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Hashim ibn Abd Manaf

464 - 497

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Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf (Arabic: هاشم بن عبد مناف; c. 464–497), born ʿAmr al-ʿUlā (عمرو العلا), was the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the progenitor of the ruling Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. At some point in his life before his father's death, ʿAmr chose for himself the name Hāshim, as it was the name God used for Abraham (ʿAmr was a Hanif, follower of the "religion of Abraham"). The narrations from Islamic hagiographists to explain this name change are varied: A narration suggests that ʿAmr was called Hashim because Hashim translates as pulverizer in Arabic. As a generous man, he initiated the practice of providing crumbled bread in broth that was later adapted for the pilgrims to the Ka'aba in Mecca. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hashim ibn Abd Manaf is the 965th most popular religious figure (up from 979th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 142nd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf is most famous for being the ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 965 out of 3,187. Before him are Antipope Christopher, Sidi Boushaki, Waraqah ibn Nawfal, Leonardo Boff, Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, and Mesud II. After him are Keith O'Brien, William Miller, Karmapa, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Francis Arinze, and Antipope John VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 464, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 1. After him is Emperor Wu of Liang. Among people deceased in 497, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 1. 

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 116 out of 354. Before him are Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Ali of Hejaz (1879), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Idris I of Morocco (743), and Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null). After him are Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), and Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 53. Before him are Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), and Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null). After him are Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Abu Darda (580), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), and Wasil ibn Ata (700).

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