Al-Mashahida
| Al-Mashahida المشاهده | |
|---|---|
| Adnanite | |
 | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | al-Mashhadani |
| Location | All around Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait |
| Descended from | Muslim ibn Abu Bakr |
| Parent tribe | Banu Hashim |
| Religion | Islam (mix of Sunni and Shia) |
Al-Mashahida (Arabic: المشاهده), officially known as Al-Sada Al-Mashahida (Arabic: السادة المشاهده), are an Arab Husaynid tribe mostly found in Iraq. They became very famous after helping Imam Ali in the Battle of Siffin.
Lineage[edit]
They descend from the tribe of Bani Hashim, Prophet Muhammad's tribe.[1] The lineage of the Mashahida tribe goes back to Muslim ibn Abu Bakr ibn Ibrahim ibn Abu Bakr ibn Ibrahim ibn Ismail ibn Jaafar ibn Ismail ibn Yaqoub ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Nazooki ibn Jaafar al-Zaki ibn Imam Ali al-Hadi ibn Imam Muhammad al-Jawad ibn Imam Ali al-Rida ibn Musa al-Kadhim bin Ja'far al-Sadiq bin Imam Muhammad al-Baqir bin Zayn al-Abidin bin Imam Hussain ibn Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib ibn Abdul-Muttalib bin Hashim bin Abd Manaf bin Qusay bin Kilab bin Murrah bin Kaab bin Luay bin Ghalib bin Fihr bin Malik bin Al-Nadr bin Kinanah bin Khuzaimah bin Madrakah bin Elias bin Mudar bin Nizar bin Maad bin Adnan, and their lineage goes back to Ismail Ibn Ibrahim.[2]
History[edit]
At the end of the sixth century AH, the Mashahida’s grandfather, Muslim, with his two sons Thabit and Mansour, presented families from the Hijaz to the area of Mashhad Al-Hajar (known as Mashhad Ali) in western Iraq, located 5 to 10 km northwest of the present-day city of Anah, and they settled there. Until the middle of the seventh century AH, the members of the tribe were known as “Al-Ashraf Al-Sada” and after their settlement in the area of Mashhad Al-Hajar, they became known as “Al-Sada Al-Mashahida” (the Sayyids from the Mashhad).[3]
Mashhad al-Hajar[edit]
Mashhad al-Hajar, also known as Mashhad Ali, is an Islamic historical monument located near the modern city of Anah, specifically in the Barwanah area. This monument was built by and belongs the tribe of Al-Mashahida, who descend from Ali ibn Abi Talib himself. Mashhad al-Hajar is the place that Imam Ali passed through with his Muslim army, which is estimated at about one hundred thousand fighters, on his way from Kufa, the capital of the Islamic Caliphate, towards the Syrian region of Raqqa, where the Battle of Siffin between the Muslim army led by Imam Ali, and the rebel army led by Mu’awiyah. On his way to the battlefield, Imam Ali and his army came to this place to take a break after getting tired from traveling, and they started praying in this area. People of the surrounding villages later came to Mashhad Al-Hajar to pray and get blessings. Muslim ibn Abi Bakr, head of the Al-Mashahida tribe later built a mosque in the area where Imam Ali prayed, after the construction of the mosque, Thabit bin Muslim supervised it. There are other evidences that Imam Ali, passed through that area, including the presence of two domes in the ancient area of Anah bearing the name of Ali, the first on a high slope in Haqoon, and the second in a higher and more rugged bosom in Ghazi, which are witnesses to the passage of Imam Ali in this area. Mashhad al-Hajar is how Al-Mashahida got their name.[4][5]
Today[edit]
Al-Mashahida is scattered around Iraq, Syria, and the Arabian Peninsula.[6] The tribe runs many Facebook pages just like the other Iraqi tribes.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Van Arendonk, C.; Graham, W.A. (1960–2007). "Sharīf". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W. P. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition.
- ↑ "المشاهدة". www.ebook.univeyes.com. 20 April 2020.
- ↑ "عشيرة السادة المشاهدة البوكمولي".
- ↑ "المشاهدة". www.ebook.univeyes.com. 20 April 2020.
- ↑ "Mashhad Al-Hajar". islamport.com.
- ↑ "عشيرة السادة المشاهدة البوكمولي".
- ↑ "Facebook". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.[self-published]
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