Kazmi

Kazemi, Kazimi, Kazmi, or al-Kadhimi ({{langx|ar|الكاظمي al-Kadhimi}}; Persian: کاظمی) 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).{{Cite book |last=Chopra |first=Pran Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HAtuAAAAMAAJ&q=kazmi+caste+imam+musa |title=Religions and Communities of India |date=1982 |publisher=East-West Publications |isbn=978-0-85692-081-3 |language=en}} Kazmi people are said to descend from Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Rajendra Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cq99HbGpIWsC&dq=kazmi+caste&pg=PA159 |title=Rural Sociology |date=1997 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-7156-671-6 |language=en}}Samʿānī, al-Ansāb, vol. 12, p. 479. 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).{{Cite book |last=Jestice |first=Phyllis G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H5cQH17-HnMC&q=kazim |title=Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia |date=2004 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-57607-355-1 |language=en}}

Notable people with this surname

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  • Ali Kazimi (born 1961), Canadian filmmaker, media artist and writer
  • Misaq Kazimi, Afghan American filmmaker{{Cite web |title=Misaq Kazimi {{!}} Producer, Director, Writer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3253853/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tehrani |first=Bijan |date=2021-08-30 |title=Forgotten! Afghanistan's Tragedy, 3 conversations and a sad song |url=https://cinemawithoutborders.com/forgotten-afghanistans-tragedy/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Cinema Without Borders |language=en}}

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Fictional characters

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