Banū Hāshim (Arabic tribe)
Years: 1 - 2057
Banū Hāshim is a clan in the Quraysh tribe.
Muhammad is a member of this clan; his great-grandfather was Hashim, for whom the clan is named.
Members of this clan are referred to by the Anglicized version of their name as Hashemites, Hussaini or Hasani.
Descendants of Muhammad usually carry the titles Sayyid, Syed or Sharif or are the Ashraf clan.
