[1] The family traced itself back to an indigenous Iberian Christian who converted to Islam not long after the invasion of 711.
The first prominent member of the family mentioned by al-ʿUdhrī is Shabrīṭ, active on either side of 800.
The seat of Banū Shabrīṭ power was in Huesca and Barbastro was also under their control.
As a result, they sometimes pursued alliances with Pamplona and the Christian counties of the Pyrenees.
The most prominent member of the family was Muḥammad al-Ṭawīl, whose nickname means "long" or "tall".