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Sharif ul-Hāshim of Sulu

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Shariff ul-Hashim
Sultan of Sulu
Reignaround 1450–1480
Predecessornone
SuccessorKamal ud-Din of Sulu
BornSultanate of Johore
Wife
  • Paramisuli
Names
Sayeed Abubakar Abirin[1]

Sharif ul-Hashim[2] (reigned around 1450–1480) was the regal name of Sayyed Abubakar Abirin.[1] He was an Arab[2] – Muslim explorer and founder of the Sultanate of Sulu. He assumed the political and spiritual leadership of the realm, and was given the title Sultan, and also the first Sultan of Sulu.

During his reigning era when he promulgated the first Sulu Code of Laws called "Diwan" that were based on Quran. He introduced Islamic Political Institution and the consolidation of Islam as state religion.[1]

Origins and personal life

Very little is known about Sharif ul-Hashim's early life. Born in Johore (in present-day Malaysia), his proper name was known to be Abu Bakr, while his regal name was known as Paduka Mahasari Maulana al Sultan Sharif ul- Hashim,[3] "paduka" being a Malay/Sanskrit word for "master".

The genealogy of Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim describes him as a descendant of Prophet Muhammad, through his paternal bloodline, Sayeed Zainul Abidin of Hadhramaut, Yemen; who belongs to the fourteenth generation of Hussain, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[4]

Descendant

Sultan Sharif Ul-Hashim's offsprings include his eldest son Kamal ud-Din who was also his successor as sultan reigning in (1480–1505). Sultan Ala ud-Din, not proclaimed as sultan of Sulu. Sultan Mu-izz ul-Mutawadi-in reigning (1527–1548) was a grandson of Sultan Sharif, who succeeded to the throne upon the death of Kamal ud-Din.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Sultan Sharif Ul-Hashim acknowledged among Filipino great men website accessed on 23 November 2010
  2. ^ a b Sulu Genealogy website accessed on 23 November 2010.
  3. ^ Scott, William H. (1994). Barangay:sixteenth-century Philippine culture and society. ADMU Press. ISBN 971-550-135-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  4. ^ Genealogy of Sultan Sharif Ul-Hashim of Sulu Sultanate website accessed on 23 November 2010.
  5. ^ List of the Rulers of the Sulu Sutanate
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