Aït Oussa
The Aït Oussa, is a large Hilali and Ansari Arab tribe tribe in the Western Sahara, descended from Banu Hilal.[1] [2] Muhammed Sulayman Al-Tayeb classifies Ait Oussa as an Arab tribe.[3]
Al-Mukhtar Al-Sussi said regarding its origins: "The Arab Hilali tribe living there, now known as Ait Oussa, is a great tribe with famous chiefs.”[4] They are a branch of the Tekna tribes[5]
The tribe numbers about 50,000 persons. The Aït Oussa tribes speak[6] Hassaniya Arabic, and are Muslims, mainly belonging to the Maliki school of Sunni Islam.
Some attribute this tribe to the Ansar, known as Banu Aws.[7] Hassan ibn Abdullah Afshil said:
"Ait Oussa is a tribe of the Ansar, originally descended from migrants from the Arabian Peninsula, specifically from Medina. Their ancestors include three main lineages: Musa al-Ansari, Yaqub al-Ansari, and Al-Asoudi. They arrived in the region in the 12th and 13th centuries." [8] [9] [10]
The genealogist Muhammed bin Al-Tayeb Al-Bouchihi said:
This tribe consists of several clans, some of which have different lineages. Some of its clans are Hilali Qaysite, others are Oussi Ansari, others are from Bani Maqil. [11]
In the absence of written local documents, oral tradition remains the only source for the (confirmation) origins (of Banu Aws) of the Ait Oussa tribe.[12] [13] [14]
References
- ^ "Tribus du Maroc" (in French).
- ^ "Research on Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arab Tribes book" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Al-Mukhtar Al-Sussi" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Columbia University Libraries: Les tribus de la Haute Mauritanie".
- ^ "Columbia University Libraries: Les tribus de la Haute Mauritanie".
- ^ "Research on Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Research of Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Origins of Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Research of Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Research on Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Research on Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Research on Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Research on Ait Oussa" (in Arabic).
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