Ahl al-Bayt
Banū Hāshim () is the clan of the Quraysh tribe, to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged; his great-grandfather was Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, after whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are referred to as Hashemites or al-Hashimi, Descendants of Muhammad and his Ahl al-Bayt usually carry the titles Ashraf clan (synonymous to Ahl al-Bayt or the Sayyid/Sharif), Al-Hashimi‚ Al-Alawiyya/Al-Abbasi (non-Ashraf parts of the Ahl al-Bayt).