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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. The 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.<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|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|isbn=9780761997818|last1=Robinson|first1=Rowena}}</ref> '''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. The family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in South Asia. Shaikhs claimed to be descended from Arabs, however this was almost never the case. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.<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|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|isbn=9780761997818|last1=Robinson|first1=Rowena}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nyrop|first=Richard F.|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FaggQsmGFWkC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=sheikh+occupational+title+in+pakistan&source=bl&ots=XYrJpH8dRe&sig=ACfU3U0sVKyrf3rAAAdXG_p8sX2wDiaTBw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFzuqcs7zpAhXbSRUIHQd5C4YQ6AEwC3oECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=sheikh%20occupational%20title%20in%20pakistan&f=false|title=Pakistan a country study|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1983|isbn=|edition=4|location=|pages=149|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live}}</ref>


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Ethnic group
Punjabi Shaikh
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
PunjabiEnglishUrdu
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Shaikhs in South Asia

Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh (Template:Lang-ur) are a branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. The family name is popularly known for its merchant-focused businessmen and noblemen in South Asia. Shaikhs claimed to be descended from Arabs, however this was almost never the case. In Punjab, the title shaikh was given to recent converts and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.

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References

  1. Robinson, Rowena (20 February 2004). Sociology of religion in India. ISBN 9780761997818.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). Pakistan a country study (4 ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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