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| '''Punjabi Sheikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are prominent branch of ] in ]. The aforementioned family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in ]. This name is originally traced back to the Arab royals which had come to ] to establish Islam and also high caste Hindu converts to ], for example, ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ziaetaiba.com/en/articles/biography-of-huzoor-ghaus-e-azam-sheikh-abdul-qadir-jilani|title=Biography of Huzoor Ghous-e-Azam Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani|website=www.ziaetaiba.com|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref>, a prominent Muslim preacher and Islamic saint. | '''Punjabi Sheikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are prominent branch of ] in ]. The aforementioned family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in ]. This name is originally traced back to the Arab royals which had come to ] to establish Islam and also high caste Hindu converts to ], for example, ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ziaetaiba.com/en/articles/biography-of-huzoor-ghaus-e-azam-sheikh-abdul-qadir-jilani|title=Biography of Huzoor Ghous-e-Azam Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani|website=www.ziaetaiba.com|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref>, a prominent Muslim preacher and Islamic saint. | ||
| ==Name== | |||
| '''Sheikh''' (] and ]: '''شيخ''' ), is an ] word meaning elder of a tribe, lord, nobleman, honorable revered old man, or ]. In ] it is used as an ethnic title generally attributed to Muslim trading and noble families. In addition to this, the name Sheikh is prominently used among royal families of Arab clans, from which its origins derive, for example, ]. | |||
| The Punjabi Shaikh are a multi-ethnic community descended from native traders who converted to Islam. | |||
| In ], after the advent of ], some higher and lower castes in ], such as ], ] and ]s, converted to ] in the ] and adopted this title. They are known as '''Punjabi Shaikh''' (]) '''پنجابی شيخ'''. Punjabi Shaikhs are mostly urban and non agriculturist but a few families also cultivate their own land in the western districts. Their main professions are business and public service. In Punjab, they stereotypically have a reputation for business acumen. Many ] clans had converted to Islam, also known as ], during the early 12th century and were also given the honorary title of Sheikh (elder of the tribe) by ]. Sheikh Rajputs were the earliest in Rajputs to embrace ]. Another example ], with their sub-division the ] and the ] are two such communities. | |||
| Before the independence of ] in 1947, ]s were living in all the districts of ]. Most of them were concentrated in the western districts. People from all classes; ], ]s, ]s, ]s, ], etc.; had converted to ]. The ] Shaikhs and ] ], ]s are communities that are the descended from these converted classes. They are found in ] as ] speaking Sheikhs and also found in ] as ] speaking Sheikhs. The Siddiqui Shaikhs are also living in ] and also in ], ], ] and ] as well as in ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| The ], including ]s, adopted Sheikh as their title upon high caste conversions to ]. The ] also adopted Islam as ] they became part of ] community. | |||
| == Shaikh == | |||
| Members of the ] are those who after converting to ] from different Hindu ] formed ], ], ] ({{lang-ar|''' خواجہ شيخ'''}}) and community belong many prominent ] trading families of ] such as ], ], ], ], Chattaa, Bathla adopted the title of ]. | |||
| == Qanungoh Shaikh == | |||
| {{Main|Qanungoh Shaikh}} | |||
| Qanungoh Sheikhs ({{lang-fa|''' قانونگوہ شيخ'''}}) belonged to all the districts of the ]. They have different lineages and represent families who were holding hereditary office of ''Qanungoh'' (''Law readers'') during the Muslim period. | |||
| This designation was used in the Punjab and other provinces of India and Pakistan for hereditary registrar of landed property in a subdivision of a district. | |||
| == Siddiqui and Farooqui Sheikhs == | |||
| {{Main|Siddiqui}} | |||
| The ] and ] are also clans of ] found in the ]. The ] and ] mostly are ] who converted to Islam from the Hindu ] caste. The These clans are also found in ] states of ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. They are usually ] speaking community while some can be found to be ] speaking. | |||
| ==Kashmiri Sheikh== | |||
| {{Main|Kashmiri Shaikh}} | |||
| ], the national poet of Pakistan. Who established the movement for a nation of Muslims which he dreamed of and desired so that they may practice their Islamic faith peacefully. He inspired the Pakistan Movement.]] | |||
| The ] are another community living in different districts of the ] and ]. They emigrated from ] during the 19th and 20th centuries. ] belonged to this group of Shaikh family. Muhammad Iqbal grandfather Shaikh Rafiq migrated to ] in the early 19th century. | |||
| * Allama ], Islamic scholar | |||
| * ], Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Punjab (2009) | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Ethnic group.jpg) A Khattri nobleman, in Kitab-i tasrih al-aqvam by Col. James Skinner in (1778-1841) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 10 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
•  Pakistan • Europe •  United States •  Canada •  Australia •  Dubai •  Saudi Arabia •  United Kingdom • India | |
| Languages | |
| • Punjabi • English • Urdu | |
| Religion | |
•  Islam 100% | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Shaikhs in South Asia • Khatris • Kamboj/Kamboh/Kamboja • Muslim Rajputs • Rangrez • Lohar • Arain |
Punjabi Sheikh (Template:Lang-ur) are prominent branch of Shaikh in South Asia. The aforementioned family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in South Asia. This name is originally traced back to the Arab royals which had come to South Asia to establish Islam and also high caste Hindu converts to Islam, for example, Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani, a prominent Muslim preacher and Islamic saint.
See also
- Ismaili
- Shaikhs in South Asia
- Kashmiri Sheikh
- Khawaja
- Qanungoh Shaikh
- Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi
- Siddiqui
- Sindhi Shaikh
- Phaphra Sheikh
- Chiniotis
- Mian (surname)
- Khawaja
- Khatri
- Bathla Sheikh
- Chattaa Sheikh
- Garra Sheikh
References
- "Biography of Huzoor Ghous-e-Azam Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani". www.ziaetaiba.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- Denzil Ibbetson, Edward MacLagan, H. A. Rose, " A Glossary of The Tribes & Casts of The Punjab & North West Frontier Province", 1911, pp 502 Vol II
- Wendy Doniger, tr. "The Law of Manu", (Penguin Books, 1991 ) Verses 43-44, Chapter 10.
- A.L. Basham " The Wonder That Was India", ( Sidgwick & Jackson, 1967)
- D. Ibbetson, E.MacLagan, H.A. Rose, pp 58, Vol I
- Abu Fazal, "Ain-i-Akbari", translated by H.Blocmann & H.S. Jarrett, (Calcutta, 1873–94) 3 Vols., a gazetteer of the Mughal Empire compiled in 1590 AD.
- D. Ibbetson, E.MacLagan, H.A. Rose, pp 513–514 Vol II