According to Al-Muhibbi, the Al-Mahdaly's family immigrated from
Basra to Hadhramawt with Sayyid Ahmad Al-Muhajir. They trace there
family to the Prophet (Saw) through : Ali Al-Ahdal bin Umar bin
Muhammad bin Suleiman bin Abdulla bin Essa bin Alawi bin Muhammad
bin Hamham bin Aun bin Imam Musa Al-Kadhim bin Jaafar Assadiq bin
Muhammad Al-Baqir bin Zainul Abeden Ali bin Al-Hussein bin Ali
Karramallhuwajhu. (& Fatima Al-Zahraa bint Muhammad
Rasulullah).