Shaikh Siddiqui — (Arabic: شيخ صدیقی ) is a word in the Arabic meaning truthful. It is a common family name signifying ancestory from Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (Arabic: ابو بكر الصديق), first Khalifa (Caliph) of Islam. The Siddiqui family is a multiethnic community… … Wikipedia
Kashmiri literature — ( ks. कॉशुर साहित्य) has a history of at least 2,500 years, going back to its glory days of Sanskrit. Early names include Patanjali, the author of the Mahabhashya commentary on Panini s grammar, suggested by some to have been the same to write… … Wikipedia
Punjabi Shaikh — Sheikh (Arabic Urdu: شيخ ), is an Arabic word meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar. In South Asia it is used as an ethic title generally attributed to Muslim trading families.From the beginning of Muslim rule in… … Wikipedia
Khawaja Shaikh — ( ar. خواجہ شيخ) are a community in Punjab, Pakistan. Conversion to IslamThe Khawaja originally from the western districts of the Punjab. They converted from Hinduism to Islam and belong to the Khatri and Arora classes. Khawaja is a term derived… … Wikipedia
Qanungoh Shaikh — Qanungoh Shaikhs ( fa. قانون گوہ شيخ) are a clan of Muslim Shaikhs in Punjab, and other parts of Pakistan. Shaikh meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar. In South Asia, it signifies Arab ancestry. From the beginning… … Wikipedia
Sindhi Shaikh — Sheikh (Arabic Urdu: شيخ ), is an Arabic word meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar. In South Asia it is used as an ethic title generally attributed to Muslim trading families.From the beginning of Muslim rule in… … Wikipedia
Nashya Shaikh — The Nashya Shaikh or Nashya Sekh are a Muslim community found in the state of West Bengal in India. A small number are also found in the neighbouring state of Bihar, where they are known as the Bengali Shaikh. They are also known as Rajbonghsi… … Wikipedia
List of Kashmiri people — List of notable persons of Kashmir:aints*Sheikh Noor ud deen Noorani also known as Nund Reshi, Nundreshi, Sheikh ul Alam, [Alamdar e Kashmir] [http://www.nundreshi.org] . The most famous saint in Kashmir, a poet and a great social reformer.Kings… … Wikipedia
Shaikhs in South Asia — Shaikh (Arabic: شيخ ), meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar. In South Asia, it signifies Arab ancestry. From the beginning of Muslim rule in South Asia in 713 AD, technocrats, bureaucrats, soldiers, traders,… … Wikipedia
Naqqal — The Naqqal are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as the Kashmiri Bhand and recently as Kashmiri Shaikh. The Naqqal are a sub group within the larger Bhand community. [1] Contents 1 Origin 2… … Wikipedia
