The family owns businesses and establishments throughout the region and is involved in the furniture, financial, medical and engineering service industries.
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.
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.
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.