Alawi (), also transliterated as Alevi, Alevi, Alavi, Alvi, Alawid, or Alawite (), is an adjective denoting "of or related to Ali", the Prophet Muhammad's cousin. As a proper noun it is used by individuals, dynasties, places, and religious sects and organizations who identify as being either descendants or followers of Ali. It may refer to:
Places Alawi (sheikhdom), a historic principality in Yemen Alawi Sultanate, the pre-colonial state in Morocco ruled by the Alawi dynasty Alawite State, a French mandate territory in the coastal area of present-day Syria Alavi, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran
Groups Dynasties Alawids, the descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib, through his wives whom he married after the death of Fatima, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Alawi dynasty, the current royal family of Morocco since the 17th century Alawiyya dynasty, the former royal family of Egypt and Sudan Alavids, the Zaydi Alid dynasty of Tabaristan in northern Iran during the 9th and 10th centuries Ba 'Alawi sada, a family and social group in Yemen and descendants of Imam Ahmad al-Muhajir through Alawi bin Ubaydillah
Religion Alawites, a minority sect in Syria, also known as Nusayris Aleviler in Turkey Alevis, a Shia minority sect in Turkey Bektashiyyah, a related school or sect in Turkey and the Balkans Kızılbaşlar, a sub-sect of the Alevis Alavi Bohra, an Tayyibi-Isma'ili Shia minority sect in India and Pakistan Ba 'Alawiyya, a Sunni Sufi order in Yemen, also known as Tariqa Alawiyya
Other uses Alawi (name), a surname and given name Alavi (surname), a surname Hawaiʻi creeper, also known as ʻalawī
See also Alvi (disambiguation)