Founded around Ba’Alawi heritage. Open to the wider Muslim story.
Rooted in heritage.
Connected in purpose.
BaAlawi.com preserves Muslim heritage, knowledge and family history through documented traditions, biographies, places, institutions and community contributions.
Four ways into the archive
Begin with what you want to understand.
Each pathway leads to material already preserved on BaAlawi.com. New tools and programmes are labelled separately while they are being developed.
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Learn
Start with biographies, family histories and historical articles, then follow related people, places and topics.
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Family History
Browse existing family-name articles and traditions while keeping documented evidence and uncertainty visible.
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Places
Follow histories across Hadhramaut, Southeast Asia and other regional pathways, with partial coverage clearly labelled.
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Contribute
Help identify corrections, sources, translations and biographies for careful editorial review.
Search the archive
Follow a name, place or historical thread.
People and biographies
Lives held in the archive.
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`Ammar Ibn Yasir: A Man of Paradise (Part 1)
`Ammar was enduring the dreadful anguish of the body because his spirit was lofty, but now when he thought defeat had reached…
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Ibn Majah: The Great Memorizer of Hadith
The article touches on the life of Imam Ibn Majah, including his scientific journeys, works, sheikhs and students. Read more…
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Al-Habib Ali bin Jaafar Al-Aydarus (Batu Pahat, Malaysia)
The Biography of “Al-Habib Ali bin Jaafar Al-Aydarus (Batu Pahat, Malaysia)” is available in the following languages, 1. English IN ENGLISH Habib…
Family branches
Family names, traditions and sources.
Al-Abu Futhaim
IN MALAY Yang pertama kali dijuluki (digelari) “Abu Futhaim” adalah waliyyullah Muhammad bin Abubakar bin Ahmad bin Ali…
Al-Abu Numaiy
IN MALAY Yang pertama kali dijuluki (digelari) “Al-Abu Numaiy” adalah Waliyyullah Abu Numaiy bin Abdullah bin Syaich bin…
Al-Adani
The History of the Family Name “Al-Segaff (As-Seggaf)” is available in the following languages, English Indonesian /…
Al-Aqil (Al-Bin-Aqil)
The History of the Family Name “Al-Aqil (Al-Bin-Aqil)” is available in the following languages, English Indonesian /…
Regional journeys
Follow histories across place and migration.
The current archive is strongest around Hadhramaut and Southeast Asia. Other regional pathways remain partial and invite careful contribution.
Documented pathway
Hadhramaut
Family branches, places and biographies connected with the historical heartland of the tradition.
Documented pathway
Southeast Asia
Biographies and family histories from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia within the preserved archive.
Partial pathway
The Hijaz
Selected people and historical references are present, but the regional collection is not comprehensive.
Coverage limited
East Africa
The present archive does not yet support a representative regional collection. You can still suggest a source for private review.
How we document history
Clarity about what is known, remembered and still uncertain.
Lineage is a subject of history and identity, not a measure of a person’s worth before God.
BaAlawi.com aims to distinguish the kind of evidence behind each account rather than flattening different traditions into one claim.
- Historical and published sources
- Family and community traditions
- Documentary evidence and institutional records
- Community submissions awaiting review
- Reviewed research with visible attribution
- Disputed, incomplete or uncertain information
Publication does not automatically constitute theological endorsement or genealogical certification.
Contribute to preservation
Help the archive become more useful and more careful.
Have a correction, source or piece of archive information? Send it for private editorial review. Nothing is published automatically.
Correct something
Spot an error or have a better source? Send a correction for private review.
Share a source or story
Share a source, biography note or family-history lead that may help strengthen an archive record.
Suggest a person or institution
Suggest a teacher, researcher or institution for future editorial research. A suggestion does not create or verify a public profile.
In development
A private place to preserve family records.
A future lineage tool will let members build private family records, attach sources and choose visual lineage designs.
User-entered records will remain clearly distinct from reviewed research. A BaAlawi.com mark will mean only that a design was created using the platform—not that a lineage has been verified or certified.