Reverence for the Ba’alawi Clan amidst the Habib Controversy

Part of the public reveres habib and sayyid as a form of adoration for Prophet Muhammad. A controversy arises regarding the lineage of Bani Alawi.

Riky Ferdianto

April 4, 2024

FOR Ahmad Ramzy Ba’abud, registering his nasab (lineage) as an heir to the line of descent of Prophet Muhammad is necessary to preserve the purity of his family’s lineage. He and his sibling inherit the Ba’bud clan from their father. He believes his ancestors came from Hadramaut, Yemen. But Ramzy does not want to be called habib (meaning beloved in Arabic, a term used by Indonesians to refer to the descendants of Proph

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