Al Eisa
Al Eisa (العيسى) is an old Arab clan who live in the village of Jammain, a suburb of the city of Nablus in the West Bank. They belong to the mother tribe of Al Zeitawi. Al Zeitawi is an old Arab tribe that arrived to the area after coming from Mecca. It is believed that the Zeitawi tribe are direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.
References
- al-Dabbāġ, Muṣṭafā Murād (1989). بلادنا فلسطين [Palestine Our Country] (in Arabic). Hebron: Alumni Association.
- Islamic Civilisation magazine (Damascus, Syria). 1961.
- Nābulsī, Sheikh ʿAbd al-Ġanī (1689–90) [1101 Hijri]. الحضرة الآنية في الرحلة القدسية [Timely Presence in the Jerusalimic Journey] (in Arabic). Nablus.
- al-Hamawi, Yaqut (1938). معجم البلدان [Mu'jam Al-Buldan] (in Arabic). Cairo: Dār al-Kutub.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.