Banu Hashim clan

(noun)

One of Mecca's prominent families and part of the Quraysh tribe.

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Examples of Banu Hashim clan in the following topics:

  • Flight from Mecca to Medina

    • Muhammad himself was protected from physical harm as long as he belonged to the Banu Hashim clan, but his followers were not so lucky.
    • With the death of Abu Talib, Abu Lahab assumed leadership of the Banu Hashim clan.
    • Soon after, Abu Lahab withdrew the clan's protection from Muhammad, endangering him and his followers.
    • A delegation from Medina, consisting of the representatives of the twelve important clans of Medina, invited Muhammad as a neutral outsider to serve as the chief arbitrator for the entire community.
    • The first group of pagan converts to Islam in Medina were the clans who had not produced great leaders for themselves but had suffered from warlike leaders from other clans.

  • Early Life of Muhammad

    • Muhammad was born around the year 570 CE to the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe, one of Mecca's prominent families.
    • He then came under the care of his uncle Abu Talib, the new leader of Banu Hashim.
    • The leaders of Mecca could not agree on which clan should have the honor of setting the Black Stone back in its place.
    • The clan leaders held the corners of the cloth and together carried the Black Stone to the right spot; then Muhammad set the stone in place, satisfying all who were present.

  • Expansion Under the Umayyad Caliphates

    • Some Muslims felt that only members of Muhammad's Banu Hashim clan or those of his own lineage, such as the descendants of Ali, should rule.
    • Eventually, supporters of the Banu Hashim and the supporters of the lineage of Ali united to bring down the Umayyads in 750.

  • The Nomadic Tribes of Arabia

    • The polytheistic Bedouin clans placed heavy emphasis on kin-related groups, with each clan clustered under tribes.
    • The immediate family shared one tent and can also be called a clan.
    • Although clans were made up of family members, a tribe might take in a non-related member and give them familial status.
    • Tribes provided a means of protection for its members; death to one clan member meant brutal retaliation.
    • Before the rise of Islam, there were three main Jewish tribes in the city of Medina: the Banu Nadir, the Banu Qainuqa, and the Banu Qurayza.