Alids

Alids () are the descendants of Ali, the fourth Rashidun caliph and the first Imam in Shia Islam. He was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Key facts

Tribe.image: File:Arabic caligraphic seal in Hagia Sophia.jpg
Tribe.caption: A medallion bearing the name of Ali inscribed with Islamic calligraphy in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tribe.ethnicity: Arabic descent
Tribe.nisba: al-Alawi or al-Alaoui
Tribe.location: Islamic world
Tribe.descended: Ali ibn Abi Talib
Tribe.branches: Hasanids Alawi / Alaoui (Morocco) Alidrisi / Idrisi (Morocco) Alsaadi (Morocco) Alrassidi / Rassidi (Yemen) Qatadah (Mecca) Dhawu 'Awn Hashemites Abadilah Bolkiah (Brunei) Husaynids Ba 'Alawi sada(Yemen) Jamalullail (Perlis) Jamalullail (Perak) al-Sagoff / as-Saqqaf / as-Segaf al-Aidrus / al-Idrus Bendahara (Pahang & Terengganu) Temenggong (Johor) Ba Alawiyya tariqa(Yemen) Hanafi Alids Abbasid Alids
Tribe.religion: Islam
Tribe.language: originally Arabic, nowadays languages spread all over the Islamic world
Tribe.parent_tribe: Hashimds
Tribe.demonym: Alawis
Tribe.surnames: Alawi or Alaoui
Tribe.name: Alids
Tribe.local name: العلويين
Tribe.type: Hashemite Arab Tribe

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Children of Ali
Alids in history
Umayyads era ({{Reign|661|750}})
Abbasids era ({{Reign|750|1258}})
Alid dynasties
Genealogical tables
See also
Footnotes
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Alids () are the descendants of Ali, the fourth Rashidun caliph and the first Imam in Shia Islam. He was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

The Alids have led various movements in Islam. The direct line of Alids, beginning with Ali himself, constitutes the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shia Islam, the largest branch of Shia Islam.