The alvi awan of birote are a tribe who have been involved in upgrading education, both religious and secular, to the people of birote for over 150 years. He spent six years as a war correspondent in afghanistan and iraq, two years as a field researcher for the department of defense in afghanistan, two years as a district advisor with usaid, and, most recently, five months in kabul as a civilian researcher for the u. Perhaps there may also be some connection to the hindu shahi rulers of afghanistan. Munaqibisultani,a biography of sultan bahu, by sultan hamid. There is a widespread chain of facts, events and proofs throughout the ages to solidify its validity. Drawing parallels between afghanistan and iraq is fraught with peril, yet there are some useable lessons in regard to tribal influences. This story reveals the political corruption that plagues d. The bani israelite origin of the afghans and the ten lost tribes of israel note. As nonagricultural tribe, the bafinda were not allowed to own land. Durannis in afghanistan may make at least 60% of the total afghan pashtun population. A coalition of four rulers of southwestern persia, led by the king of awan, provided vigorous resistance to the eastern campaigns of. Awans could be descendants of afghans pakistan defence. Bookprinted material, pashto, history library of congress.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Yousufzais are plentiful and occupy the swat valley. Although according to islam no individual or groups of people have special status the elders of the kamlal branch of the dhond abbasi tribe rewarded them with large agricultural land in. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The author succinctly and easily tells the depth of the awan brothers scandal.
Qazi mohammad obaidullah alvi is a research editor with jang group of pakistan. Afghan taliban have asserted themselves in the tribal areas of pakistan. Shah dil awan describe first time in the history that awan s are only belong to hazrat abbas alamdar r a. Awan, ancient city and region of the land of elam, prominent throughout early mesopotamian history and especially in the second half of the 3rd millennium bc. Gant recognized that we needed to work with afghanistan s tribal culture which with the afghan topography had made it the graveyard of great armies for 2,000 years, including that of the russians. Although it was probably situated near susa, in southwestern iran, awans exact location is unknown. A smaller portion of the tribe resides in azad kashmir,and to a lesser extent is also present in the pakistani provinces of sindh and balochistan. Several pashtun tribes are known to have moved from afghanistan to pakistan between the th and 16th centuries.
In the seventeenth century, the tiwanas defeated a weak branch of awans at hadali, a village 5 miles north from mitha tiwanas and south of soon valley. It is bounded on the east by the jhelum river, on the west by the indus river, on the north by the kala chitta range and the margalla hills, and on the south by the salt range. In afghanistan the main tribe is durrani pashtuns though there are concentrations of durannis in pakistan too. Tribal dynamics of the afghanistan and pakistan insurgencies. For three decades now, communism, civil war and islamic fundamentalism have laid siege to afghanistans tribes. Awans could be descendants of afghans discussion in pakistan history started by braith, dec 12, 2016. What is the real history of the awanalvi tribe present in. Origins there are different theories pertaining to the. This article focuses on the intersection of tribalism and insurgency. According to 1911 census, the following districts inhabit population of awan muslim jat clan. They are probably of mixed, indigenous origins, with a section of the tribe claiming arab descent from a person called qutb shah. Awans are the progeny of ali ibn abi talib from wives other than fatimah bint mohammad. The dynasty corresponds to the early part of the old elamite period dated c. According to the traditions of the tribe, the khattar were an arab tribe that enetered in spain with tariq ibn ziyad.
They moved in around the 16th century driving out the dilazaks and some other tribes. May 07, 20 the alvi awan of birote are a tribe who have been involved in upgrading education, both religious and secular, to the people of birote for over 150 years. They settled in birote on the invitation of the kamlal dhond abbasi tribe from qummikot, muzaffarabad, azad kashmir. Both spoke related languages, the hindko and pothohari languages. When muhammad was creating bonds of brotherhood among his companions, he selected ali as his brother. Shah dil awan s book on history of alvi awan tribes. The first four books are the most ancient books on the subject. One tribe at a time is gants prescription for working with the realities of afghanistan to protect and advance both american and afghan interests.
His career as journalist played mostly in islamabad and karachi and he delivered lectures in al rashid university karachi, allama. History of pashtun tribal settlements in khyber pakhtunkhwa. Qutb shah simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ale nabi olad ali sadaat e amrohi hussani olad e hazrat dewaan shah bewali. The julaha or as they are locally known as bafinda were the weavers of the hazara region. History of awan tribe, who are awan, who are alvi awan, what is alvi cast. However those claim to mir qutub shah and lineage from hanaffiy.
Like many other sufi saints of south asia, sultan bahu was a prolific writer, with more than forty books on sufism attributed to him. Sultan bahu belonged to the awan tribe, and was born in anga, soon valley, sakesar vadiesoon sakesar. The awan population of the north west frontier province were culturally close to the awan of the pothohar. Awan religious figure, the wife and sister of cain awan surname, including a list of people with the name awan tribe, a punjabi muslim ethnic group awan dynasty, an elamite dynasty of iran. Below books are written by mohabbat hussain awan, available from idara teqeeqeawan 508 unishopping center abdullah haroon road karachi. Awan tribe news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2014 learn how. Simply put, the theory that the pashtun people originate from the exiled lost tribes of israel is more than just a theory. In addition, awans can also be found in afghanistan and some parts of india. Elders from the shinwari tribe, which represents about 400,000 people in southeastern afghanistan, also pledged to send at least one militaryage male in each family to the afghan army or the.
