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'''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 following the advent of Islam in the ]. Today, the Punjabi Shaikh tribe are mainly settled around the central region of the Pakistani Punjab province and are from wealthy backgrounds. The majority of them 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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'''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 following the advent of Islam in the ]. Today, the Punjabi Shaikh tribe are mainly settled around the central region of the Pakistani Punjab province and are from wealthy backgrounds. The majority of them 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 a separate and independent Muslim country during the ] of India. |
