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	Pashtunwali پښتونولي
		Led by Qais (a decedent of king Sawal in thirty seventh generation), a delegation met the holy prophet at medina and was greatly impresses by the new faith.
		Qais Abdur Rashid returned to Ghor successfully to propagate the new faith and died there in the 41st year of Herat, aged eighty seven, leaving three sons, the eldest Saraban, the second bithan, the third Ghurghustan.
		These three sons of Qais Abdur Rashid are the ancestors of the various branches of Pashtuns or Pakhtuns.
	www.afghanan.net /pashto/pashtunwali/retrospect.htm (1813 words)

	Kakar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kakar or Kaker is a Pashtun tribe located in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
		It is named for Kakar Afghan, who was the great-grandson of Qais Abdur Rashid.
		Kakar's father was Dani, son of Ghourghusht, son of Qais Abdur Rashid, according to the Afghan appendix of tribes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kakar (733 words)

	The Definitive Guide to Pashtun XXXX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Amir Abdur Rahman Khan, former ruler of Afghanistan (1844-1901) during whose reign the Durand Line was drawn which divided traditionally Pashtun territories.
		The legend states that Qais, after having heard of the new religion of Islam, traveled to meet the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in Medina and returned to Afghanistan a Muslim.
		Qais, in turn, purportedly had many children and one son, Afghana, produced up to four sons who set out towards the east including one son who went towards Swat, another towards Lahore and India, another to Multan, and finally one to Quetta.
	www.applemacpro.com /s/Pashtun (4597 words)

	PASHTUNS
		Similarly, the story of Qais Abdur Rashid having gone from Afghanistan to Arabia to meet the Prophet and after returning to his country having converted the Afghans to Islam also does not stand the scrutiny of history.
		One such messenger is stated to have been sent to Qais Abdur Rashid, who is claimed to be the ancestor of the Pukhtoons, through Khalid bin Walid.
		In response to Khalid's invitation, Qais hurried to the Holy land and as a result of the sublime teachings of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) embraced Islam in Medina.
	www.lswti.itgo.com /pashtuns.htm (6912 words)

	History of the Pathans
		Haroon Rashid has noted: "According to Majmu-ul-Ansab as quoted by H. Bellew, Qais in lineal descent was thirty-seventh from Malik Talut, or Saul, forty-fifth from Hazrat Ibrahim or Abraham and sixty-third from Hazrat Adam" (p.70).
		These discoveries draw a picture of human evolution during the past 4 to 5 million years.[ii] Niamat Heravi extended this genealogy to Qais Abdur Rashid and his descendants, but there is no mention of any other person of that age and his descendants.
		It may be noted that Pukhtuns claiming descent from Qais Abdur Rashid have crossed the twenty million mark in number around the world.
	www.geocities.com /turlandi2000/history1.html (1483 words)

	Pashtun people -
		The most prominent view is that Pashtuns are speakers of the Pashto language and live in a contiguous geographic location mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
		The legend states that Qais, after having heard of the new religion of Islam, travelled to meet the Prophet Muhammad in Medina and returned to Ghor (Afghanistan) a Muslim.
		Qais, in turn, had three (or four) sons (see Qais Abdur Rashid).
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Pathans (3847 words)

	Pashtuns and their Origins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pathan legend states that they accepted Islam during the time of the Prophet when a group of their kinsmen (Jews) living in Arabia sent word to them that the true Prophet of God as prophesied in their scriptures had appeared in Mecca.
		The Prophet was so pleased with Qais that he gave him the name of Abdur Rashid, called him Malik (king) and Pehtan (keel or rudder of a ship) for showing his people the path of Islam.
		The story proceeds: Qais Alias Abdur Rashid Alias Pehtan had three sons named Sarban, Batan and Ghurghust.
	www.pakhistory.com /pakh/printer_pashtunsandorigins.php (2934 words)

	Everything about Kakar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Anglo-Afghan wars were fought as part of the overall imperialistic Great Game that was waged between the Russian Empire and the British and the Afghans found their territories greatly diminished as a result of border adjustments made as a result of British peace terms.
		During the reign of the Afghan "Iron" Amir Abdur Rahman, in the late 19th century CE, the Afghans reluctantly gave up nearly half of the Pashtun territories to the British.
		It is possible that Abdur Rahman viewed the so-called Durand Line as a temporary arrangement rather than a permanent settlement and is known to have vocally despised the agreement and bitterly resented the British for it.
	661.en.wikimiki.org /en/Kakar (12380 words)

	AfGhAnIsTaN
		According to a popular legend the Pashtoons and of Jewish origin and trough Qais descended from Saul, Saul of Israel.
		Traditions refer to Syria as the country of their residence at the time they were carried away into captivity by Nebukhadnezzar and planted as colonists in different parts of Persia and Media.
		As a mark of special favor and distinction, the Prophet was pleased to change the Hebrew name of Qais, they leader, to the Arab one of Abdur Rashid.Qais.
	abdullahspictures.tripod.com (1181 words)

