Kazemi, Kazimi, Kazmi, or al-Kadhimi (Arabic: الكاظمي al-Kadhimi) is a surname found most commonly in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The surname is conventionally used by people who trace their patrilineal descent from Imam Musa al-Kazim, thus the lineage belongs to the Sayyid community.[1] Kazmi people are direct descendants of Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.[2][3] Musa al-Kadhim is revered as the seventh successor of Muhammad by Shia Muslims i.e., he is the seventh Imam of Twelver Shias. Considering their etymology, the terms Musavi and Kazmi can be used interchangebly (since both have been derived from Imam Musa al-Kazim).[4]

Notable people with this surname

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  • Ali Kazimi (born 1961), Canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer

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Fictional characters

References

  1. Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. East-West Publications. ISBN 978-0-85692-081-3.
  2. Sharma, Rajendra Kumar (1997). Rural Sociology. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-7156-671-6.
  3. Samʿānī, al-Ansāb, vol. 12, p. 479.
  4. Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-355-1.
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