Alī that gave birth to ‘Alī al-Asghar , as well as Sakina bint Hussain. Her father was Imrā al-Qays bin ‘Adī and her mother was Hind al-Hanūd....
), died in prison in Syria. - Abdullah, also known as Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn (by Rubab bint Imra al-QaisRubab bint Imra al-QaisRubāb bint Imrā al-Qays bin ‘Adī bin Aws was the wife of Husayn ibn ‘Alī that gave birth to ‘Alī al-Asghar , as well as Sakina bint Hussain. Her father was Imrā al-Qays bin ‘Adī and her mother was Hind al-Hanūd....
), killed, age six months at Karbala. - Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn (by Layla bint Abi Murrah al-ThaqafiLayla bint Abi Murrah al-ThaqafiLaylā bint Abi Murrah bin ‘Urwah bin Mas‘ud al-Thaqafi was a wife of Husayn ibn ‘Alī and the mother of ‘Alī al-Akbar, Fatimah Kubra bint Hussain ,and Fatimah Sughra bint Hussain . Her grandfather ‘Urwah bin Mas‘ud was considered by Muhammad as one of the four chiefs of Islām....
), killed at Karbala. - Fatimah bint HusaynFatimah bint HusaynFatimah bint Husayn was, according to a Sunni source, the daughter of Umm Ishaq bint Talhah and Husayn ibn Ali. Husayn was the third Shi'a Imam and Umm Ishaq was the daughter of the prominent Muslim general, Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah.*Fatimah *Husayn...
(by Umm Ishaq bint TalhahUmm Ishaq bint TalhahUmm Ishaq bint Talhah was, according to a Sunni source, the daughter of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah.She is said to have married Hasan ibn Ali, the son of Ali, and had a son named Talha ibn Hassan. She married Hasan in Medina. After his death she married his brother Husayn...
, previously the wife of Hasan ibn AliHasan ibn AliAl-Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib is an important figure in Islam, the son of Fatimah the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and of the fourth Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hasan is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt and Ahl al-Kisa...
)
- Ali ibn Husayn (by Shahrbanu
Daughters
- Zaynab bint AliZaynab bint AliZaynab bint Ali was the daughter of the Rashid Caliph and first Shi'i Imam, Ali and granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah....
married her cousin Abdullah ibn Ja'farAbdullah ibn Ja'farAbdullah ibn Ja'far was the son of Ja'far ibn Abu Talib and the nephew of Ali.-Migration to Abyssinia, 615 and overseas preaching:...
ibn Abi Talib, and bore four sons and a daughter:- Ali ibn Abdullah
- Aun ibn Abdullah died at Karbala, 680 C.E., age 13
- Muhammad ibn Abdullah died at Karbala, 680 C.E., age about 12
- Abbas ibn Abdullah
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- Umm Kulthum bint Ali married to the second caliph of the Faithful Umar ibn al-Khattab. Of this union, they had two children : a son named Zayd ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (famously Known as Ibnul Khalifatayn; the Son of The Two Caliphs, Umar and Ali) and Ruqayya ibn Omar; later she married her cousin Awn ibn Ja'farAwn ibn Ja'farAwn ibn Ja'far was a Sahabi of the prophet Muhammad. He was the third son of Ja'far ibn Abu Talib and Asma bint Umais . He married the youngest daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah Zahra, Umm Khultum bint Ali....
ibn Abi Talib, and, after his death, his brother Muhammad ibn Ja'farMuhammad ibn Ja'farMuhammad ibn Jafar was the son of Ja'far ibn Abu Talib, and therefore the grandson of Fatima bint Asad and Abu Talib. He married a woman called Umm Kulthum bint Ali.-External links:*http://www.yazehra.com/fatimabint.htm...
ibn Abi Talib.
- Umm Kulthum bint Ali married to the second caliph of the Faithful Umar ibn al-Khattab. Of this union, they had two children : a son named Zayd ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (famously Known as Ibnul Khalifatayn; the Son of The Two Caliphs, Umar and Ali) and Ruqayya ibn Omar; later she married her cousin Awn ibn Ja'far
By Khawlat bint Ja'far
- Muhammad ibn al-HanafiyyahMuhammad ibn al-HanafiyyahMuhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah surnamed Abu'l-Qasim was an early Muslim leader. He was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shi'ite Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.-Biography:...
, born 633 C.E.in Medina, died 700 C.E. in Medina, had issue
Sons
- AbbasAbbas ibn AliAl-‘Abbās ibn ‘Ali was the son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib and fourth Rashidun Caliph) and Fātimah bint Hizam al-Kilabiyyah .Al-‘Abbās is revered by Muslims for his loyalty to his half-brother Husayn ibn ‘Alī, his respect for the...
, died at Karbala, 680 C.E., said to be the 'right hand' of Imam Husayn ibn AliHusayn ibn AliHussein ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was the son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Fātimah Zahrā...
. Married Lubaba bint Ubaydillah, three sons:- al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas, died at Karbala, 680 C.E.
- Qasim ibn al-Abbas, died at Karbala, 680 C.E.
