Hashim — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 1

Introduction

In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding Hashim.

Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: III-Makkah, the Ka’bah & the Quraish
Pages: Book pp. 117–118 (PDF pp. 141–142)
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Historical Account

and Nawfal, all four of them inherited the abilities of their father. As such, succeeding the death of ‘Abdu Manāf, they collectively sought to take away the custodianship of the Ka‘bah from the children of ‘Abdud-Dār, upon which both parties fell into mutual dissention. Some of the tribes of the Quraish took one side while the others took another. All were at the brink of war, but ultimately a decision was made in peace and harmony. The two offices of Rifādah and Siqāyah were given to the ‘Abdu Manāf, and the remaining three, in other words, the administration of Dārun-Nadwah, Liwā’ and Ḥijābah, remained with custodian of the tasks of Siqāyah and Rifādah.

([Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Dhikru Qusaiyy bin Kilāb, Volume 1, p. 31-32, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)])

Hāshim

Hāshim was an exceedingly able, understanding and generous man. He provided pilgrims with much comfort and made vigorous appeals before the Quraish in order to fulfill their various requirements. During his time, there was a severe famine and he provided for many poor people at his own expense. Due to these acts of munificence, Hāshim’s name received great eminence. In addition to this, Hāshim personally approached the sovereignties of Rome and Ghassān to acquire formal rights for the mercantile caravans of the Quraish. Similarly, Hāshim’s other brothers, more or less, offered services of the same

kind. Therefore, the passage of Quraish mercantile caravans between Syria and Yemen commenced in the time of Hāshim. Generally, mercantile caravans travelled to Yemen during the winter season and towards Syria in the summer season. The terms 1 ِ رِحْ لَتُ الشِّ تَاءand 2 ِ رِحْ لَتُ الصَّ یْفare used to describe these two trades.

([Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Dhikru Hāshim bin ‘Abdi Manāf, Volume 1, p. 34, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)])

Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1)
Section: III-Makkah, the Ka’bah & the Quraish | Navigation: « Previous: [‘Abdu Manaf] | Next: [Umaiyyah’s Rivalry] »