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'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the ]. Shaikhs claim to be descend 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|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>
'''Punjabi Shaikh and Pakistani sheikh or shaikh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| پنجابی شيخ}}}}) are a branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. In Punjab, the title shaikh was given to recent converts during the reign of the ] 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 ]. 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 tribe include the poet ] who was one of the founders of the Pakistan ideology and pushed the idea for an independent Pakistan.


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Ethnic group
Punjabi Shaikh
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
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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. Shaikhs claim to be descend 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.
  2. Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). Pakistan a country study (4 ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149.
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