Al-Zaffa Clan (Arabic: عشيرة الزففة) s a branch of the Al-Hadid clans (Arabic: عشائر الحديد) from Al-Ahamdah tribe in the Balqa region. Which origins are from the Arab Khazam bin Bali tribe (Quda’ah). Its grandfather Fayyad bin Raslan migrated from the Hijaz to the Levant 263-600 years ago, and settled in Ma’in, then moved to South East of Amman, In the areas of Jawa, Kharbat Al-Souq and Al-YadoudaIt. It is divided into six groups: Al-Amyan, Al-Hamisat, Al-Basalsa, Al-Awimer, Al-Bloosh, Al-Talafeh. And their homes are in Al-Qwaismeh.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Al-Zaffa Clan عشيرة الزففة | |
|---|---|
| Branch of (Al-Hadid) clans | |
 | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Location | Arabia (Hejaz) - Levant (Balqa) - Amman (Jawa, Kharbat Al-Souq, Al-YadoudaIt, Ma’in, Al-Qwaismeh) |
| Descended from | Fayyad bin Raslan (Al-Ahamdah) |
| Parent tribe | Khazam bin Bali (Quda'a) |
| Population | 5,000 (2009) |
| Branches | Al-Amian, Al-Hamisat, Al-Basalsah, Al-Awaimer, Al-Talafih, Al-Bloosh |
| Language | Arabic |
| Religion | Islam |
Families from Al-Zaffa
edit- •Al-Madad
- •Al-Ajjalin
- •Al-Ruwaidan
- •Al-Dabarat
- •Al-Dalouh
- •Al-Rahal
- •Al-Arajba
References
edit- ^ معجم قبائل العرب القديمة والحديثة | مجلد 2 | صفحة 476 | المجلد الثاني | باب الزاي | زغيلات: | الأنسا [Dictionary of the Tribes of Ancient and Modern Arabs | Volume 2 | Page 476 | Volume II | Bab Al-Zai | Zghilat: | Al-Ansab] (in Arabic). p. 476.
- ^ Dictionary of Arab tribes (PDF) (in Arabic). United States - CIA Library. 1968. p. 277.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kahalah, Omar. "معجم قبائل العرب - الدكتور عمر كحالة - ج ٢ - الصفحة ٤٧٦" [Dictionary of Arab Tribes - Dr. Omar Kahala - C 2 - Page 476]. shiaonlinelibrary.com. p. 476. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Khamsat aʻwām fī Sharqī al-Urdun : abḥāth akhlāqīyah, adabīyah, qaḍāʼīyah, dīnīyah [Five Years in Eastern Jordan]. Maṭbaʻat al-Qiddīs Būlus, Ḥarīṣā (in Arabic). 1929. pp. 266, 277. OCLC 122704272.
- ^ Al Kharousi, Sulaiman Khalaf (August 10, 1991). نسب البلوش [Lineage of Al-Bloosh] (in Arabic).
- ^ History of East Jordan and its tribes (in Arabic). p. 257.
- ^ "عشيرة الزففة" [Al-Zaffa clan] (in Arabic).
- ^ Al-Bloosh, Abu Obaida. قصيدة صناديد قحطان [Sanadid Qahtaan (poem)] (in Arabic).
