KING WHO DESCENDS FROM MOHAMMUD SAID THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD - ISRAELITES ARE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF PALESTINE

Mohammud had 3 sons, all died at child-birth. His line came through his daughter Fatima and her husband Ali ibn Abi Talib, via their sons Hasan and Husayn. In the Islamic world, many claim descendancy from the Prophet. They are accepted in traditional community but none proven via actual DNA test. People who claim this lineage are called Sayyids (or Sadat). This status exists in both Sunni and Shia communities across the Muslim world. In Twelver Shia Islam (the dominant form in Iran), the Twelve Imams are regarded as descendants of Husayn. Many religious scholars, including some ayatollahs, claim to belong to these lines. Visual marker in Iran and some other Shia contexts: black turban = claimed Sayyid (descent from the Prophet); white turban = non-Sayyid scholar.
  
Qatadah ibn Idris. leader of the tribe of Banu Qatadah, seized control of Mecca in 1201 and founded the dynasty that held the Sharifate of Mecca continuously until 1925. The  tribe claims descendancy via Hasan. From Qatadah ibn Idris onward (early 13th century), the family’s rule and genealogy are well documented in chronicles. The earlier links connecting them back to Hasan ibn Ali rest on traditional nasab (genealogical) records maintained by the family and recognized by contemporary authorities.

Within the Islamic tradition, the Hassan-Qatadah lineage was widely accepted. Their claim to prophetic blood was a key source of their political legitimacy in the Hejaz for over 700 years. Medieval and later Muslim historians (including Ibn Khaldun - well-respected philosopher, historian, intellectual in Medieval times), treated the Banu Qatadah as genuine Hasanid ashraf (descendants of the Prophet through Hasan). Their status was institutionally recognized by the systems that regulated noble genealogies (niqabat al-ashraf). 

During WWI, Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi (image above) was the Sharif of Mecca, who was also known as the Emir or King of Hejaz. He was the grandfather of the present King Hussein of Jordan. Hussein was the last Sharif of Mecca when he was ousted by the House of Saud in 1925 and became part of present day Saudi Arabia.

Hussein played the Arab leadership role in trying to gain Arab nationalism from the Ottoman Empire after the war. I don't wish to muddle through the confusion and perceived betrayals of the Balfour Declaration, Sykes-Picot Agreement (from a Communist Russian leak), the San Reno Conference, which led to Hussein refusing to sign the Versailles Treaty. His refusal to cooperate made the British to withdraw security protection of the Shalifate of Mecca (very Trumpish) which led to the eventual fall to King Saud. The British was at least honourable enough to install Hussein's two sons in Transjordan and Iraq. That allowed the Hashemite Kingdom to continue into Jordan today.

That is a long backgrounder. My intention here is actually to shine a tiny light that today's world of moral inversion and inundation of social media noises, whether innocently, or ideologically driven, has clouded the truth. 

The image above, on the right, is Qibla issue 183. It is a bulletin that prints once every two weeks. The Qibla is the voice of the Sharifate of Mecca, printed by the Sharifate's press. Hussein has editorial control and approves all final prints. Bulletin #183 contains an interesting article --   "On The Israelites In Palestine".

I managed to trace Al-Qibla (also rendered Al-Giblah), issue 183 (corresponding to around 23 March 1918 / early Jumada II 1336 AH) to the actual image in Internet Archives. You can see it here. 

It is a damaged OCR image of Arabic text. I used AI to translate, but due to poor OCR quality, the translation is less than desirable. You can read this in the box below.

The gist of the article is :

1. It discusses a clear reference to Jews — both those already living in Palestine and those immigrating/returning there.
2. It repeatedly uses the term “الإسرائيليين” (the Israelites / Israelites), the standard Arabic term of the period for Jews.
3. It discusses their numbers in Palestine (roughly 1/20 or less than 1/10 of the population, according to different sources including Baedeker).
4. It highlights their immigration (“المهاجرين إليها”), activity, diligence, and success in agriculture, commerce, crafts, and organization.
5. It speaks of the return of that community (الجالية) to its homeland as something that could serve as a positive example (“مدرسة”) for the local Arab/Eastern population — in terms of hard work, mutual support, modern methods, and development of the land.
6. The overall tone is that Arabs and Easterners should observe and learn from this Jewish effort and activity rather than ignore or resent it.
7. It referred to the Jews as “the original sons of that land” (or similar phrasing along the lines of “returning sons”/original inhabitants returning).

In the historical context of the late Ottoman / early Hashemite period (around World War I), this language and framing are typical of contemporary Arabic newspaper discussions of early Zionist immigration and settlement in Palestine. The article is essentially presenting the Jewish return/immigration and their practical achievements as a model worth studying.

This fits the broader pattern: after the Balfour Declaration (November 1917), Hussein used Al-Qibla to urge cooperation with Jews and avoidance of conflict with the British, while continuing to press for Arab independence.

Here is a direct descendant of Mohammud proclaiming the Israelites living in Palestine, and those returning, as "sons of the land", his political position of Arab sovereignty notwithstanding.   

