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Qubain family

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The Qubain family (also known as: Qubein, Cobain, Cobein, Kubein, Kubain, Kobain and Kobein. Arabic: قبعين ) are a wealthy Christian family of Jordanian descent. The family owns businesses and establishments throughout the region and is involved in the furniture, financial, medical and engineering service industries.

Etymology

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The name Qubain originates from the Arabic word quba-atain, ( Arabic: قُبعَـتين ) meaning two hedgehogs. This association was given to the shepherd Hanna Nassar, who originated from the city of Salt. The story of the shepherd says,

One day Hanna was out herding his sheep in the mountains of Ajloun when the rain started to pour heavily. When rain was getting heavier, Hanna decided to make a head cover from two sacks he had, and the head cover looked like an urchin (hedgehog)- which in Arabic is equal to Quba. Each urchin was on top of the other and helped Nassar protect himself from the rain and cold weather. When Nassar sought shelter in the nearby village of Anjara. The village dwellers, not knowing his name, acknowledged him as “Abu Quba’ain” ( Arabic: أبوقبعين) which translates to "the father of two urchins (hedgehogs)" and thus was the name used ever after to call him and his descendants.

This is documented in The History of Al-Nasirah written by Alkanan Asa'ad, and this citation includes information from qubain.org, accessed April 30, 2006. That website is no longer in existence, however, Adele Kubein, had printed the family history and genealogy of the Qubain/Kubein/Qubein family, going back to Hanna Nassar Abu Qubain.

Notable members

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Qubain Foundation

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In 1992, while attending the funeral of Issa Jeries, the elders of the family decided to establish a foundation that pools annual fees from the working men resident in Jordan.[citation needed] The foundation was to allocate funds to family funeral needs. The foundation grew to be a social event organization and digital documentary advocates for the family.[citation needed]

In 2011, the active leaders of the foundation were identified as Makram Adel, Fadel Jubrae'l Qubain, Samer Fuad and Basil Qubain.

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References

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Notes

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Sources

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  • The History of Nazareth by Reverend Asad Mansour Al Shaaeri. Hilal Press - Cairo, Egypt 1924.