. ▁Though ▁no ▁written ▁records ▁or ▁gen et ics ▁studies ▁done ▁on ▁this ▁family , ▁ver bal ▁history ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁implies ▁that ▁this ▁person ▁is ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁proph et ▁Muhammad : ▁The ▁sevent h ▁grand son ▁of ▁the ▁proph et ▁Mus a ▁al - K ad him . ▁Also ▁some ▁M ū s aw is ▁take ▁the ▁last ▁name ▁of ▁Kaz mi . ▁Many ▁M ū s aw is ▁migr ated ▁from ▁Me cca ▁and ▁Mad ina ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁that ▁their ▁ancest or ▁Mus a ▁Al - K ad him ▁built ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁Ira q . ▁Lar ge ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁located ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Leb anon , ▁K uw ait , ▁Bah rain , ▁Q atar , ▁U AE , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁and ▁other ▁Arab ▁countries , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁now ▁spread ▁to ▁many ▁Western ▁countries . ▁ ▁The ▁Al m ous aw i ▁family ▁is ▁an ▁influ ential ▁Arab ian ▁family ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ph et ▁Moh ammed . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁directly ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁Mus a ▁Al - K ad him ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Im am ▁Ja ' far ▁al - S adi q ▁son ▁of ▁Im am ▁Muhammad ▁Al - B a q ir ▁son ▁of ▁Im am ▁Ali ▁Z ay n ▁al - Ab id in ▁son