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| '''Beni Hassan''' (]: "son of Hassan" - also transliterated '''Bani Hasan''') is a ] group, one of several ]i ]s who emigrated in the ] to northwest ] and present-day ], ] and northern ] (the ] region). It is also the name of the largest tribe in ]; accounting for about 10% of the Jordanian population. | '''Beni Hassan''' (]: '''بني حسن''' "son of Hassan" - also transliterated '''Bani Hasan''') is a ] group, one of several ]i ]s who emigrated in the ] to northwest ] and present-day ], ] and northern ] (the ] region). It is also the name of the largest tribe in ]; accounting for about 10% of the Jordanian population. | ||
| Beni Hassan are said to be descendants of ], the son of ], the ] ]'s cousin and a main figure in ]. However, the Beni Hassan are ] ]s. | Beni Hassan are said to be descendants of ], the son of ], the ] ]'s cousin and a main figure in ]. However, the Beni Hassan are ] ]s. | ||
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Beni Hassan (Arabic: بني حسن "son of Hassan" - also transliterated Bani Hasan) is a Bedouin group, one of several Yemeni tribes who emigrated in the Middle Ages to northwest Africa and present-day Western Sahara, Mauritania and northern Morocco (the Rif region). It is also the name of the largest tribe in Jordan; accounting for about 10% of the Jordanian population.
Beni Hassan are said to be descendants of Hassan, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Prophet Mohammad's cousin and a main figure in Shi'a Islam. However, the Beni Hassan are Sunni Muslims.
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