Banu Hashim
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Banū Hāshim (Arabic: بنو هاشم) was a clan in the Quraish tribe. The Islamic Prophet Muhammad was a member of this clan; his great-grandfather was Hashim, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are referred to in English and the Anglicised version of their name as Hashemites, or carry the family name Hashmi or Hashemi. Banu Hashim includes Banu Abbas of the Abbasid dynasty.
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Banu Hashim was one of the clans of Banu Abd al-Manaf (one of the most noble and respected tribes of the Quraish). Other branches of the Abdal-Manaf tribe were the Banu Muttalib and the tribe of Banu Abd Shams. Abu Talib, Muhammad's uncle was head of the Hashim clan. The Banu Hashim were one of the most important clans in the Quraish tribe at the time of Muhammad's birth. Its importance came from its role as the keepers of the Kaaba.
And Mohammed was protected by Allah and the Banu Hashim.
During Muhammad's early life, his uncle, Abu Talib was head of the clan, and he subsequently faced heavy pressure from the rest of the Quraish tribe to keep his nephew in check. Despite this, Abu Talib never stopped supporting Muhammad. Abu Talib's son Ali was the first child Muslim and husband of Muhammad's daughter, Fatima Zahra. Abu Talib was amongst the first Muslims according to Shia, but according to Sunnis, he was never heard to have said the Kalima and accordingly died a non-Muslim.
Abu Talib and his brothers were in charge of feeding and watering the pilgrims who came to Mecca every year to venerate the Kaaba, believed to have been built by Ibrahim. At that time, the idols of the many tribes were placed in the Kaaba, numbering over 300, including an image of Jesus.
In 617-619, the Meccan boycott of Hashemites and Muhammad was in effect.
The Banu Hashim accompanied the Meccan army when they moved to intercept the Muslim army, but they left the Meccan army and returned to Mecca before the Battle of Badr started.
When Muhammad took control of Mecca he removed all of the idols from the Kaaba and destroyed them.
The city of Makka had special importance way before Islam. The Kaaba, which is the first house of God on Earth, is located there. It was built by Ibrahim and his son Ismael. The Kaaba contained objects of worship that were sacred to the Meccans and Bedouins. Worshiping idols was the prominent religion in the Arabian Peninsula before the message of Islam.
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A list of Banu Hashim Sahaba:
- Males:
- Ali ibn Abu Talib – One of the Cousins of Mohammed and was the first Shi’a imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.
- Hassan ibn Ali - Second Shi'a Imam and was poisoned by his wife .
- Hussain ibn Ali - Third Shi'a Imam and he was killed in the battle of Karbala along with other members of his family.
- Ali ibn Husayn - Fourth Shi'a Imam, and only male survivor of the battle of Karbala.
- Ja'far ibn Abu Talib – One of the cousins of Mohammed and was killed in the battle of Mu'tah.
- `Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib – One of the paternal uncles of Mohammed.
- `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas – One of the cousins of Mohammed and he was and still is respected by Shi’as and Sunnis for his knowledge.
- ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib - Father of Mohammed.
- Harith ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib – One of the paternal uncles of Mohammed.
- Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib – One of the uncles of Mohammed and he was killed in the battle of Uhud.
- Females:
- Fatima binte Asad – Mother of the first Shi’a Imam, Ali ibn Abu Talib. She adopted Mohammed after his both parents died.
- Fatima binte Muhammad - Ali's first wife.
- Aminah binte Wahab - Muhammad's mother.
- Umm Kulthum binte Ali – One of the daughter of the first Shi’a Imam, Ali ibn Abu Talib.
- Zaynab binte Ali - One of the daughters of the first Shi’a Imam, Ali ibn Abu Talib.
Those killed at the battle of Karbala include:
- Hussain ibn Ali - Third Shi'a Imam and he was killed in the battle of Karbala.
- Abbas ibn Ali – Son of Ali ibn Abu Talib and half-brother of Hussain ibn Ali.
- Abdullah ibn Ali
- Jafar ibn Ali
- Uthman ibn Ali
- Abdullah ibn Hassan - Elder son of Hassan ibn Ali.
- Qasim ibn Hassan - Youngest son of Hassan ibn Ali.
- Ibrahim ibn Ali
- Ibrahim ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel
- Abu Bakr ibn Ali
- Ahmed ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali
- Bakr ibn Hassan ibn Ali
- Ja’far ibn Aqeel
- Abdul Rahman ibn Aqeel
- Abdul Rahman ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel
- Abdullah ibn Hassan ibn Ali
- Abdullah ibn Hussain ibn Ali
- Abdullah ibn Aqeel
- Abdullah ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel
- Ubayd-Allah ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far
- Amru ibn Ali
- Mohammed ibn Abu Said ibn Aqeel
- Mohammed ibn Ali
- Mohammed ibn Aqeel
- Mohammed ibn Muslim ibn Aqeel
Banu Hashim non-Sahaba:
