al-Jisr family - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" al-Jisr family - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Sassmannshausen, Christian

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060200
Doc. NO	:	ALei597
Main Entry	:	Sassmannshausen, Christian
Title & Author	:	al-Jisr family - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Sassmannshausen, Christian
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,330 words)
Abstract	:	The al-Jisr family , who trace their genealogy to the prophet Muḥammad, has been one of the most prominent religious and political dynasties of modern-day Lebanon since the mid-eighteenth century. Their importance arises from their active participation in the religious, political, and educational life of Tripoli (Ṭarābulus al-Shām) during Ottoman times. The family descended from the Āl al-Māʾī of Damietta (Egypt) and settled in Greater Syria around 1170/1757. Their social and political influence was grounded first and foremost in Ṣūfī leadership and was consolidated through
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei597.pdf