Alvi
Islamic community in South Asia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvi (Urdu: علوی, literal translation
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The Alvis include, the descendants of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiya, Abbas ibn Ali, and Umar al-Atraf. Respectively, they were born to Khawla al-Hanafiyya, Umm al-Banin, and Umm Habib bint Rabi'a (al-Sahba).[1]
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