# Ayasrah

Ayasrah (or Ayasreh) (/æjɑːsrɑː/; Arabic: العياصره pronounced) is a prominent Jordanian family based in Sakib, Jerash Governorate. The family traces its lineage to Banu Hashim, making them descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

## Etymology

The name Al-Ayasrah originates from Khirbet Aysra, a former village near Sakib that existed during the 16th century. Ottoman records list both Sakib and Aysra as part of the Ajlun subdistrict within the Ajlun district. In the 1538 Ottoman census, Sakib had 13 Muslim households, a mosque, and an imam, while Aysra was recorded as an independent village with 7 Muslim households, also with a mosque and an imam. Over time, Aysra merged with Sakib in the late 16th century and now forms its northern part.
The site was mentioned in 1816 by British traveler James Silk Buckingham, who recorded the name as "Ahheatherah." He noted the presence of large building stones and fine pottery fragments, suggesting the area's ancient origins. Similarly, Frederick Peake confirmed in A History of Trans-Jordan and Its Tribes that the Ayasrah family name derives from their original homeland, Khirbet Aysra, located near Sakib.

## Historical Figures
### Sheikh Shibli Al-Raja Al-Ayasrah (1874–1960)

Sheikh Shibli was a notable figure in the family's history. He was a member of the Jerash Local Government, established in 1920 following the fall of the Arab Government of Damascus after the Battle of Maysalun. This local government played a crucial role in maintaining security and governance in Transjordan.

### Sheikh Raja Al-Mustafa Al-Ayasrah (1830–1916)

Sheikh Raja, Shibli’s father, served as the Mukhtar (headman) of Sakib from 1860 under an Ottoman decree. He remained in this position until his assassination in August 1916 by Ottoman military forces affiliated with the Young Turks, following his public support for the Arab Revolt in June 1916. He was killed in his Diwan in Sakib.

## Family tree

   Wahdan Bek ibn Khalifa Bek ibn Sulaiman Bek ibn Uthman Bek ibn Sulaiman ibn Prince Salim ibn Prince Muhammad ibn Sadr al-Din Ali ibn Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ismael al-Saleh ibn al-Sultan Ali ibn Yahya ibn Thabit ibn Ali al-Hazim ibn Ahmed al-Murtada ibn Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Hashemi ibn Ali al-Mahdi ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Qasim ibn al-Husayn al-Radi ibn Ahmed al-Saleh ibn Musa Abi Sabha ibn Ibrahim al-Murtada ibn Musa ibn Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, grandson of Muhammad.
| | | | | | | Hashim Ancestor of the Hashemites | Hashim Ancestor of the Hashemites | Hashim Ancestor of the Hashemites | Hashim Ancestor of the Hashemites | Hashim Ancestor of the Hashemites | Hashim Ancestor of the Hashemites | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Abdul-Muttalib | Abdul-Muttalib | Abdul-Muttalib | Abdul-Muttalib | Abdul-Muttalib | Abdul-Muttalib | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Abdullah | Abdullah | Abdullah | Abdullah | Abdullah | Abdullah | | | | | | | Abu Talib | Abu Talib | Abu Talib | Abu Talib | Abu Talib | Abu Talib |
| MUHAMMAD | MUHAMMAD | MUHAMMAD | MUHAMMAD | MUHAMMAD | MUHAMMAD | | | | | | | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali | | | | | | |
| Fatimah | Fatimah | Fatimah | Fatimah | Fatimah | Fatimah | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Husayn | Husayn | Husayn | Husayn | Husayn | Husayn |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ja'far | Ja'far | Ja'far | Ja'far | Ja'far | Ja'far |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Musa | Musa | Musa | Musa | Musa | Musa |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ibrahim al-Murtada | Ibrahim al-Murtada | Ibrahim al-Murtada | Ibrahim al-Murtada | Ibrahim al-Murtada | Ibrahim al-Murtada |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Musa Abi Sabha | Musa Abi Sabha | Musa Abi Sabha | Musa Abi Sabha | Musa Abi Sabha | Musa Abi Sabha |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ahmed al-Saleh | Ahmed al-Saleh | Ahmed al-Saleh | Ahmed al-Saleh | Ahmed al-Saleh | Ahmed al-Saleh |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | al-Husayn al-Radi | al-Husayn al-Radi | al-Husayn al-Radi | al-Husayn al-Radi | al-Husayn al-Radi | al-Husayn al-Radi |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | al-Hasan al-Qasim | al-Hasan al-Qasim | al-Hasan al-Qasim | al-Hasan al-Qasim | al-Hasan al-Qasim | al-Hasan al-Qasim |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali al-Mahdi | Ali al-Mahdi | Ali al-Mahdi | Ali al-Mahdi | Ali al-Mahdi | Ali al-Mahdi |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | al-Hasan al-Hashemi | al-Hasan al-Hashemi | al-Hasan al-Hashemi | al-Hasan al-Hashemi | al-Hasan al-Hashemi | al-Hasan al-Hashemi |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ahmed al-Murtada | Ahmed al-Murtada | Ahmed al-Murtada | Ahmed al-Murtada | Ahmed al-Murtada | Ahmed al-Murtada |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ali al-Hazim | Ali al-Hazim | Ali al-Hazim | Ali al-Hazim | Ali al-Hazim | Ali al-Hazim |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thabit | Thabit | Thabit | Thabit | Thabit | Thabit |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yahya | Yahya | Yahya | Yahya | Yahya | Yahya |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | al-Sultan Ali | al-Sultan Ali | al-Sultan Ali | al-Sultan Ali | al-Sultan Ali | al-Sultan Ali |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ismael al-Saleh | Ismael al-Saleh | Ismael al-Saleh | Ismael al-Saleh | Ismael al-Saleh | Ismael al-Saleh |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hasan | Hasan | Hasan | Hasan | Hasan | Hasan |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sadr al-Din Ali | Sadr al-Din Ali | Sadr al-Din Ali | Sadr al-Din Ali | Sadr al-Din Ali | Sadr al-Din Ali |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prince Muhammad | Prince Muhammad | Prince Muhammad | Prince Muhammad | Prince Muhammad | Prince Muhammad |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prince Salim | Prince Salim | Prince Salim | Prince Salim | Prince Salim | Prince Salim |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sulaiman | Sulaiman | Sulaiman | Sulaiman | Sulaiman | Sulaiman |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Uthman Bek | Uthman Bek | Uthman Bek | Uthman Bek | Uthman Bek | Uthman Bek |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sulaiman Bek | Sulaiman Bek | Sulaiman Bek | Sulaiman Bek | Sulaiman Bek | Sulaiman Bek |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Khalifa Bek | Khalifa Bek | Khalifa Bek | Khalifa Bek | Khalifa Bek | Khalifa Bek |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wahdan Bek | Wahdan Bek | Wahdan Bek | Wahdan Bek | Wahdan Bek | Wahdan Bek |