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The Alid dynasties descended from Ali ibn Abi Talib , son-in-law of Muhammad .1 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. Haan ibn Zayd was the son of Zayd who gave origin to the Zaydids in Tabaristan. 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 Sus 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 , who began this dynasty. Tha Alid dynasty of Sharifs of Morocco has same origin, but the first member was Muhammad ibn Abdallah, brother of Djafar ibn Abdallah (see above). The Idrisid dynasty of Morocco came originally from Idris ibn Abdallah , brother of Djafar ibn Abdallah (see above). The Hammudid dynasty of Algeciras , Malaga , Sevilla and Grenada has same origin.2 Their ancestor, Hammud, was descent of Idris ibn Abdallah.3 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 imams of Alamut began with Husayn ibn Ali, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib.4

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those who claim descent from ali ibn abi talib

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descendants of ali

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