Hashmi

Hashmi (Arabic: هاشمي‎, Urdu: ہاشمی‎) is a surname, referring descent from the Banu Hashim clan of Quraish. The word is taken from the name of Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, great-grandfather of Islamic prophet, Muhammad. It can also be transliterated as (Al) Hashemi and (Al) Hashimi.

Examples of people with the surname:

Hashmi Syed

The Hashmi is a tribe descended from the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraish, and are found in Punjab, Pakistan. They are concentrated in the Jhang and Chiniot districts of Punjab.

The Hashmi clan reportedly originated in Saudia 600 years ago. In addition to Jhang Basti Ghazi Shah,Basti Shah Shakoor,Chak Mian Murad Shah and Chak Mian Wali Shah Bagh Jhang and Chiniot, Hashmis also hold lands in Gujranwala and also live in Azad kashmir and well known family Hakeem Syed mufti Muhammad aziz Hashmi in Sargodha Districts.

Villages

The main villages of the tribe in Chiniot District area is Hersa Shaikh, Chauntrewala, Thatta Karam Shah, Taliyala and Zakhera. There also a few villages in Jhang District such as Nekokara, Basti Ghazi Shah, Basti Shah Shakoor, Chak Mian Murad Shah and Chak Mian Wali Shah. In addition, Sheikh Waen in Bahawalpur District, Sagharpur in Jhelum District are also important villages of the tribe. In Vehari District, there is the village of Nekokara.

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