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:

• 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 Ukhaydhirite dynasty which ruled Najd in central Arabia from 862 C.E. till the mid-11th century traced its lineage to Ali through his son Al-Hassan.

• The Sulaymanid dynasty of Yemen 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 Sharifs of Sousse (Tunisia) 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 Morocco (the Alaouite dynasty dynasty [1]) 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 Idrisid dynasty of Morocco was Idris ibn Abdallah. He was the brother of Djafar ibn Abdallah (see above).

• The Hammudid dynasty of Algeciras, Málaga, Sevilla and Grenada 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 Banu Salih of the old state of Ghana 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 Fatimid Caliphs (Later the Ismaili imams of Alamut) 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 Billah.

• 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 (the Great) ibn Haider.

[edit] External links

• Descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Dynastie des Alides, in French):[2]
• Hasanid branch of the Alides (among which the members of the (royal) Alouite dynasty of Morocco): [3]
• Idrisid branch of the Alides (among which the members of the (royal) Idrissid dynasty of Morocco): [4]
• Fatimid branch [5]

[edit] See also

• Descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib
• Family tree of Ali
• Family tree of Muhammad
• Genealogy of Khadijah's daughters
• Kaysanites Shia