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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts during the reign of the ] empire in India. The Sheikh clan are into respected business professions and not into the traditional agriculture of the Punjab. Today, the Punjabi shaikh tribe are mainly settled around the central region of the ] province and are from wealthy backgrounds. Notable people from this cast include the poet ] who was one of the founders of the Pakistan ideology and pushed the idea for an independent 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> |
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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. In Punjab, the title ''shaikh'' was given to recent converts during the reign of the ] empire in India. Today, the Punjabi shaikh tribe are mainly settled around the central region of the ] province and are from wealthy backgrounds. The majority of the Punjabi Shaikhs are urbanized and detached from their traditional agricultural ancestry. However, a few families also cultivate their own land in the western districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The main professions of the Punjabi Shaikhs are business and public service. They trace their history back to as early as the 8th century in the region of Punjab, when they converted to Islam after it arrived in the Indian subcontinent. Notable people from this trube include the poet ] who was one of the founders of the Pakistan ideology and pushed the idea for an independent 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> |
