Lineage of QurayshSīrah

Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāfهَاشِم

Also known as Hashim, Amr al-Ula

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

FatherʿAbd Manāf ibn QuṣayyHis father, given name al-Mughīra

SonʿAbd al-MuṭṭalibHis son, born in Yathrib to Salmā bint ʿAmr

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