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Category:Al Faiz family

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The family of Al Faiz (Arabic: آل فائز, romanizedʾĀl Fāʾiz; /ˈɑːl fɑːɪz/), also transliterated in a number of other ways, including Al Fa'iz, Al Fa'ez, Al Faez, or Al Fayez, is the oldest Alid family of Karbala, which they have occupied, on some occasions ruled, and held custodianship of its holy sites, since 861.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Sadr, Sayyid Hassan (1965). Nuzhat Ahl al-Haramayn Fi 'Imarat al-Mashhadayn [A Stroll into the Sights of the Shrines] (in Arabic). Lucknow, India. p. 21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Shams al-Din, Sayyid Ibrahim. al-Buyutat al-'Alawiya Fi Karbala [The Alid Households in Karbala] (in Arabic). Karbala, Iraq: Matba'at Karbala. p. 12.
  3. ^ Ali Al-Ansari, R. M. (30 June 1997). Holy shrines of Karbala : architectural study with a historical background of the area between and around the two holy shrines of Karbala-Iraq (doctoral thesis). University of Wales Trinity Saint David. p. 48.