How to code this to sort as I want?

[AElfwine Mischler]

I've got several cases of a family name beginning with ignored al- (if that makes any difference) and then members of the family as separate main heads. I'm using word-by-word sorting, which works better with Arabic names. I'd like to force sort the family to the top of the list, but I can't figure out how to do it. Adding hidden comma, or 1, or comma and 1 before family didn't do it. 

I want this:

al-Zubayr, Ahmed

al-Zubayr, Mahmud

al-Zubayr, Qasim

al-Zubayr family

to sort like this:

al-Zubayr family

al-Zubayr, Ahmed

al-Zubayr, Mahmud

al-Zubayr, Qasim

What am I missing?

Merci schon [can't get the umlaut to print]

Ælfwine Mischler

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[Judy Staigmiller]

I am using SKY 7, so maybe it doesn't work quite the same. How about:

Al-Zubayr, afamily

And have SKY hide the comma, space, letter a?

Judy Staigmiller

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