Banu Hashim

The Banū Hāshim (بنو هاشم) is an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe to which Muhammad Ibn Abdullah belonged, named after Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf.

Members of this clan, and especially their descendants, are also referred to as Hashimids, Hashimites, Hashemites, or Bakara and often carry the surname Al-Hashimi (surname). These descendants, and especially those tracing their lineage to Muhammad through his daughter Fatima, hold the traditional title of Sharif (often synonymous to ).

From the 8th century on, Hashimid descent came to be regarded as a mark of nobility, and formed the basis upon which many dynasties legitimized their rule. Some of the most famous Islamic dynasties of Hashimid descent include the Abbasids (ruled from Baghdad 750–945; held the caliphate without exercising power 945–1258 in Baghdad and 1261–1517 in Cairo), the Fatimids (ruled from Cairo and claimed the caliphate 909–1171), the 'Alawi (rulers of Morocco, 1631–present), and the Hashemites (rulers of Jordan, 1921–present).

History
Traditionally, the tribe is named after Hashim ibn Abd Manaf. He was married to Salma bint Amr of the Banu Najjar, an Azdi clan.

Amongst pre-Islamic Arabs, people classified themselves according to their tribe, their clan, and then their house/family. There were two major tribal kinds: the Adnanites (descended from Adnan, traditional ancestor of the Arabs of northern, central and western Arabia) and the Qahtanites (originating from Qahtan, the traditional ancestor of the Arabs of southern and south eastern Arabia). Banu Hashim is one of the clans of the Quraysh tribe, and is an Adnanite tribe. It derives its name from Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, the great-grandfather of Muhammad, and along with the Banu Abd-Shams, Banu Al-Muttalib, and Banu Nawfal clans comprises the Banu Abd al-Manaf section of the Quraysh.

Dynasties and Tribes
The following Royal, Imperial dynasties and Tribes claim descent from Hashim:

Europe Arabia Africa
 * Hummudid Dynasty (through Idris ibn Abdullah)
 * Hashemite Dynasty (through Qatadah ibn Idris)
 * Abbasid dynasty of the Abbasid Caliphate (through Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib)
 * Abbasids of Cairo, the ceremonial heads of Mamluk Sultanate from 1261 to 1517. (descendant of Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Hakim)
 * Fatimid Dynasty of the Fatimid Empire including the later Agha Khans. (through Ismail ibn Jafar)
 * Rassid Dynasty of Yemen (through Ibrahim al Jamr bin Al-Hassan al-Muthanna)
 * Mutawakkilite Dynasty of Yemen (through Ibrahim al Jamr bin Al-Hassan al-Muthanna as cadets of the Rassid Dynasty)
 * 'Alawi dynasty of Morocco (through Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya ibn Abdullah al-Kamil)
 * Sa'di dynasty of Morocco (through Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya ibn Abdullah al-Kamil)


 * Fatimid Dynasty of the Fatimid Empire.


 * Idrisid dynasty of Morocco (through Idris ibn Abdullah al-Kamil)
 * Senussi Dynasty of Libya (through Idris ibn Abdullah as cadets of the Idrisid Dynasty)
 * Ouled Sidi Cheikh of Algeria and Morocco (through Idris ibn Abdullah al-Kamil)
 * Ishaqi
 * Tolje'lo Dynasty of the Isaaq Sultanate (through Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed)
 * Guled Dynasty of the Isaaq Sultanate (through Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed)
 * Ainanshe Dynasty of the Habr Yunis Sultanate (through Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed):
 * Al-Jabarti
 * Gerad Dynasty of the Warsangali Sultanate (through Abdirahman ibn Isma'il Al-Jeberti)
 * Majeerteen Dynasty of the Majeerteen Sultanate (through Abdirahman ibn Isma'il Al-Jabarti)
 * Bah Yaqub Dynasty of the Hobyo Sultanate (through Abdirahman ibn Isma'il Al-Jabarti)
 * Ogaden Dynasty of the Ogaden Sultanate (through Abdirahman ibn Isma'il Al-Jabarti)
 * Hāwi
 * Gareen dynasty of the Ajuran Sultanate descended from Aqil ibn Abi Talib) through Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman
 * Hiraab Imamate through Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman
 * Mogadishu Sultanate through Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman
 * Adal Sultanate through Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi descended from Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman
 * Bale Sultanate through Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman
 * Imamate of Aussa founded by Muhammad Gasa descended from Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman
 * Walashma dynasty of the Ifat Sultanate and Adal Sultanate (through Aqil ibn Abi Talib)
 * Asharaf clan of Somalia's Benadiri region (through Ali ibn Abi Talib's children Al-Hasan & Al-Hussein)

Indo-Persia
 * Alids of Tabaristan (through Zayd bin Hassan al Muthana)
 * Zaydi Dynasty of Tabaristan (through Zayd ibn Ali)
 * Barha Dynasty Including the later Nawabs of Samballhera (through Zayd ibn Ali)
 * The Agha Khans (Through Ismail ibn Jafar as cadets of the Fatimid Dynasty)
 * Mirs of Rajhat (Through Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin)
 * Sabzwari Dynasty (through Ali al Reza)
 * Najafi Dynasty of Bengal. Including the later Nawabs of Murshidabad and the Tabatabai family of Iran (through Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail al Dibaj)
 * the Pahlavi Dynasty of Iran (through Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi

East Asia
 * Sultans of Siak (through Ahmad al Muhajir as cadets of the Ba alawai)
 * Bendahara Dynasty of Pahang and Terengannu (through Ahmad al Muhajir as cadets of the Ba alawai)
 * Bolkiah Dynasty of Brunei (through Ahmad al Muhajir as cadets of the Ba alawai)
 * Jamal al layl dynasty of Perak and Perlis (through Ahmad al Muhajir as cadets of the Ba alawai)
 * Sultans of Pontianak (through Ahmad al Muhajir as cadets of the Ba alawai)
 * House of Temenggong of Johor (as cadet branches of Bendahara Dynasty)

Family tree

 * Note that direct lineage is marked in bold.