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People
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Places
Follow histories across Hadhramaut, Southeast Asia and other places connected through migration and memory.
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People and biographies
Lives held in the archive.
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Abd al-Rahman bin Ahmad bin Ali bin Harun Ba Alawi (d. 1000 AH)
Abd al-Rahman bin Ahmad bin Ali bin Harun Ba Alawi was a Tarim scholar whose exact Jamal al-Layl lineage and death in…
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Abu Bakr bin Ahmad bin al-Faqih al-Muqaddam Ba Alawi (d. 705 AH)
Abu Bakr bin Ahmad bin al-Faqih Muhammad bin Ali Ba Alawi was an early Ba Alawi figure of Tarim whose exact lineage…
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Ahmad bin Umar bin Ali bin Umar Ba Alawi (d. 842 AH)
Ahmad bin Umar bin Ali bin Umar Ba Alawi was a scholar of Tarim known for Qur’an study, hadith, fiqh, tasawwuf and…
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Ahmad bin Abi Bakr bin Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf (d. 869 AH)
Ahmad bin Abi Bakr bin Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf was a Tarim scholar and teacher whose students included Abu Bakr and Husayn, the…
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Ali bin Alawi Ba Alawi (d. 709 AH)
Ali bin Alawi Ba Alawi was an early devotional figure of Tarim remembered for pilgrimage, worship, periods of seclusion and the transmission…
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Abd al-Rahman bin Abdullah bin Alawi Mawla al-Dawila (d. 983 AH)
Abd al-Rahman bin Abdullah bin Alawi Mawla al-Dawila was a scholar and devotional figure of Tarim remembered for Qur’an recitation, night prayer…
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Alawi bin Muhammad Mawla al-Dawila (d. 778 AH)
Alawi bin Muhammad Mawla al-Dawila was an early Ba Alawi devotional figure of Tarim, remembered for worship, asceticism and a close formative…
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Abdullah bin Muhammad Sahib Mirbat (d. 592 AH)
Abdullah bin Muhammad Sahib Mirbat was an early Ba Alawi scholar whose 575 AH ijazah records his reading of Jami al-Tirmidhi with…
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Abdullah bin Muhammad Ba Alawi (1015-1085 AH)
Abdullah bin Muhammad Ba Alawi was a scholar of Qism who studied in Tarim and the Haramain, settled in Madinah, and taught…
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Umar bin Muhammad bin Alawi al-Muallim Ba Alawi (d. 997 AH)
Umar bin Muhammad bin Alawi al-Muallim Ba Alawi was a Tarim scholar remembered for religious learning, devotional discipline and study under Ahmad…
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Umar bin Muhammad Ba Husayn al-Saqqaf (b. 979 AH)
Umar bin Muhammad Ba Husayn al-Saqqaf was a Ba Alawi spiritual teacher born in Tarim in 979 AH who later settled in…
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Hasan al-Turabi bin Ali bin Muhammad al-Faqih al-Muqaddam (d. 721 AH)
Hasan al-Turabi bin Ali bin Muhammad al-Faqih al-Muqaddam was an early Ba Alawi scholar of Tarim remembered for jurisprudence, tasawwuf and rigorous…
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 /…
Al-Asseriy (Assey)
IN MALAY Yang pertama kali dijuluki (digelari) "Al-Asseriy" adalah Waliyyullah Ali bin Umar bin Abdullah bin Harun…
Al-Attas
The History of the Family Name “Al-Attas” is available in the following languages, English Indonesian / Malay…
Al-Auhaj
The History of the Family Name “Al-Auhaj” is available in the following languages, English Indonesian / Malay…
Al-Aydid (Aidid)
The History of the Family Name “Al-Idrus (Aydrus)” is available in the following languages, English Indonesian /…
Al-Aydrus
History of the Family Name "Al-Idrus (Aydrus)" is available in the following languages, English Indonesian/Malay ANCESTRY…
Al-Ba 'Agil (Al-Ba-Aqil)
The History of the Family Name “Al-Ba ‘Agil (Al-Ba-Aqil)” is available in the following languages, English Indonesian…
Al-Ba-Birik
IN MALAY Yang pertama kali digelari “Al-Ba-Birik” adalah Waliyyullah Umar bin Ahmad bin Abdurrahman bin Muhammad…
Al-Ba-Faqih
IN MALAY Al-Bafaqih disandang oleh 2 orang yaitu : Waliyyullah Abdurrahman bin Muhammad Maula Aydid dan Waliyyullah Abdullah…
Al-Ba-Harun
IN MALAY Yang pertama kali dijuluki (digelari) “AL-BAHARUN" adalah waliyyullah Harun bin Hasan bin Ali bin Muhammad…
Al-Ba-Nahsan
IN MALAY Yang pertama kali digelari "Al-Banahsan” adalah waliyyullah Ali bin Umar bin Hasan bin Al-Syaich AIi…
Al-Ba-Surroh
IN MALAY Yang pertama kali digelari "Al-Ba-Surroh" ialah waliyyullah Abdurrahman bin Ahmad bin Hasan At-Thawil. So’al gelar…
Al-Ba'bud
IN MALAY “Ba’bud" dalam bahasa arab, berasal dari kata “A’bud” berarti : Banyak melakukan ibadah. Ada 4…
Media
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Majalis Haul Alhaddad 2009 : Tausyiyah by Habib Soleh Aljufri, Indonesia (Part 1)
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Majelis Rasulullah SAW 2009 : Trailer Habib Umar (Monas)
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Majalis Haul Alhaddad 2009 : Ratib Alhaddad (Part 1)
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1/7 Tausyiyah al-`Allamah al-Habib Umar ibn Hafiz
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
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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.
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