The people of the region are known as the [[Hadharem]] belong generally to the semitic south Arabians who claim descent from [[Qahtanite|Yarub bin Qahtan]]. There is, however, a large number of [[Sayyid|SayyidsSada]] ({{Langx|ayh|سادة|Sadah}}; <small>Singular</small>: ''Sayyid''), or descendant of the [[Muhammad|Islamic Prophet Muhammad]], and of townsmen of northern origin, besides a considerable class of African or mixed descent. The Sayyids, descendants of [[Husayn ibn Ali|Husain]], grandson of the Islamic Prophet, Form a numerous and highly respected [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocracy]]. They are divided into families, tho chiefs of which are known as ''Munsibs'', who are looked on as the religious leaders of the people and are even in some cases are regarded with great respect as saints. Among the leading families are that of ''Sheikh Abu Bakar'' ({{Langx|ayh|الشيخ ابو بكر}}) of [[ʽAynat]], the ''al-Aidarus'' ({{Langx|ayh|العيدروس}}) of [[Shihr]], and the ''Sakkaf'' ({{Langx|ayh|سقاف}}) of [[Seiyun|Seyun]]. They do not bear arms, nor occupy themselves in trade nor manual labour nor even agriculture; though owning a large proportion of the land, they employ labourers to cultivate it. As compared with the other classes they are well educated and are strict tn their observance of religious duties, and owing to the respect due to their descent they exercise a strong influence both in temporal and spiritual affairs.<ref>{{Source-attribution|{{Cite book |last=India Office |url=https://archive.org/details/20201031_20201031_1145/page/727/mode/2up |title=Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I (Qatar Digital Library) |date=1917 |pages=727-729}}|pl=n|inline=y}}</ref>
=== Hadhrami diaspora ===
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Within the Hadhramaut region there has been a [[History of the Jews in Hadramaut|historical Jewish population]].<ref name="Wahrman2004">{{cite book|last=Wahrman|first=Miryam Z.|title=Brave New Judaism: When Science and Scripture Collide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zYXcRVGNznEC&pg=PA150|date=1 January 2004|publisher=UPNE|isbn=978-1-58465-032-4|page=150}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ahroni|first=Reuben|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d58QQocrWVkC&dq=hadramawt+jews&pg=PA201|title=The Jews of the British Crown Colony of Aden: History, Culture, and Ethnic Relations|date=1994|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-10110-4|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Skolnik|first=Fred|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fEEOAQAAMAAJ&q=hadramawt+jews|title=Encyclopaedia Judaica: Gos-Hep|date=2007|publisher=Macmillan Reference USA|isbn=978-0-02-865936-7|language=en}}</ref>
