Marashi (surname)

Marashi (Persian: مرعشی‎‎) is a Persian family name indicating ancestry from Ali al-Marash, the grandson of the fourth Shia imam, Ali ibn Husayn, also known as Zayn al-Abidin. The surname is generally associated with a clan of Shi'ite Muslims who are descended from Ali ibn Husayn, who himself was a great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Today, members of the Marashi clan are mostly found in Iran, Iraq, Kashmir and the UAE.