- Ubaydullah ibn al-Abbas, still alive after Karbala
- Abdullah ibn AliAbdullah ibn AliAbdullah ibn Ali was the son of the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib and Fatima bint Hizam, commonly known as Ummal Baneen.- See also :*Ali ibn Abu Talib*Fatimah Kelabiya*Abbas ibn Ali*Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib*Hussain ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib...
, died at Karbala - Uthman ibn Ali, died 680 C.E. at Karbala, age 21
- Ja'far ibn AliJafar ibn AliJafar ibn Ali was the son of the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib and Fatima bint Hizam, commonly known as Ummal Baneen.He died at the age of eighteen in the Battle of Karbala .-See also:*Ali ibn Abu Talib*Fatimah Kelabiya*Abbas ibn Ali...
, died 680 C.E. at Karbala, age 19
By Umama Bint Abul-Aas, daughter of Zaynab bint Muhammad
- Hilal ibn AliHilal ibn AliMuhammad al-Awsat, known as Ali ibn Hilal is one of the sons of Imam Ali . His mausoleum was established in Aran in Kashan in Isfahan province, Iran....
, died in Khurasan, 64 A.H. - Awn ibn Ali, died in Khurasan, 64 A.H.
Daughters
- Ruqaya; Ramalah; Nafees; Khadija; Ummu Hani; Jamani; Umama; Mona; Salma
Sons
- Abu Bakr; Al-Akbar; Al-Asghar; Uthman Al-Akbar; Uthman Al-Asghar
While the daughters by Fatima are universally accepted by scholars, this list of daughters by other wives is much disputed.
Some other historians have added the name of others of Ali's sons who were killed at Karbala including Ibrahim, Umar, Abdallah ibn al-Asqar.
According to some traditions Ali had thirty-six children: eighteen sons and eighteen daughters.
Later generations of Ali's and Fatimah descendants
The Idrisid and AlaouiteAlaouite Dynasty
The 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...
dynasties of Morocco are descended from Ali and Fatimah. The descendants of Ali include the Hashemite
Hashemite
Hashemite is the Latinate version of the , transliteration: Hāšimī, and traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim, or "clan of Hashim", a clan within the larger Quraish tribe...
royal families of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, the Isaaq
Isaaq
The 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...
clan of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , 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...
and Somaliland
Somaliland
Somaliland 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 Husseini family of Lebanon, the Hiraki family of Syria and Egypt, the Alaouite
Alaouite Dynasty
The 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...
royal family of Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , 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...
and the Ashraf
Ashraf
Ashraf refers to someone claiming descent from Muhammad by way of his daughter Fatimah. The word is the plural of sharīf "noble", from sharafa "to be highborn"...
s of the city of Harar
Harar
Harar is an eastern city in Ethiopia, and the capital of the modern Harari ethno-political division of Ethiopia...
. Other prominent descendants include: Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya
Muhammad ibn Abdallah
Muhammad ibn Abdillah Al-Mahd ibn al-Hasan al-Muthanna ibn al-Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib or Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya was a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah...
, Abdullah al-Aftah ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
Abdullah al-Aftah ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
Abdullah al-Aftah ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq was the eldest surviving son of Ja'far al-Sadiq and the full-brother of Isma'il ibn Jafar...
, Ali al-Uraidhi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
Ali al-Uraidhi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
Ali al-Uraidhi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq, better known simply as Ali al-Uraidhi, was the son of Ja'far al-Sadiq and the brother of Musa al-Kadhim, Isma'il, Abdullah al-Aftah, and Muhammad Al-Dibaj. He was known by the title al-Uraidhi, because he lived in an area called Uraidh, about 4 miles from...
, Muhammad ibn Qasim (al-Alawi)
Muhammad ibn Qasim (al-Alawi)
Muhammad ibn Qasim was an Alawite Imam. He led an Alawite rebellion that took place in Taloqan at the beginning of the 3rd century of Hijrah , in the year 219 A.H and during the days of the Caliphate of Al-Mu'tasim. However, Al-Mu'tasim defeated and arrested him and carried him to Baghdad,...
, Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq (Al-Dibaj)
Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq (Al-Dibaj)
Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq , the younger full brother of Musa al-Kadhim, appeared in Mecca in the year 200 A.H. / 815 C.E. claiming that he was the Awaited Mahdi. He believed in a Zaydl Shia type of Imamate and declared himself as the Caliph of the Muslims and took the oath of allegiance from...
, Yahya ibn Umar
Yahya ibn Umar
Yahya ibn Umar ibn Yahya ibn Husayn ibn Zayd ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin ibn Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Murtada was an Alid Imam. His mother was Umm al-Husayn Fatimah bint al-Husayn ibn Abdallah ibn Ismail ibn Abdullah ibn Ja`far ibn Abī Tālib. In the days of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Musta'in, he marched out...
, Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi
Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi
Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi was the son of Ali al-Hadi and the brother of Hasan al-Askari, the 10th and 11th Twelver Shia Imams respectively.A section of the Imamate Shiites believed that the Awaited Imam Mahdi was Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi, who died suddenly in Dajil. They believed in his occultation,...
.
See also
- 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:...
- SyedSyedSyed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
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