| Shariff ul-Hashim | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Sulu | |
| Reign | around 1450 - 1480 |
| Full name | Sayeed Abubakar Abirin[1] |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Kamal ud-Din of Sulu |
| Wife | Paramisuli |
| Offspring |
|
Sharif ul-Hashim[2] (reigned around 1450–1480) was the regal name of Sayeed Abubakar Abirin.[1] He was an Arab[2] - Filipinized[1] 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]
Contents |
Very little is known about Sharif ul-Hashim's early life. His proper name was known to be Abu Bakr, while his regnal name was known as Paduka Mahasari Maulana al Sultan Sharif ul- Hashim,[3] "paduka" being a Suluk word for "master".
The genealogy of Sultan Sharif ul-Hashim describes he was descendant of Prophet Muhammad, through his paternal bloodline, Sayeed Jainul Abirin of Hadhramaut, Yemen; who belongs to the fourteen generations of Hussien, the grandson of the Prophet.[4]
Sultan Sharif Ul-Hashim offspring includes his eldest son Kamal ud-Din who was also his successor as sultan reigning in (1480-1505). Sultan Ala ud-Din, but believed not been proclaimed as sultan of Sulu. Sultan Mu-izz ul-Mutawadi-in reigning in (1527-1548) was grandchild of Sultan Sharif, who succeeded to the sultanate upon the death of Kamal ud-Din.[5]
|
|||||||||||