About
Son of ʿAbd Manāf and father of ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, and the eponym of Banū Hāshim, the Prophet's ﷺ clan. His given name was ʿAmr; he was called Hāshim, 'the one who crumbles bread', because in a year of hunger he fed the pilgrims with bread crumbled into broth. He is credited with establishing the two caravan journeys of Quraysh, in winter and in summer. He married Salmā bint ʿAmr of Yathrib, who bore ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, and died in Gaza on a trading journey.
The name
From hashama, 'to crumble': 'the one who crumbles bread', for feeding pilgrims with bread crumbled into broth; his given name was ʿAmr.
ʿAmr al-ʿUlā — ʿAmr of eminence, a title of honor given him by tradition
Source: Sīrah
Relationships
FatherHis father, given name al-Mughīra
SonHis son, born in Yathrib to Salmā bint ʿAmr