Husayni ( also spelled Husseini) is the name of a prominent Palestinian Arab clan formerly based in Jerusalem. Several members of the clan held important political positions such as Mayor and Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and founded and led many Palestinian Arab Islamist groups such as the Holy War Army, the Palestine Arab Party and the Arab Higher Committee. Conflicts involving these groups included, the 1920 Palestine riots, the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The Husayni-Nazi alliance resulted in the 13th Waffen SS division and broadcasting from Radio Berlin to the Middle East anti-Jewish propaganda that led to the Farhud.
The Husaynis belonged to the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam, in contrast to most of the Arab population in Palestine that followed the Shafi school.
The Husaynis claim descent from Husayn ibn Ali (the son of Ali). They migrated to Jerusalem in the 12th century after Saladin drove out the Crusaders from the city and much of the Levant. During the British Mandate era the clan had hundreds of members and its several branches encompassed thousands. They were mostly concentrated in the Old City, however a large number of clan members also lived in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah, the German Colony, Katamon, Baka and Musrara.
The Husaynis were a major force in rebelling against Muhammad Ali who governed Egypt and Palestine in defiance of the Ottoman Empire. This solidified a cooperative relationship with the returning Ottoman authority. The clan took part in fighting the Qaisi tribe in an alliance with a rural lord of the Jerusalem area Mustafa Abu Ghosh, who clashed with the tribe frequently. The feuds gradually occurred in the city between the clan and the Khalidis that led the Qaisis, however these conflicts dealt with city positions and not Qaisi-Yamani rivalry.
The Husaynis later led resistance and propaganda movements against the Young Turks who controlled the Ottoman Empire and more so against the British Mandate government and early Zionist immigrants. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, most of the clan relocated to Jordan and the Gulf States. Many family heads that remained in the Old City and the northern neighborhoods of East Jerusalem fled due to hostilities with the Israeli government; King Abdullah's assassin was a member of an underground Palestinian organization led by Daoud al-Husayni. The Orient House, which belonged to former mayor Musa al-Husayni is located there.
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