Azmatkhan ( ar-at, عظمة خان, Aẓama
Khān) al-Husayni, also spelled Azmat Khan, Azhmatkhan, al-Azhamatkhan or al-Azhamat Chan ( ur, ) are a family originating in
Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut ( ar, حَضْرَمَوْتُ \ حَضْرَمُوتُ, Ḥaḍramawt / Ḥaḍramūt; Hadramautic: 𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩩, ''Ḥḍrmt'') is a region in South Arabia, comprising eastern Yemen, parts of western Oman and southern Saud ...
. They trace their
lineage to Sayyid Abd al-Malik Azmatkhan ibn Alawi Ammul Faqih, a descendant of
Husayn ibn Ali. Sayyid Abd al-Malik emigrated from Hadhramaut to India in the 14th century AD, earlier than other emigrations from Hadhramaut.
al-Husayni later married a daughter of
Nasirabad nobility
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and acquired Azmat Khan title.
Khan title was given in order to consider him as the local nobility. In addition, they put "Azmat" which means "noble" because Abd al-Malik was originated from
sayyid
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...
lineage. His descendants still retain this name as their
patronymic
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Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
until today.
His descendants spread to
Pattani,
Cambodia
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,
Malay, and
Indonesia
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. Malaysian Asyraf Union records that Sunan Gresik, the foremost Sufi saint of
Wali Sanga
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, was a descendant of Abd al-Malik al-Azmatkhan. Since he was father of Sunan Ampel and grandfather of Sunan Bonang, then most of Wali Sanga were of Azmatkhan's descent.
In order to record and keep
genealogy
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of Azmatkhan family, Rabithah Azmatkhan was founded. Rabithah Azmatkhan eventually prompted the formation of Rabithah Fatimiyah in 2010,
[Facebook Group of Keluarga Azmatkhan Al-Husaini] a similar organization which aims to record genealogy of every descendant of
Fatimah
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, ...
Az-Zahra,
Muhammad
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's daughter and the mother of all sayyids.
See also
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Ba 'Alawi sada
The Ba 'Alawi sadah or Sadah Ba 'Alawi ( ar-at, السادة آل باعلوي, al-sādatu al-bā'alawiy) are a group of Hadhrami Sayyid families and social group originating in Hadhramaut in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula. The ...
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Hadhrami
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Alavi (surname)
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* Ali Alavi, Theoretical chemist
* Patrick Alavi, a German Musician
* Abass Alavi, is Professor of Radiology and Neurology
* Abrar Alvi, was an Indian film writer, director and actor
* Ameer Faisal ...
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Al-Rabithah al-Alawiyyah
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Descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Hadhrami people
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Sayyid
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Sharif
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Wali Sanga
The Wali Songo (also transcribed as Wali Sanga) are revered saints of Islam in Indonesia, especially on the island of Java, because of their historic role in the spread of Islam in Indonesia. The word ''wali'' is Arabic for "trusted one" ("gua ...
References
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Arab diaspora in Indonesia
Hadhrami people
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Indonesian people of Yemeni descent
Yemeni diaspora in Asia