Al-Hashimi, also transliterated Al-Hashemi (
Arabic: الهاشمي), Hashemi, Hashimi, or Hashmi (
Persian: هاشمی) is an
Arabic and
Persian 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 tribe.
The
Islamic prophet,
Muhammad was a member of this Arab tribe; his great-grandfather was
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are referred to as
Hashemites or Hashimis. 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.
This page lists people with the
surnameAl-Hashimi. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
Al-Hashimi, also transliterated Al-Hashemi (
Arabic: الهاشمي), Hashemi, Hashimi, or Hashmi (
Persian: هاشمی) is an
Arabic and
Persian 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 tribe.
The
Islamic prophet,
Muhammad was a member of this Arab tribe; his great-grandfather was
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are referred to as
Hashemites or Hashimis. 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.
This page lists people with the
surnameAl-Hashimi. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.