Al-Hashimi (surname)

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Al-Hashimi, also transliterated Al-Hashemi (Arabic: الهاشمي), Hashemi, Hashimi or Hashmi (Persian: هاشمی) is an Arabic, Arabian, and surname.[1][2] The definite article Al- usually distinguishes the Arabic from the more numerous form.

It is the pronoun form of Hashim (Arabic: هاشم) and originally designated a member or descendant of the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. The Islamic Prophet, Muhammad was a member of this Arab tribe; his great-grandfather was Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, for whom the tribe is named. Members of this clan are referred to as Hashemites or Hashimi's. This refers in particular to:

  • the Sharifs of Mecca, the rulers of Mecca from the 10th century until 1924. As descendants of Hasan ibn Ali they belonged to the Bani Hashim.
  • the Hashemite royal family of Hejaz (1916–1925), Iraq (1921–1958), and Jordan (1921–present). As descendants of Sharif Hussein ibn Ali they belong to the Dhawu Awn, a branch of the Sharifs of Mecca, and therefore also of the Bani Hashim.

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Notable people with this family name include:

See also[]

  • Banu Hashim, the clan in the Quraysh tribe, to which the surname refers to
  • Hashemites (disambiguation)
  • Hashem, given name and surname
  • Hashim, male Arabic given name
  • Al Hashemi, United Arab Emirates-based architectural firm
  • Sayyid, Sharif, Ashraf, honorific titles denoting descendants of the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

References[]

  1. ^ Arabian tribes call Hashimi’s (السيد). If a person is related to Hashmi’s, they use (السيد) as his/her surname. Al-Hashimi, Al-Hashemi, Hashemi, Hashemi, Hashmi surname distribution at "Forebears.io". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Alhashimi". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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