The Isfahani family's extensive social outreach is reflected in al-Isfahani's sources. Among the direct informants whom al-Isfahani cites in his works, one finds the members of his own family, who were further connected to other notable families, as mentioned above,[50][52] the Al Thawaba,[lower-alpha 13] the Banū Munajjim,[lower-alpha 14] the Yazīdīs,[lower-alpha 15] the Ṣūlīs,[lower-alpha 16] the Banū Ḥamdūn,[lower-alpha 17] the Ṭāhirids,[lower-alpha 18] the Banū al-Marzubān,[lower-alpha 19] and the Ṭālibids.[lower-alpha 20]