Re-examination of the Hosseinian presence in Egypt from the 3rd to the 8th century

The Husseinis are a group of descendants of Imam Hussein (AS) who migrated to Egypt in the third century. Considering the fact that the Hosseini were one of the Bani Hashem tribes in Hejaz, why their presence in Egypt and their position in the governments is a question that has been addressed in this article. The Hosseinis went to Egypt for various reasons, such as intra-family disputes, giving them fiefdoms, and the presence of governments such as the Fatimids, and obtained political positions such as niqab, lawyer, military judge, and academic positions such as teachers of schools and mosques. The social position of the Husseinis in Egypt caused one of the most important districts of Cairo to be named after them, because of this position, people other than this family who lived in this area were also called Husseinis. The importance of this area led to the settlement of the Mamluk government and military forces in it. In addition, Hosseinieh neighborhood was also an economic place for buying and selling slaves. This neighborhood was destroyed by the year 821 for various reasons, the most important of which can be considered the moral changes in this area due to the presence of the Uiratis.