The House of Tavil, is a noble

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household, which can be traced back to the

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. They were given the title “

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”, in this case used when denoting a leader of a community. The prominent male members of the family use the title to this day.

Name

The name of the family comes from the

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name for the village of

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. The Tavil Sheikhs became the ruling sheikhs of their region and to this day carry the right to use the title of Sheikh. They are also called the Sheikhs of Tavil, Siraj-ud-Din family, Siraj-ud-din Sheikhs, or the Sheikhs of

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Lineage

Hissami Branch

* Khaled Beg (1756-1821) **Sheikh

Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Naqshbandi Sheikh ‘Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Al-Naqshbandi (Arabic: الشيخ عثمان الطويلي النقشبندي; Turkish language, Turkish: Osman Sirâceddîn Nakşibendi) known as Uthman Siraj-ud-Din at-Tavili or Uthman Siraj-ud-Din al-Awal (b. 17 ...

(1781-1867) ***Sheikh Muhammad Baha-ad-Dín (1836-1881) ****

Sheikh Ali Hisam-ad-Din Naqshbandi Shah Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn Naqshbandî (Arabic: حسام الدين نقشبندي, , Turkish: Şâh Ali Hüsâmeddîn) also known as Hâzrat-i Shâh and Bâbâ Ali (b. 1861 Tawella, Iraq / d. 1939 Bahakon, Iraq) was a 19th-century sufi, awliya' an ...

(1861–1939) *****Sheikh Jafar Muhammad Uthman (1863-1927) ******Sheikh Sahib Hissami Naqshbandi (1888-1930) *******Sheikh Jawad Hissami (1936-2015) ********Sheikh Armand Hissami (b.1973) ********* Rodrigo Hissami (b.1998) *

Social status and political ties

The sheikhs of Tavil established relationships with the Sultans of the

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. Because of their influence in

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, they had a vast number of followers. They provided military support for the

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. An example of this was during the ongoing war between Ottoman-Russia, where the Sheikhs of Tavil has sent thousands of people. The Sheikhs of Tavil gained recognition through the Ottoman Empire and

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(present day

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). They supported and promoted moral excellence, planted hundreds of trees, cultivated gardens, and banned the cutting of trees across their lands. Cecil John Edmonds, with the

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at the time, explains in his book:

Notable family members

Some of the most prominent family members include: *

* Muhammed Bahaeddin al-Tavili *

Muhammad Uthman Siraj al-Din Sheikh Muhammad Uthman Siraj al-Din Naqshbandi (1896, Biyara, ￶– 1997, Istanbul, Turkey), nicknamed Siraj al-Din al-Thani, meaning the second Siraj al-Din, in honor of his great-grandfather Uthman Siraj al-Din Naqshbandi, was an Islamic ...

* Omar Diya-ud-Din al-Tavili * Ahmed Shams-ud-Din al-Tavili * Muhammed Ala-ad-din al-Tavili * Sheikh Jawad Hissami

Villages

The Tavil family established villages: * Bahakon (

established ''this village, and it became known for his place of peace. Now the location of his shrine).'' * Tebekel (''This lodge is near to Zalam River in Tebekel village).'' * Gulp ''(Established by Muhammed Bahâ-ad-Dîn. After his death,

has expanded it).''

Family Tree

The family tree of the Tavil Sheikhs Sheikh Ali Hissami

References

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