- Ali Yamani
Ali Yamani is considered to be the progenitor of the
Paracha tribe ofPakistan . Ali Yamani was a man ofYemen i descent and lived inMadina , at that time known asYathrib . Some assume that he belonged to the tribe of Al-Ansar, which was very helpful toMuhammad when he arrived atMedina with the rest of his followers.Ali Yamani, was responsible for the preparation of the Prophet's seating area. Later, after his extended family began to participate in this task, they became known as "
Ferashas ". His family promised to travel wherever the descendants of the Prophet Mohammad went, hence they migrated intoIran ,Afghanistan , and spread throughoutSouth Asia .Today, the descendants of Ali Yamani are referred to as
Paracha (sometimes Piracha, Peracha, or Pracha). Parts of the tribe migrated into present dayTurkey ,Iran ,Pakistan andIndia . Today, Parachas tend to be businessmen, however there have been several prominent writers, engineers, doctors and scientists.See also
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Piracha
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