Hashim ibn Abd Manaf

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Hashim ibn Abd Manaf

Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf (died ca. 497) was the great-grandfather of Muhammad

Muhammad

Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
and Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first Shia Imam and fourth Sunni Caliph

Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
). He also was the originator of the Banu Hashim

Banu Hashim

Banu Hashim was a clan in the Quraish tribe. Islam's last Prophet, Muhammad, was a member of this clan; his great-grandfather was Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, for whom the clan is named....
clan of the distinguished Quraish tribe in Mecca

Mecca

Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holy city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith....
. His grave can be found in Jannatul Mualla

Jannatul Mualla

Jannatul Mualla also known as Al-Hajun, is a famous cemetery located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Famous historical figures buried here include:...
cemetery, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
.

His real name was Amr which means ruler/commander, but he was given the nickname Hashim which translates as pulverizer in Arabic - because he initiated the practice of providing crumbled bread

Bread

Bread is a staple food prepared by baking a dough of flour and water. It may be leavened or unleavened. Edible salt, fat and a leavening agent such as yeast are common ingredients, though bread may contain a range of other ingredients: milk, Egg , sugar, spice, fruit , vegetables , Nut or seeds ....
in broth

Broth

Broth is a liquid in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmering. Broth is used as a basis for other edible liquids such as soup, gravy, or sauce....
for the pilgrim

Pilgrim

A pilgrim is one who undertakes a pilgrimage, literally 'far afield'. This is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious or historic significance; often a considerable distance is traveled....
s to the Kaaba

Kaaba

The Kaaba "Cube" is a cuboidal building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the Most holy place#Islam in Islam. The building is more than two thousand years old, and according to Islamic tradition the first building at the site was built by Abraham ....
in Mecca

Mecca

Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holy city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith....
.

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Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf (died ca. 497) was the great-grandfather of Muhammad

Muhammad

Caliph

Banu Hashim

Mecca

Jannatul Mualla

Jannatul Mualla also known as Al-Hajun, is a famous cemetery located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Famous historical figures buried here include:...
cemetery, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Bread

Broth

Broth is a liquid in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmering. Broth is used as a basis for other edible liquids such as soup, gravy, or sauce....
for the pilgrim

Pilgrim

Kaaba

Mecca

Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holy city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith....
. According to tradition, he was a descendant of Ishmael

Ishmael

Ishmael is a figure in the Torah, Bible, and Qur'an. Judaism, Christianity and Islam Ishmael is Abraham's eldest son or first born and natural heir....
and thus Ibrahim

Abraham

Abraham is a man featured in the Book of Genesis and an important figure in several monotheistic religions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam traditions regard him as the founding Patriarchs of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples....
. He married Salma bint Amr

Salma bint Amr

Salma bint Amr was the wife of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, thus the great-grandmother of Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shia Imam and fourth Sunni Caliph. Her place and date of birth are unknown as are her place and date of death....
, a woman of Madina

Madina

Madina may refer to:*Madina, Armenia*Madina, Mali -commune and town*Medina...
. He is said to have died while doing business in Gaza

Gaza

Gaza is a Palestinian people city in the Gaza Strip, approximately southwest of Jerusalem, with a population of 410,000, making it the largest city under the control of the Palestinian National Authority....
, Palestine

Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
in 497. His grave is preserved, and Gaza is also called Ghazzah Hashim or Hashim's Gaza.

He is credited with initiating trade

Trade

Tradeis the willing exchange of goods, Service , or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter , the direct exchange of goods and services....
caravans of the Quraish after obtaining an edict from the Byzantine

Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
emperor, exempting Quraish from duties or taxes when operating in the countries under his domain. He obtained the same concession from the emperor of Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
. Thus, the Quraish engaged in trade in Yemen

Yemen

Yemen , officially the Republic of Yemen is an Arab country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. Yemen has an estimated population of more than 23 million people and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east....
, Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
and Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and the country's List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Turkey after Istanbul....
which allowed them to flourish economically.

His father was Abd Manaf ibn Qusai

Abd Manaf ibn Qusai

Abd Manaf ibn Qusai is whom the clan of Banu Abd Manaf is named after. His father was Qusai ibn Kilab.When his father died, he took charge of his work....
and he had two brothers that are known to history, the elder Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf

Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf

Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent member of the Quraish tribe of Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia. The Banu Abd Shams sub-clan of the Quraish tribe and their descendants take its name from him....
and a younger brother Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf

Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf

Muttalib ibn Abd al-Manaf was one of the ancestors of the Sahaba ....
who would become his successor. According to Ibn Hisham

Ibn Hisham

Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Malik bin Hisham , or Ibn Hisham edited the biography of Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq. Ibn Ishaq's work is lost and is now only known in the recensions of Ibn Hisham and Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari....
, his sons are:

Asad ibn Hashim
Asad ibn Hashim

Asad ibn Hashim was the son of Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf. He was the father of Fatima bint Asad, the mother of Ali....
(Ali's maternal grandfather)
Abu Saifi ibn Hashim
Nadla ibn Hashim
Shaiba ibn Hashim
Shaiba ibn Hashim

Shaiba ibn Hashim , better known as or Abd al-Muttalib, since he was raised by his uncle Muttalib, was the grandfather of Muhammad and Ali ....
(Muhammad and Ali's paternal grandfather)

and his daughters are:

Ash-Shifa bint Hashim
Khalida bint Hashim
Da'ifa bint Hashim
Ruqayyah bint Hashim
Jannah bint Hashim

He is believed to be a Hanif

Hanif

is an Arabic language term that refers to pre-Islamic non-Jewish or non-Christian Arabian monotheists. More specifically, in Islamic thought it refers to the Arabs during the period known as the Jahiliya or "Ignorance", who were seen to have rejected Shirk and retained some or all of the true tenets of the monotheist religion of...
by Shia Muslims.

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf

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