Awan tribearchive 4 jump to navigation jump to search. There is a renewed public appreciation for the role of tribal allegiances and tribal governance in the afghanistan and pakistan insurgencies. Awan a south asian zamindar tribe, putatively of arab origin, living predominantly in western and central parts of punjab, pakistan. Abbottabad, battagram, haripur, mansehra, kohistan, and new district torghar.
Whereas harikishan kaul was of the opinion that the tribe was of either jat or rajput origin, pointing to the fact that in sanskrit, the term awan means defender or protector and asserting that this title was awarded by surrounding tribes due to the. Myths, realities, and militancy in afghanistan and pakistan 4 people queuing in lines for hours to cost their ballots on april 5th. The most extensive study of the tribe was conducted during the era of the british raj, and as a result of census data collated during this period, the awan tribe was invariably classified as being exclusively muslim. Jan 28, 2010 elders from the shinwari tribe, which represents about 400,000 people in southeastern afghanistan, also pledged to send at least one militaryage male in each family to the afghan army or the. The most extensive study of the tribe was conducted during the era of the british raj, and as a result of census data collated during this period, the awan tribe was invariably classified as being entirely muslim. However, they are mostly accounted to be of indoeuropean ethnicity images for kids. Shah dil awan describe first time in the history that awans are only belong to hazrat abbas alamdar r a. Malik fazal dad khan supports the traditional account of the awans origins, but with some modifications. Alvi awan of birote the alvi awan of birote are a tribe who have been involved in upgrading education, both religious and modern, to the people of birote for over 180 years. This was the breakdown by caste, religion and community of the population of the north west frontier province, now known as khyber pakhtunkhwa, by the 1911 census of india. He considers the awans to be of arabian origin and traces their lineage to ali, but according to him, abdullah rasul mirza was the remote ancestor of the awans. The awan tribe trace their ancestry to ameer shah, son of qutub shah.
Sultan bahoo belonged to the awan tribe whose genealogy traces back to ali ibn abi talib. Dr, about 60 pashtun tribes within afghanistan there are multiple ethnic groups. Like contemporary writers, he adopted the way of writing few lines to introduce himself in the beginning of his books. After the incident of karbala, the household of muhammad had to migrate to other lands. Qutb shah or qutub shah was a fictitious person, a folk hero who never existed in history but according to many stories and legends, he ruled in herat afghanistan sometime around 960 ad and then shifted to india the actual story of a legendary ruler of herat, in afghanistan, was started much later in the 18th or 19th century by some punjabi tribes, like the awan tribe, khokhar, khattar and. Pashtun, also spelled pushtun or pakhtun, hindustani pathan, persian afghan, pashtospeaking people residing primarily in the region that lies between the hindu kush in northeastern afghanistan and the northern stretch of the indus river in pakistan. Although rose was more cautious in assigning an arab origin to the awans, he was willing to concede that the tribe may well be alvi sayyids, who having sought refuge in sindh from the abbasids, allied themselves to sabuktagin and assisted him in his indian adventure, for which he bestowed the title of awan on them rose considering it. In many ways, afghanistans tribal structure is arguably the weakest it has been. Awans related to abass ibne ali lineage are real alvis since their historical records and places are quite solid. Each tribe, consisting of kinsmen who trace descent in the male bloodline from a common tribal ancestor, is divided into clans, subclans, and patriarchal families. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. One who had created and lead a team in the form of the quds force that had killed american servicemen in their hundreds, for decades, got a pair of us navy riverine command boat crews to surrender in humiliation to support pres.
Awan languages, spoken in south america this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title awan. Their advent was marked by no outrages or slaughter. Shah dil awans book on history of alvi awan tribes. They were probably under counted, as many had regitered themselves either as awan or pathan, inflating the numbers of those castes. He belonged to abbottabad as well as noble tribe alvi awan. Nov 01, 2017 he spent six years as a war correspondent in afghanistan and iraq, two years as a field researcher for the department of defense in afghanistan, two years as a district advisor with usaid, and, most recently, five months in kabul as a civilian researcher for the u. The newly converted muslims rajput tiwanas were so fascinated by the honorific title of malik of arabs marauders, that after defeating awan tribe they adopted the title malik. The awans subscribe to the belief that they are the descendants of the fourth caliph, ali, and as such, a number adopt the title, alvi. A short history of alvi awan tribe of birote, abbottabad.
Get this book for yourself and anyone in your life who is naive enough to think the government always protects the people its supposed to serve. The basic sources of history of the awan tribe are the following books. Nobody knows the pashtuns in afghanistan and pakistan the way that abubakar. Awan tribe simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But we also have to remember that democracy is not an event. Take the case of members of the baibogha tribe who abandoned a patch of land nearby about 150 years ago. Awan tribe project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. After the downfall of muslim rule in spain, the tribe left and moved to turkey, iran, afghanistan, india and north west of pakistan. Obamas opening to iran and executed both the benghazi, libya and baghdad, iraq embassy assaults. We are the original inhabitants of west punjab, kpk and some parts of afghanistan. The main groups are pashtuns, tajiks, uzbeks, and hazaras.
