The Family's Lineage Chain
A statement of the chain of descent preserved by the family, from the contemporary generation back to the last known ancestor kept by the family, or to the founding ancestor to which its available information extends.
Banu Hashim Genealogy
Welcome, distinguished members of Banu Hashim around the world.
If you have an inquiry concerning the lineage of your family, or a wish to have the authenticity of your genealogical connection lawfully verified and your chain of descent examined, you may send your inquiry to us by email, and we will forward it to the office of His Eminence Sayyid Hussain Abu Sa'idah (may God preserve him) in the Holy Najaf, where it will be studied by the office, and the reply will reach you through the same email.
For inquiries, email us at:
banihashimnajaf@gmail.com
Inquiry Requirements
For your inquiry to be clear and complete
Please include the following information in your message:
Migrations and Relocations
A statement of the regions and countries in which the family has resided across its generations, and what the family knows of movements and migrations from one homeland to another, mentioning the times and places wherever possible.
Documents and Records
A mention of the genealogical or other documents held by the family that may be relevant to the research, such as title deeds, sale contracts, correspondences, licenses (ijazat), endowments (waqf) and similar, indicating the oldest piece preserved.
How It Works
How does your inquiry reach the office of His Eminence Sayyid Hussain Abu Sa'idah?
1
Send the Inquiry
You send your inquiry to us by email from anywhere in the world.
2
Forwarding to the Office
We forward your inquiry to the office of His Eminence Sayyid Hussain Abu Sa'idah in Najaf to be studied and examined.
3
Receiving the Reply
You receive the office's reply through the same email you sent the inquiry from.
What Next?
After Sending the Inquiry
Study of the Inquiry
Your inquiry is studied carefully by the office of His Eminence Sayyid Hussain Abu Sa'idah in Najaf.
A Special File Is Opened
A special file is opened for the family in the General Documentation Library affiliated with the office of His Eminence Sayyid Hussain Abu Sa'idah.
A Special Number Is Assigned
The file is assigned a special number that distinguishes it within the General Documentation Library.
A Permanent Reference
The file number is sent to you together with the office's reply by email, to serve as your reference in future contact, or when submitting any new information or documents concerning the family.
General Documentation Library
Family Lineage File
File No.
0014
A Note to Our Distinguished Guests
جامع الفهارس — Index Library
Before sending your inquiry, you may benefit from the Index Library (Jāmiʿ al-Fahāris) to search through the available names, titles, documents and sources, and to find out whether the name of one of your ancestors, your family's title, or anything connected to your lineage, appears in any indexed document, catalogue or source.
The Index Library: your gateway to searching sources, documents and indexes.
Search the Index Library