Alvi
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Alvi(Urdu:علوی,lit. 'of Ali') are anAlidMuslimcommunity inSouth Asia.They are the descendants of the 4th Rashidun caliphAli ibn Abi Talib,who was the cousin, companion, and son-in-law of theIslamic prophetMuhammad,through his wives whom he married after the death ofFatima,the prophet's daughter. While,Syedsare the descendants of Ali, through Fatima.
The Alvis include, the descendants ofMuhammad ibn al-Hanafiya,Abbas ibn Ali,andUmar al-Atraf.Respectively, they were born toKhawla al-Hanafiyya,Umm al-Banin,and Umm Habib bint Rabi'a (al-Sahba).[1]
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[edit]- Lewis, B.(2012)."ʿAlids".In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.).Encyclopaedia of Islam(Second ed.).doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0543.ISBN9789004161214.
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