Book Review: The ‘Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200

How did the descendants of the Prophet, known as the ‘Alids, become the
“one indisputable nobility in Islam” (p. 1)? What did they do to attain and extend
their influence? Is ‘Alid-ness only for men?

American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences

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