Editing Alids (section)

{{Short description|Descendants of Ali, cousin of Muhammad}}
{{About|those who claim descent from Ali ibn Abi Talib|the Levantine syncretistic sect|Alawites|the Turkish mystic sect|Alevis|the Moroccan royal family|'Alawi dynasty|the former ruling dynasty of Egypt and Sudan|Muhammad Ali dynasty}}
{{Infobox tribe
| name       =Al-Alawi
| local name = العلوي
| type = [[Hashemite]] [[Tribes of Arabia|Arab Tribe]]
| image      = File:Arabic caligraphic seal in Hagia Sophia.jpg
| alt        =
| caption    = Medallion bearing the name of Ali inscribed with [[Islamic calligraphy]] in [[Hagia Sophia]], [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]].
| ethnicity       = [[Arabs|Arab]]
| nisba           = al-Alawi
| location        =[[Arabia]]
| descended  = [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]]
| branches   = * [[Hasanids]]
* [[Husaynids]]
* Hanafite Alids
* Abbasid Alids
* Umarid Alids
| religion   = [[Islam]]
| language        = [[Arabic]]
| parent_tribe    = [[Banu Hashim]]
| population      = 
| demonym         = Alawis
| surnames        = [[Al-Hashemi]], Al-Alawi
}}
{{Ali}}

The '''Alids''' are those who claim descent from [[Ali|Ali ibn Abi Talib]] ({{langx|ar|عَلِيّ إبْن أَبِي طَالِب}}; {{circa}} 600–661 [[Common Era|CE]]), the fourth [[Rashidun caliph]] ({{Reign|656|661}}) and the first [[imamate in Shia doctrine|imam]] in [[Shia Islam]]. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the [[prophets and messengers in Islam|Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]]. The main branches are the [[Hasanids]] and [[Husaynids]], named after [[Hasan ibn Ali|Hasan]] and [[Husayn ibn Ali|Husayn]], the eldest sons of Ali from his marriage to [[Fatima]], the daughter of Muhammad. As the progeny of Muhammad, they are revered by all [[Muslims]]. The Alids have led various movements in [[Islam]], and a line of twelve Alids are the imams in [[Twelver Shi'ism|Twelver Shia]], the largest Shia branch.