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 Punjabi Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi Urdu • Arabic (as liturgical language) • English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Shaikhs in South Asia |
Punjabi Shaikh (Template:Lang-pa) are a Punjabi tribe and branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. In Punjab, the title Shaikh was given to recent converts to Islam.
The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the Faisalabad, Chiniot and Rawalpindi District regions of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanized and are involved in mainly business and trade.
Notable people include:
- Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, a Pakistani Politic
- Sheikh Numan Inam, Businessman
- Javed Sheikh, Actor
- Momal Sheikh, Actress
TYPES OF SHEIKH(SHAIKHS)Title
Are the Sheikhs who were in the ansar city and were muslim scholars and they got the title of (sheikh)
- (Chinioti(Sheikhs)]
Are the sheikhs who were in chiniot city and were muslim scholars and they got the title of (sheikh)
- ( khawaja(Sheikhs)]
Are the sheikhs who were khawaja and become Muslims scholars and they got the title of (sheikh) The arab continent have mostly Ansari (sheikhs) and the asia continent mostly have chinioti (sheikhs)
References
- Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). Pakistan a country study (4 ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149.