House of Tavil explained

The House of Tavil, is a noble Middle Eastern household, which can be traced back to the 7th century.[1] [2] They were given the title “Sheikh”, 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 Ottoman Sultans name for the village of Tawella. 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 Hawraman.[3]

Lineage

The founder of the family is Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Naqshbandi.

He is Uthman ibn Khâlid ibn Abdullah ibn Sayyid Muhammad ibn Sayyid Darwish ibn Sayyid Mashraf ibn Sayyid Jumu'ah ibn Sayyid Zahir, the son of Al-Hussain ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib.[4]

Hissami Branch

Noble titles

Social status and political ties

The sheikhs of Tavil established relationships with the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire. Because of their influence in Kurdistan, they had a vast number of followers. They provided military support for the Ottoman sultans.[5] [6] An example of this was during the ongoing war between Ottoman-Russia, where the Sheikhs of Tavil has sent thousands of people.[7]

The Sheikhs of Tavil gained recognition through the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Empire (present day Iran).[8] They supported and promoted moral excellence, planted hundreds of trees, cultivated gardens, and banned the cutting of trees across their lands.[9]

Cecil John Edmonds, with the British intelligence at the time, explains in his book:

Notable family members

Some of the most prominent family members include:

Villages

The Tavil family established villages:

Family Tree

The family tree of the Tavil Sheikhs [11]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Biographical encyclopaedia of sufis: central asia and middle east, Vol 2. . Hanif N. Sarup and Sons. 2002. 978-81-7625-266-9.
  2. Book: Mowla, Khondakar G. The Election of Caliph/Khalifah and World Peace.. 1998.
  3. Book: Shakely, Ferhad. Naqshbandis in Central and Western Asia. Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul. 1997. The Naqshbandi Sheikhs of Hawraman and the Heritage of Khaliddiyya-Mujaddidiyya in Kurdistan. 89.
  4. Book: el-Beytâr . Yâd-ı Merdân . Müderris . 9–10.
  5. Book: Müderris. Yâd-ı Mardân, II. 42nd letter.
  6. Book: Yılmaz Karadeniz. The Colonial Struggle in Iran and the Kaçar Dynasty (1795/1925). 174–241.
  7. Book: Muhsin Müftî. Gevher-i Hakîkat. 119–120.
  8. Book: Müderris. Yâd-ı Merdân. II, 13–14.
  9. Book: J. Edmonds, Cecil. Kurds, Turks and Arabs: Politics, Travel and Research in North-Eastern Iraq 1919-1925. Oxford University Press.. 1957.
  10. Book: Ulemâuna. Müderris. 260.
  11. Book: Muderris . Yâd-ı Merdân . 9–10.