Hashmi (Nekokara)

The Nekokara are tribe that claims descent from the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraish, and are found in Punjab, Pakistan. They are concenterated in the Jhang and Chiniot districts of Punjab.

History & Origin

The word Nekokara in the local Jhangochi dialect of Punjabi means the "does of good". They are said to have come originally from Bahwalpur some 600 years ago. In addition to Jhang and Chiniot, they are hold lands in Gujranwala and Sargodha Districts.

Members of this clan carry the family name Hashmi or Hashemi.

Nakokara (Pious) is a surname, was honoured by Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him) to Uqeel bin Abu Talib.

Family Tree

The family Tree of the Nekokara meets up with their ancestor Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Mutalib (Arabic:) (549 – 619), who was the head of the clan of Banu Hashim1. He was married to Fatima bint Asad and was an uncle of Muhammad. His real name was Imran, but he is better known as Abu Talib because he had a son named Talib.

Abu Talib raised and supported Muhammad while he was a young man. Abu Talib had four sons:

  1. Talib ibn Abi Talib
  2. Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
  3. Ali ibn Abi Talib23
  4. Aqeel ibn Abi Talib

and two daughters:

  1. Fakhitah bint Abi Talib
  2. Jumanah bint Abi Talib (Umm Hani)

Aqeel ibn Abi Talib (Arabic) was born in the year 590.

Aqeel was second of the four sons of Abu Talib, who was the uncle and protector of Muhammad. Aqeel's nickname was Abu Yazid. He fought in the Battle of Mu'tah and became blind late in his life, dying at the age of 96.

Aqeel had five sons:

  1. Muslim ibn Aqeel
  2. Muhammad ibn Aqeel
  3. Yazid ibn Aqeel
  4. Issa ibn Aqeel
  5. Al-Hassan ibn Aqeel
  6. and a daughter, Ramlah bint Aqeel.

Muslim ibn Aqeel was the cousin of Hazrat Imam Hussain is the First martyr of Kufa4 in the Kerbala5 Story.

Mulim Bin Aqeel family: Most of the family is in rest in Lahore Pakistan famous as Bibi Pak Damanan678

Aqeel was the man who found Umme Habiba to marry Imam Ali.

Banu Hashim (Arabic) was a clan in the Quraish tribe. Islam's last Prophet Muhammad was a member of this clan; his great-grandfather was Hashim, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan carry the family name Hashmi or Hashemi.

The Family Tree (Genealogy) of this tribe is described as under:

  1. Mian Muhammad Atta
  2. Son of Mian Saleem Atta9
  3. Son of Mian Atta Muhammad
  4. Son of Mian Karam Shah
  5. Son of Meher Shah
  6. Son of Wali Shah
  7. Son of Fateh Shah
  8. Son of Fateh Darya
  9. Son of Shahamand Shah
  10. Son of Said Shah
  11. Son of Shaikh Abdullah
  12. Son of Shaikh Sadiq
  13. Son of Shaikh TajDeen
  14. Son of Shaikh Saidan
  15. Son of Shaikh Allah Ditta
  16. Son of HAZRAT SADHAN JUAN (Shaikh Saad)10
  17. Son of Shaikh Yaqoob
  18. Son of Shaikh Eisa Ghaus
  19. Son of Shaikh Alam Deen
  20. Son of Shaikh Kameer
  21. Son of Shaikh Abu Saeed
  22. Son of Shaikh Nasir Deen
  23. Son of Shaikh Muhammad
  24. Son of Shaikh Jalal Deen
  25. Son of Shaikh Abdul Rehman
  26. Son of Shaikh Abdul Khaliq
  27. Son of Shaikh Jawaher
  28. Son of Shaikh Umer
  29. Son of Shaikh Nizam
  30. Son of Shaikh Mehmood
  31. Son of Shaikh Ahmad
  32. Son of Shaikh Muhammad
  33. Son of Shaikh Abdul Aziz
  34. Son of Shaikh Nasran
  35. Son of Shaikh Abdullah
  36. Son of Shaikh Muslim (Muslim bin Uqeel11)
  37. Bin Uqeel (Brother of Hazrat Ali Karam Allah Waj hu)
  38. Bin Abu Talib (Uncle of Muhammad Sall-Allah Ho Ale He Wa Sallam12)
  39. Bin Abdul Mutlib
  40. Bin Hashim
  41. Bin Abdul Munaf
  42. Son of Qassa
  43. Son of Kulab
  44. Son of Marrah
  45. Son of Kaab,
  46. Son of Lavee
  47. Son of Ghalib
  48. Son of Father
  49. Son of Malik
  50. Son of Nazdar
  51. Son of Kanana
  52. Son of Khazima
  53. Son of Madrake
  54. Son of Aliyas
  55. Son of Muzdar
  56. Son of Nazaar
  57. Son of Maad
  58. Son of Adenan
  59. Son of Owo
  60. Son of Hameesaa
  61. Son of Jumal
  62. Son of Nibt
  63. Son of Kezar
  64. Son of Ismail Zahib Ulla
  65. Son of HAZRAT IBRAHIM KHALIL ULLAH
  66. Son of Torah
  67. Son of Qasir
  68. Son of Sharigh
  69. Son of Arghoot
  70. Son of Faligh
  71. Son of Shalikh
  72. Son of Keenan
  73. Son of Arfakhshad
  74. Son of Samm
  75. Son of Hazrat Nuh Alehis Salam
  76. Son of Yardd
  77. Son of Idris
  78. Son of Mehmaial
  79. Son of Keenan
  80. Son of Anosh
  81. Son of Sheeth
  82. Son of Abu-l Bashir Hazrat Adam Safi-Allah

Villages

The main villages of the tribe are Harse Shaikh13 and Chauntrewala14 in Chiniot District. There also a few villages in Jhang, Sheikh Waan near Bahawalpur Sagharpur in Jhelum District and in Sargodha districts.