Salam, Has anyone participated in this DNA project yet?  https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/j-1el-147/about/background   Supposedly finally a DNA test to determine authentic Syed DNA. I believe they used various samples from well know Syeds and Sharifs from the Middle East and compared it against other DNA samples who only claim descent from Imam Ali, the Hashemite clan or Qurasyh Tribe to come up with specific DNA markers to identify them.  The project concluded the f