▁Abd ▁al - H adi ' s ▁throne ▁village ▁of ▁Ar ra ba , ▁lo oting ▁it ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁village ' s ▁def enses ▁and ▁the ▁Abd ▁al - H adi ▁family ' s ▁fort ified ▁houses . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁cl an ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁port ▁city ▁of ▁Ha ifa ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁There ▁they ▁established ▁trade ▁relationships ▁with ▁foreign ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁began ▁an ▁export ▁company . ▁Having ▁been ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁el ite ▁in ▁Jen in , ▁their ▁entry ▁into ▁Ha ifa ' s ▁upper ▁class ▁was ▁relatively ▁easy . ▁The ▁main ▁family ▁member ▁in ▁Ha ifa ▁was ▁T aw fi q ▁al - J arr ar , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Sal il ▁al - A k ab ir ▁( S on ▁of ▁the ▁Great ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Ha ifa ' s ▁trade ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁offices , ▁ ▁being ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ha ifa ' s ▁municipal ▁council , ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁education ▁and ▁the ▁transport ation ▁committee . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁Agricult ural ▁Bank ' s ▁Ha ifa ▁branch . ▁ ▁Modern ▁descend ants ▁ ▁H adem ▁R ida ▁J arr ar , ▁Palest in ian ▁politician ▁ ▁K hal ida ▁J arr ar , ▁Palest in ian ▁activ ist ▁and ▁legisl ator