 Aqil 's father , Musa Agha al @-@ Hasi , himself a commander of Hawwara irregulars in the service of Acre 's Ottoman governors , had left Egypt for Gaza in 1814 . He was not directly related to the Ainawiyeh or Hawwara tribes , but claimed descent from the Hawwara as a matter of convenience and prestige . Musa originally hailed from the al @-@ Bara 'asa tribe of Cyrenaica ( modern @-@ day eastern Libya ) . Likewise , James Finn , the British consul in Jerusalem ( 1846 – 1863 ) , claims Aqil 's family was of Algerian or North African origin . Musa Agha resided in the Galilee around 1820 and married a Turkmen woman . Aqil was born to the couple in the Nazareth area . According to historian Adel Manna , Aqil was born in Gaza . Musa had two other sons , Ali and Salih . Musa died in Gaza in 1830 . 
