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Banu Hashim

Also known as Hashemites, clan of Hashim

Banu Hashim was a clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca, named after Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad. It held the right to provide food and water for pilgrims to the Kaaba. The Abbasid caliphs and many later dynasties, including the Hashemite kings of Jordan, claimed descent from it.

Banu Hashim
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Banu Hashim. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/banu-hashim
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