The History of the Family Name “Al-Bin-Semith (Al-Bin-Semit/Semait)” is available in the following languages,

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Al Bin Semit Al Alawi Ammul Faqih

IN ENGLISH

The first to be given the declaration “Al-Bin-Semith” was Waliyyullah Muhammad bin Ali bin Abdurrahman bin Ahmad bin Alwi bin Ahmad bin Abdurrahman bin Alwi Ammil Fagih Muqaddam.

With regards to the declaration stated above, it was stated that when the Al-Habib was asked to follow his mother out of their humble house, the cloth wrapped around the Al-Habib’s neck (i.e. Shawl) fell. In Arabic the word shawl can be translated to “Semith”. There were a lot of man situated in the place in which the Al-Habib’s “shawl” dropped, thus his mother felt it was inappropriate for her to pick up the “shawl”. The persons around them thought that the Al-Habib’s mother did not notice her son’s “shawl” that has since dropped on the floor and started shouting “Semith ! Semith !” repeatedly, intending to inform the mother about the “shawl” that had dropped. When the Al-Habib and his mother arrived home, his mother informed the family of the occurrence whilst they were out. Since then the child by the name of Muhammad was given the name “Semith”.

Waliyyullah Muhammad Bin Semith was born in the city of Tarim.

He had a son by the name of Abdullah who continued his lineage in the cities of Tarim, Syibam, Taribah, Goroh (all located in the city of Hadhramaut) and in Zanzibar as well as the Asian Pacific region.

Waliyyullah Muhammad Bin Semith passed away in the year 950 Hijriyah.

Wallahualam

IN MALAY

Yang pertama kali dijuluki (digelari) " Al-Bin Semith " adalah Waliyyullah Muhammad bin Ali bin Abdurrahman bin Ahmad bin Alwi bin Ahmad bin Abdurrahman bin Alwi Ammil Fagih Muqaddam.

So’al gelar yang disandangnya ; karena dimasa kecilnya sewaktu diajak ibunya bepergian maka penutup lehernya (semacam Shall) yang dalam bahasa Arab biasa disebut " Semith " jatuh. Dan dimana tempat jatuhnya penutup leher tersebut banyak orang-orang terutama orang-orang lelaki ; maka ibunya segan untuk mengambilnya, lalu buru-buru langsung pergi. Sedangkan orang-orang yang menyaksikan kejadian tersebut mengira bahwa sang ibu tidak tahu kalau pakaian anaknya tadi jatuh, sehingga mereka meneriakkan Semith ! Semith ! berkali-kali. Sesampainya dirumah kejadian tadi diceritakan pada keluarganya yang lain. Maka sejak itu anak kecil yang mungil yang bernama Muhammad tadi dering dijuluki " Semith "

Waliyyullah Muhammad Bin Semith dilahirkan di kota Tarim. Dikaruniai seorang anak lelaki yang dinamai Abdullah, yang menurunkan keturunannya di kota Tarim ; Syibam ; Taribah ; Goroh ( semuanya di Hadramaut ) dan di Zanzibar serta di Indonesia (Kalimantan, Manado, Sumba, Denpasar, Madura, Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, Pekalongan ).

Waliyyullah Muhammad Bin Semith pulang ke Rahmatullah dikota Tarim sekitar tahun 950 Hijriyah

Semoga Allah SWT memasukkan Beliau ke dalam Surga dan menghimpunkannya bersama-sama para Nabi, para Syuhada, para Auliya dan Para Sholihin. Amin !.

Wallahualam

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Translation in English and Commentary by,
Translator: Haddad bin Habib Abdurrahman Alhaddad
Date: February 2008

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Book: “Petunjuk Monogram Silsilah Berikut Biografi dan Arti Gelar Masing-masing Leluhur Alawiyyin"
Author: Muhammad Hasan Aidid
Publisher: Amal Saleh

Credits are also due to the following,

Book: “Satu Kajian Mengenai Nasab Bani Alawi”
Author : Segaff Ali Alkaff
Compiled by : Syed Omar Al-Shahab and Syed Ibrahim Alkaff
Publisher : Gedung Mercu Snd. Bhd.
Publishing Date: 1992

Book: “Alawiyyin Asal-Usul Peranannya”
Author: Alwi ibnu Muhammad ibnu Ahmad Balfaqih
Translated from: Al Bidh’atu Al Muahammadiyati At Thaahirati
Location: Madinah Al Munawarah
Publisher: PL Lentera Basritama, Jakarta

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