The Banu Hashim were the one of most prestigious and one of the most powerful houses of the Quraysh. They held a seat at the leadership council of the Quraysh (nadwa).

Lineage: Hashim b. Abd Manaf b. Qusayy b. Kilab b. Murrah b. Ka’b b. Luay b. Ghalib b. Fihr b. Malik b. Nadr b. Kinanah

Part of

  • Banu Abd Manaf
  • Banu Qusayy (Quraysh Asghar)
  • Banu Kilab b. Murrah (Quraysh Bathah)
  • Banu Fihr b. Malik (Quraysh Zawahir)
  • Banu Kinanah
  • Banu Mudhar

Hulafa (Alliance)

  • Banu Muttalib b. Abd Manaf

Leaders

Muslims

  • The Final Prophet, Muhammad b. Abdullah b. Abdul Muttalib
  • Hamzah b. Abdul Muttalib
  • Abbas b. Abdul Muttalib
  • Ali b. Abu Talib b. Abdul Muttalib
  • Jafar b. Abu Talib b. Abdul Muttalib

Others

  • Abdul Muttalib b. Hashim (Leader of the Quraysh and Mudhar)
  • Abu Talib b. Abdul Muttalib
  • Abu Lahab b. Abdul Muttalib

 

Nawfal b. Harith b. Abdul Muttalib was the eldest member of the Banu Hashim (older than his uncles Hamzah and Abbas) in the Prophet’s era.