al-Husayni family
Husayni (Arabic: الحسيني also spelled Husseini) is the name of a prominent Palestinian Arab clan formerly based in Jerusalem, which claims descent from Husayn ibn Ali (the son of Ali).
| Banu Ghadia Al-Ghadia al-Husseini بنو غضية آل غضية الحسيني | |
|---|---|
| Hussenid Arab tribe | |
| Nisba | Al-Husseini (Al-Husayni) |
| Location | Mainly Jerusalem |
| Descended from | Sheik Ghadia ibn Ammar ibn Abi Bakr ibn Abi al-Fadael ibn Yousha ibn Jamal al-Din ibn Barakat ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ahmed ibn Sharaf al-Din |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
The Husaynis follow the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam, in contrast to the Shafi school followed by most of the Arab Muslim population of Palestine.
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