Misplaced Pages

Punjabi Shaikh: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 17:07, 26 May 2023 edit111.88.40.31 (talk) I want to give a perfect information by my research with i have been done 3 days ago after alots of study on this topic.Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit← Previous edit Latest revision as of 09:44, 26 October 2024 edit undoMonkbot (talk | contribs)Bots3,695,952 editsm Task 20: replace {lang-??} templates with {langx|??} ‹See Tfd› (Replaced 1);Tag: AWB 
(25 intermediate revisions by 20 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2020}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2020}}
{{infobox ethnic group {{infobox ethnic group
| group = Pakistani Shaikh or Sheikh | group = Punjabi Shaikh
| native_name = Shaikh
| native_name_lang = Urdu, Arabic
| image = File:Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States.png | image = File:Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States.png
| caption = Pakistani Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869 | caption = Punjabi Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869
| population = 10,545,892 | population =
| popplace = Pakistan | popplace = Pakistan
| langs = ] • ] • ] | langs = ] • ] • ]
| rels = ] | rels = ]
| related = ]| | related = ]|
}} }}


'''Pakistani Shaikh and Punjabi Sheikh or Shaikh''' ({{lang-pa|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was migrated from Arab to South Asia, they are rich and royal people.<ref name=":0"/> '''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani Sheikh or Shaikh''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts to Islam and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.<ref name=":0"/>


The Shaikh or Sheikh caste were traders anf wealthy and can be found in the ], ] and ] regions of Punjab. However, in recent years, they are involved in business and trade. The Pakstani Shaikh tribe are a wealthy and have a huge population in the Punjab and karachi. Notable people include ], a Pakistani politician and a businessman, and Sheikh Muhammad Moiz Ahmed, a computer scientist from Karachi Pakistan .<ref>{{Cite book|date=20 February 2004|title=Sociology of religion in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&q=shaikh+occupational+caste&pg=PA97|isbn=9780761997818|last1=Robinson|first1=Rowena}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nyrop|first=Richard F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaggQsmGFWkC&q=sheikh+occupational+title+in+pakistan&pg=PA149|title=Pakistan a country study|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1983|edition=4|pages=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_272.gif |title=Shaikhs of Rawalpindi District (Pothohar Plateau)|website=Digital South Asia Library - Imperial Gazetteer of India v.21, page 266|access-date=25 December 2022}}</ref> The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the ], ] and ] regions of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punjabi Shaikh tribe are a wealthy but have a small population in the Punjab. Notable people include ], a Pakistani politician and a businessman.<ref>{{Cite book|date=20 February 2004|title=Sociology of religion in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&q=shaikh+occupational+caste&pg=PA97|isbn=9780761997818|last1=Robinson|first1=Rowena}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nyrop|first=Richard F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaggQsmGFWkC&q=sheikh+occupational+title+in+pakistan&pg=PA149|title=Pakistan a country study|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1983|edition=4|pages=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_272.gif |title=Shaikhs of Rawalpindi District (Pothohar Plateau)|website=Digital South Asia Library - Imperial Gazetteer of India v.21, page 266|access-date=25 December 2022}}</ref>


==Notable people with this surname== ==Notable people with this surname==

Latest revision as of 09:44, 26 October 2024

Ethnic group
Punjabi Shaikh
Punjabi Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
PunjabiEnglishUrdu
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Shaikhs in South Asia

Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani Sheikh or Shaikh (Urdu: پنجابی شيخ) are a branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. In Punjab, the title shaikh was given to recent converts to Islam and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.

The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the Faisalabad, Chiniot and Rawalpindi District regions of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punjabi Shaikh tribe are a wealthy but have a small population in the Punjab. Notable people include Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, a Pakistani politician and a businessman.

Notable people with this surname

See also

References

  1. ^ Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). Pakistan a country study (4 ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149.
  2. Robinson, Rowena (20 February 2004). Sociology of religion in India. ISBN 9780761997818.
  3. "Shaikhs of Rawalpindi District (Pothohar Plateau)". Digital South Asia Library - Imperial Gazetteer of India v.21, page 266. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
Ethnic groups, social groups and tribes of the Punjabis
Agrawal
Arains
Ahirs
Chauhans
Scheduled Castes
Gakhars
Gurjars
Jats
Labana
Khatris
Mohyal Brahmin
Rajputs
Tarkhans
Others
Categories: