Qais Abdur Rashid

Qais Abdur Rashid

Qais Abdur Rashid (Pashto: قيس عبدر راشد ) is a legendary progenitor of the Pashtun people, [ [http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/040404/dmag9.htm The cradle of Pathan culture - Dawn Pakistan] ] . thought among them to be the first Pashtun who travelled to Mecca and Madina during the early days of Islam.

Qais Abdur Rashid was born Pehtan QaisVerify source|date=August 2008 in Southern Afghanistan. Upon hearing about the advent of Islam, he was sent by his tribe to Arabia. He met the Islamic prophet Muhammad and embraced Islam, and was named "Abdur Rashid" by the prophet.

It is also said Verify source|date=August 2008 that the famous warrior companion, Khalid bin Walid, who was a Quarashi Arab from Bani Makhzoom, cousins of Muhammad who was from bani Hashim, and Qais Abdur Rashid was introducedFact|date=August 2008 by him to Muhammad. It is commonly believedFact|date=August 2008 by the Pashtuns that Khalid bin Walid and Qais Abdur Rashid are their ancestors or forefathers, who brought Islam to them during the caliphate of Omar bin Khattab, the second caliph.

Qais Abdur Rashid died leaving three sons: Sarban, Baitan and Ghourghusht. From these three sons, as well as Karlan. Most of his sons went on to settle parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan as far away as Lahore. We get the majority of Pashtun tribes known today from these sons.

Descendants

The vast majority of Pashtuns are descendants of these four brothers.


= Sarban =

# Durrani
# Tareen
# Sherani
# Yusufzai
# Urmar

Baitan

# Seyani
# Dotanni
# Niazi
# Nasar
# Suri
# Lodhi
# Marwat
# Ghilzai


= Ghourghusht =

# Kakar
# Mando
# Jadoon
# Safi
# Naghar
# Pani
# Dewai
# Babai

Karlan

# Afridi
# Bangash
# Dawari
# Dilazak
# Khattak
# Khugyani
# Mahsud
# Orakzai
# Wardak
# Wazir
# Zazi (Dzadzi)
# Mangal

References

External links

* [http://books.themajlis.net/book/print/538 SHARIAT AND TASAWWUF]
* [http://www.khyber.org/pashtohistory/ethnology-arabs.shtml Ethnology – History of the Pashtoon Race “Resemblance to Arabs”]
* [http://www.islamicrepublicofafghanistan.com/the-legendary-qais-abdur-rashid/ The Legendary Qais Abdur Rashid]


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