The Alid dynasties descended from Ali ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law of Muhammad.

There are several dynasties of Alid origin:

• The Zaydid dynasty of Tabaristan are descents of Ali ibn Abi Talib. His son, Hasan ibn Ali, has a son named Zayd ibn Hasan who gave name to the dynasty. Haan ibn Zayd was the son of Zayd who gave origin to the Zaydids in Tabaristan.

• The Sulaymanid dynasty of Yemen has origin in Hasan ibn Hasan, brother of Zayd ibn Hasan (see Zaydid dynasty above). Hasan has a son named Daud ibn Hasan, who was Sulayman ibn Daud 's father, who the dynasty is named after.

• The Alid dynasty of Yemen originated with Hasan ibn Hasan, brother of Zayd ibn Hasan (see Zaydid dynasty above). Hasan has a son named Ibrahim ibn Hasan, that has a son called Ismail ibn Ibrahim, father of Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail . Tabataba was father of Kassim al Rassi , originally of the dynasty of imams of Yemen.

• The Alid dynasty of Sharifs of Sus originated with Hasan ibn Hasan, brother of Zayd ibn Hasan (see Zaydid dynasty above). Hasan has a son named Abdallah ibn Hasan, who has a son called Djafar ibn Abdallah , who began this dynasty.

• Tha Alid dynasty of Sharifs of Morocco has same origin, but the first member was Muhammad ibn Abdallah, brother of Djafar ibn Abdallah (see above).

• The Idrisid dynasty of Morocco came originally from Idris ibn Abdallah , brother of Djafar ibn Abdallah (see above).

• The Hammudid dynasty of Algeciras, Malaga, Sevilla and Grenada has same origin. Their ancestor, Hammud, was descent of Idris ibn Abdallah.

• The Banu Katuda of La Mecca have origin in Musa ibn Abdallah, brother of Idris ibn Abdallah (se above). Musa has a son named Abdallah ibn Musa, father of Musa ibn Abdallah ibn Musa , who began this dynasty. From this branch also came the Banu Fulayta .

• The Banu Salih of the old state of Ghana originated in Salih ibn Abdallah , brother of Musa ibn Abdallah ibn Musa (see above).

• The Sulaymanid dynasty of Sharifs of La Mecca originated in Sulayman ibn Abdallah , brother of Salih ibn Abdallah (see above).

• The imams of Alamut began with Husayn ibn Ali, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib. The line was: Ali, Husayn, Ali Zayn al Abidin ibn Husayun, Muhammad el Bakir ibn Ali, Djafar el Sadik ibn Muhammad, Isamail ibn Djafar, and Muhammad ibn Ismail.