Husaynids Explained

The Husaynids (ar|بنو الحسين|Banū al-Ḥusayn or حسینیون, Ḥusayniyyūn) are a branch of the Alids who are descendants of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is one of the two main branches of the (the other being the descendants of Husyan's brother Hasan, the Hasanids).

Genealogical trees

Family tree of Husayn ibn Ali

Dynasties

• the various lines of Shi'a imams are largely Husaynid, being descended patrilineally from Husayn ibn Ali, the third imam. This applies to the Twelver Shi'a imams, the Zaydiyya, and the various lines of Isma'ili imams.
• the Isma'ili Fatimid dynasty and the later Aga Khans.
• a Zaydi dynasty, descended from Hasan al-Utrush, that intermittently ruled Tabaristan in the early 10th century.
• the position of Sharif of Medina was in the hands of the Husaynid Banu Muhanna dynasty.
• Al Qasimi of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
• The House of Hasib of Rajhat in Bihar are descendants from Syed Yaqub Halabi, a Qazi from Aleppo who travelled with Muhammad of Ghor to India.
• Pontianak Sultanate of Indonesia ruled the region of Pontianak until 1950.
• Bendahara of Pahang and Terengganu, Malaysia.
• Temenggong dynasty of Johor, Malaysia.
• Banu Ishaq from Somaliland, Yemen and Djibouti
  • • • Tolje'lo Dynasty of the Isaaq kingdom Guled Dynasty of the Isaaq Sultanate
• al-Husayni family, a prominent Palestinian clan formerly based in Jerusalem, which claims descent from Husayn ibn Ali