There was also the case of mulana akram awan of chakwal, shiekh of the. The bani israelite origin of the afghans and the ten lost. Ali was 22 or 23 years old when he migrated to medina. In terms of distribution, about twothirds of the awans lived in the pothohar plateau, and the salt range mountains, which were located just below the plateau. Sultan bahoo genealogical tree sultan ul arifeen sultan.
All references from books and texts are italicized and bulleted. Although according to islam no individual or groups of people have special status the elders of the kamlal branch of the dhond abbasi tribe rewarded them with large agricultural land in central birote after their arrival. When people speak of afghan tribes, they are most likely actually referring. Sultan bahu belonged to the awan tribe, and was born in anga, soon valley, sakesarvadiesoon sakesar. The villages they found were few, the country poorly cultivated, and the people a quiet race, chiefly pastoral, and still unconverted. Alis mother, fatima bint asad, also belonged to banu hashim, making ali a descendant of ishmael, the son of ibrahim orabraham. They constitute the majority of the population of afghanistan and bore the exclusive name of afghan before that name came to denote any native of. The author highlights the failure to incorporate the pashtuns into state structures.
Jan 31, 2010 for three decades now, communism, civil war and islamic fundamentalism have laid siege to afghanistans tribes. Jan 03, 2016 according to the traditions of the tribe, the khattar were an arab tribe that enetered in spain with tariq ibn ziyad. However, they are mostly accounted to be of indoeuropean ethnicity. Awans are the progeny of ali ibn abi talib from wives other than fatimah bint mohammad like contemporary writers, he adopted the way of writing few lines to introduce himself in. And that process takes a long time to take root and kind of get into this unique. It provides a history of the three major pashtun confederations in afghanistan and pakistan. In the opening to his account of the awan tribe, h.
He pointed out that almost all major religions were included in the form except kalash. Awan cautioned that exclusion of the religion from the census form would be an injustice to the community and a violation of law, which guarantees equal rights to all its citizens. If the use of word shahi we consider in the light of term sikha shahi, afsar shahi and hindu shahi it means rule and the meaning qutab shahi awan comes as awans of qutab. Alis father abu talib ibn abd almuttalib was the custodian of the kaaba and a sheikh of thebanu hashim, an important branch of the powerful quraysh tribe. The head of the tribe, abu alkhattar was said to be a popular governor of alandalusia, spain. Migration of groups from afghanistan and central asia to. Awan are a tribe mostly inhabiting punjab and other parts of pakistan. On homecoming and belonging hardcover may 24, 2016. The awans subscribe to the belief that they are the descendants of the fourth caliph, ali though the bulk of those belonging to the tribe are not shias, and as such, a number adopt the title, alvi. At that time pashtuns accounted for 70% 845,189 population, with the hindko speaking awan forming the second largest community 276,511 or about 23% among the pashtun dominated areas lived a number of minorities. After this victory the tiwanas rajputs advanced northward. May 28, 2011 sultan bahu belonged to the awan tribe, and was born in anga, soon valley, sakesar vadiesoon sakesar.
Khattak tribe has oral traditions and legendary history of descent from the israelites khushal khan khattak, chosen malak clarification needed in 1641, believed that malak was a continuation of the israelite title malak given to the legendary progenitors king saul and malak afghana khushal expresses that the khattak reputation for fierceness and valor stems from the fact that khattaks. History of awan, by muhammad sarwar khan awan,l 2009 by the al faisal nashran, lahore. In this post, i shall look at four tribes, namely the bib, karlal, sarrara and turks that are found in the hazara region of khyber pakhtunkhwa. The ferozsons urduenglish dictionary lists the awans as a tribe whose name is of arabic origin and means assistant or helper this somewhat supports the traditional claim of the awans visavis their origins. As awans do indeed call them selves qutub shahis who came from afghanistan, although this attempt to connect themselves with arabic ancestry may be a ruse to hide their hindu.
Hazara is located in the northeastern part of the khyber pakhtunkhwa, east of the indus river and comprises six districts. The awans are an important tribe, exclusively muhammadan. Posts about bib awan tribe written by newpakhistory. Many of his descendants who lived in egypt and nearby lands departed for turkistan and. The actual story of a legendary ruler of herat, in afghanistan, was started much later in the 18th or 19th century by some punjabi tribes, like the awan tribe, khokhar, khattar and others. Gant recognized that we needed to work with afghanistans tribal culture which with the afghan topography had made it the graveyard of great armies for 2,000 years, including that of the russians. Please start a new section, if you want to discuss this bibliography. Shah dil awan rejected the claim about sultan mehmood ghaznvi and family tree with hazrat muhammad hanfia. They awarded their forefather molana mian naik mohammed alvi agriland in khoaas, kolalean, tahndi and narhota in birote.
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