The Husaynids (Arabic: بنو حسين, romanizedBanū Ḥusayn) are a branch of the Alids who are descendants of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Along with the Hasanids, they form the two main branches of the ashrāf.

Genealogical trees

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Family tree of Husayn ibn Ali

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Muhammad
(Islamic prophet)
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
FatimahAli
(1st Imam in Shia) (Rashidun Caliph in Sunni)
Muhsin ibn AliHasan ibn Ali
(Sunni Rashidun Caliph)
(Imam in Twelver/Zaidi and Musta'li Shia)
Husayn ibn Ali
(Imam in Twelver/Zaidi and Musta'li/Nizari Shia)
Umm Kulthum bint AliZaynab bint Ali
ShahrbanuRubab bint Imra al-QaisLayla bint Abi Murrah al-ThaqafiUmm Ishaq bint Talhah
Fatima SughraSakinah bint HusaynAli al-Asghar ibn HusaynSukayna bint HusaynAli al-Akbar ibn HusaynFatimah bint Husayn
Mother of ‘UmarAli ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
4th Twelver/Zaidi and 3rd Musta'li/Nizari Imam
Fatimah bint HasanJayda al-SindhiAli al-Akbar ibn Husayn
‘Umar al-AshrafMuhammad al-Baqir
5th Twelver and 4th Musta'li/Nizari Imam
Umm Farwah bint al-Qasim
(Umm Farwa)
Zayd ibn Ali
5th Zaidi Imam
Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn
‘AlīHamidah KhatunJa'far al-Sadiq
6th Twelver and 5th Musta'li/Nizari Imam
Fatima bint al-Hussain'l-Athram ibn al-Hasan ibn AliZaynab bint Husayn
al-ḤasanMusa al-Kadhim
7th Twelver Imam
Abdullah al-AftahIsma'il ibn Ja'far
6th Musta'li/Nizari Imam
UnknownUmm Kulthum bint Husayn
‘AlīUmmul Banīn Najmah
al-Nāṣir al-KabīrAli al-Ridha
8th Twelver Imam
Sabīkah a.k.a. KhayzurānMuhammad ibn Isma'il
7th Sevener/Musta'li/Nizari Imam
Fatima
SumānahMuhammad al-Jawad
9th Twelver Imam
UnknownAhmad al-Wafi
8th Musta'li/Nizari Imam
Other issue
Ali al-Hadi
10th Twelver Imam
Hâdise (Hadīthah) / Suzan (Sūsan) / Sevil (Savīl)Other issueMuhammad at-Taqi
9th Musta'li/Nizari Imam
Unknown
Hasan al-Askari
11th Twelver Imam
NarjisRadi Abdullah
10th Musta'li/Nizari Imam
Muhammad al-Mahdi
12th Twelver Imam

Dynasties

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See also

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  • al-Husayni family, a prominent Palestinian clan formerly based in Jerusalem, which claims descent from Husayn ibn Ali

References

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