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, a
Sayyid (descendant of Muhammad).[1] Kazmi people are said to descend from Muhammad through his daughter
Fatima.[2][3] Musa al-Kadhim is revered as the seventh
successor of Muhammad in
Shia Islam i.e., he is the seventh
Imam in the
Hadith of the twelve successors.
The terms
Musavi and Kazmi can be used interchangeably (since both have been derived from Imam Musa al-Kazim).[4]
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surnameKazmi. If an
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