That puts to rest the question of the legitimacy of Jews as returnees to the land of their ancestry, not colonisers -- on no less an authority than a descendant of the Prophet himself. Muslims and Liberals whot shout "From the River To The Sea" are by extension, desecrating the authority of Prophet on whose behalf the Sharifate of Mecca declared the status quo.  

**Translation** (reconstructed from the heavily OCR-damaged Arabic text of what appears to be issues of the newspaper *Al-Qibla* / *القبلة*, printed at the Amiri Press in Mecca?

Printed at the Amiri Press in Mecca the Honoured.  
Price of the issue: … qirsh.  
[Contact] the management of the newspaper *Al-Qibla* 

**On the Israelites in Palestine**  

Our esteemed colleague *Al-Muqattam* published in its issue of the past day of Rajab a detailed article sent to it from a Jerusalem correspondent under the title “The Great Work of the Israelites in Palestine,” on the occasion of the arrival of … that country and what will result from the efforts of …  

This article is of particular importance … and other matters there. We say that publishing its chapters will acquaint the national sons of the country with the extent of the Israelites’ striving, diligence and activity, so that they may benefit from that in national matters and what … for unity, mutual support, and following the example of the foreigners in cultivating the land and using it in ways that bring benefit, good and wealth upon them and their country.  

The excellent writer is among the most important … and the most deserving of attention — not only with regard to the trustees of the Palestinian lands with the …, but with regard to us, the community of Arabs and Easterners in general, together with everyone who … of their knowledge and arts from other nations.  

We therefore join our voice to the voice of that zealous colleague in this important social discussion … for the great benefit it contains …  

The Israelites in … form one-twentieth … of the inhabitants of that country, according to what the … books say; they amount to … of the inhabitants. As for what is stated in the introduction to the *Guide to Syria and Palestine* by the scholar (Baedeker), the number of Israelites in Palestine is less than one-tenth of its inhabitants, or a little more than half …  

The purpose of speaking about the … of the Feast of the … is not merely to prove that it was sufficient to generate material … and to spread an idea … among the … and the immigrants to it … from the injustice of …  

What is certain is that the Palestinian … and the diligence, if the circumstances of … are mixed … that the generality may rise or catch up with the …  

It was one of the most difficult matters before this recent era for the people of Palestine to … and to turn from it … every sea …  

Their ancestors … the Israelites used to …  

This subject was not … that …  

And second … in the service of thirty-five years from 7,000 souls to … and forty … of Jerusalemites and people of …, most of them, and nationals who are …  

This matter was a subject of wonder before the recent era among all those who look at the outward appearances of affairs … As for those whose gaze penetrates to the inward realities of matters, the cause of causes was not hidden from them: they know a sacred homeland … the original inhabitants — of different schools of thought — and the experience of … years has shown their inclination toward the invasion … and their trust while they are in their distant countries …  

Accordingly, over and above what we have pointed to of lofty aims and noble purposes, the return of that community to its homeland will be … and mutual support and security …  

… in a school … in their farms, shops, factories and everything connected with them … of all religions and citizens … the political …  

Yes, those means were forbidden to the inhabitants … while the immigrants among the Israelites were benefiting from everything God had bestowed upon them … with the help of …  

… on the road of the progress of those countries and their success has already become … — the beginning of … in the … models from which the other Easterners have benefited, because that falls within the sphere of the wisdom mentioned in the hadith … “He is more entitled … it is obligatory upon him” …  

The matter needs only … to create solidarity and mutual consultation: a characteristic that is not foreign to the rulings of our religion and the pages of … the caliphate and the community. But it is a reminder to return to it … to what used to be impossible … and mutual envy …  

From this aspect, the return of the community to its homeland will be … a school … in the country, and it was not possible to obtain its fruits … of the quintals of … and the activity … and it brought them into existence … those … whom we love … for benefit from them, especially what was … their countries and their nationality … It is well known that taking … renewal and advancement must …  

… the year …  

… and the morals … of the sons of that … and other communities, if they … each of them … and direct their thoughts to this competing aspect … and that without support … general … the treasures of that country will not … and that … will restore … and just as they strove in the transfer of … they had with them, they strove in the outcome of their affairs and attained the position they … in their own eyes …  

For the whole world — not Palestine alone — is standing … a new future of good, those who work … the motives of devotion to the new cosmic order … those who enter into the claim of … of the … and others of the … have already benefited from the systems, methods and arrangements that their European and American societies have established for them. There is no doubt that these systems, methods and arrangements — whether scientific, agricultural or … — are beneficial to others even if they were not intended for the inhabitants of the countries … and their following the models of … and that … to what God has given the inhabitants of His third sanctuary is the best help toward that. Then it will be possible for every individual of those countries … of the … to hold fast to it with their teeth and to expend in the path of … and its investment every dear and cheap thing … to perhaps many of them would not find … and in any case, as long as our nation is … the ways of livelihood and prosperity, that is necessary … of wisdom … and they said “God and His Messenger and the believers are sufficient for us.”

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