Alawi Explained

Alawi (Arabic: علوي|link=no), also transliterated as Alevi, Alevi, Alavi, Alvi, Alawid, or Alawite (French: '''Alaouite'''|link=no), is an adjective denoting "of or related to Ali", the Prophet Muhammad's cousin. As a proper noun it is used by individuals, dynasties, places, and religious sects and organizations who identify as being either descendants or followers of Ali. It may refer to:

Places

Alawi (sheikhdom), a historic principality in Yemen
Alawi Sultanate, the pre-colonial state in Morocco ruled by the Alawi dynasty
Alawite State, a French mandate territory in the coastal area of present-day Syria
Alavi, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran

Groups

Dynasties

Alawids, the descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib, through his wives whom he married after the death of Fatima, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Alawi dynasty, the current royal family of Morocco since the 17th century
Alawiyya dynasty, the former royal family of Egypt and Sudan
Alavids, the Zaydi Alid dynasty of Tabaristan in northern Iran during the 9th and 10th centuries
Ba 'Alawi sada, a family and social group in Yemen and descendants of Imam Ahmad al-Muhajir through Alawi bin Ubaydillah

Religion

Alawites, a minority sect in Syria, also known as Nusayris
Aleviler in Turkey
- Alevis, a Shia minority sect in Turkey
  - Bektashiyyah, a related school or sect in Turkey and the Balkans
  - Kızılbaşlar, a sub-sect of the Alevis
Alavi Bohra, an Tayyibi-Isma'ili Shia minority sect in India and Pakistan
Ba 'Alawiyya, a Sunni Sufi order in Yemen, also known as Tariqa Alawiyya

Other uses

Alawi (name), a surname and given name
Alavi (surname), a surname
Hawaiʻi creeper, also known as ʻalawī