	.:: Bannu ::. Bannu.com
		Bannuchis are descendant from one Shittak (or Shithak), a son of Karan who was the fifth son (probably an adopted one) of Kais bin Abdur Rashid.
		The generations of his (Karan) other sons are the Afridis, Mehmands, Khattkas, Masuds, Wazir, Bangash and Dilazaks etc. Shithak was born in the era of Mehmud of Ghazna and lived at Shawal.
		Shithak was the son of Karran, in the fifth lineage from Qais bin Abdur Rashid.
	www.bannu.com /bannu.php (713 words)

	Everything about Taliban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On May 20, 1997, brother Generals Abdul Malik Pehlawan and Mohammed Pehlawan mutinied from under Uzbek warlord Rashid Dostum's command and formed an alliance with the Taliban.
		In 1996, Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden moved to Afghanistan upon the invitation of the Northern Alliance leader Abdur Rabb ur Rasool Sayyaf.
		Ahmed Rashid) feel that the Islamists still command considerable support and cite the fact that Islamists in Pakistan and Egypt regularly poll 10 to 30 percent in electoral polls which many believe are rigged against them.
	99.en.wikimiki.org /en/Taliban (12202 words)

	Theories on Afghan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On hearing about the new faith of Islam, Qais from Aryana travelled to Medina to see the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, and returned to Aryana as a Muslim.
		Qais Abdur Rashid purportedly had many sons, one of whom was Afghana.
		Afghana, in turn, had four sons who set out to the east to establish their separate lineages.
	www.afghanprofile.net /new_page_13.htm (875 words)

	Everything about Iranian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Nuristani are an Indo-Iranian people, representing a third branch of independent of the Iranian and Indo-Aryan groups, who live in isolated regions of northeastern Afghanistan.
		Better known historically as the Kafirs of what was once known as Kafiristan (now called Nuristan), they were forcibly converted to Islam during the rule of "Iron" Amir Abdur Rahman and their country was renamed "Nuristan" or "Land of Light" as in the light of Islam.
		Zalmay Khalilzad Amongst historians, anthropologists, and the Pashtuns themselves, there is some debate as to who exactly is a Pashtun.
	ro.wikimiki.org /en/Iranian (11524 words)

	History of the Pathans (Jews?) - www.ezboard.com
		Brigadier (R) Haroon Rashid, who hails from Kohat, has finally produced a timely and authentic reference work, the most impressive attempt yet by any native scholar on the subject, and is a must read for anyone interested in the historical evolution of these most admired people.
		The former (including Sarabani tribes) claim direct descent from Qais Abdur Rashid of Bani-Israel lineage, while the latter from one Karan whose antecedents are unknown.
		They would be glad if it was established that they were somehow related to Khalid bin Walid through their putative ancestor Qais Abdur Rashid.
	pub18.ezboard.com /fbalkansfrm39.showMessage?topicID=36.topic (2660 words)

	Afghanistan, Afghan, Afghan Chat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		:: Qais Bin Abdur Rashid (father of all pashtuns)
		Ghilzi tribal genealogies in general trace their early descent from the union of either Shah Hussain, a Ghurid prince, and Bibi Mato, a granddaughter of Qays Abdar Rasheed, the putative ancestor of all Pashtuns, or Mokarram Shah; a Pashtun prince from Ghor, and the daughter of a Persian notable (Burton, pp.
		In both versions a son named Ghalzoy, son of Ghal (Pashtu ghal "thief," zoy "son"), ancestor of the Ghilzi, descendants of ghal, is conceived before marriage.
	www.afghanchat.com /post2-t8181.html (1820 words)

	Afghanistan -
		On March 27, 2003, Afghan deputy defense minister and powerful warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum created an office for the North Zone of Afghanistan and appointed officials to it, defying then-interim president Hamid Karzai's orders that there be no zones in Afghanistan.
		Eurocorps took over the responsibility for the NATO-led ISAF in Kabul August 9, 2004.
		Rashid, Ahmed (2000) "Taliban - Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia", Yale University Press
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Afghanistan (6718 words)

	Lakki Marwat History :: Khyber.ORG
		It comprises more than 250 villages, with different populations, ranging from a population of a few hundreds to almost twenty thousand.
		Most of the Pashtoons trace their origin from Qais.
		It is said that he had gone to Mecca where the holy Prophet (PBUH) gave him the name of Abdur Rashid.
	www.khyber.org /pashtoplaces/lakkimarwat2.shtml (3280 words)

	PAK.ORG - The Official Pakistani Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Abdur Rahman, had settled in Ajmer even before Khwaja Moinuddin, and was the author of the first work in Hindi."(Indian Muslims, By Prof.
		From the departure of Mohammad Bin Qasim in 715 A.D. to the fall of the Umayyad caliphate in 750 A.D., a period of 35 years, Sind had nine governors.
		They were Habib Bin Mohlab, Amro Bin Muslim Bahili, Bilal Bin Ahwaz, Junaid Bin Abdur Rehman Marri, Tamim Bin Zaid Atbi, Hakam Bin Awanah Qalbi, Amroo Bin Mohainmad Bin Qasim, Yazid Bin Arrar and Mansur Bin Jamhur Qalbi.
	www.pak.org /2001/aboutpak/historyarticles.html (20018 words)

	Afghanistan
		The regional mafia, who were looking for a safe operational hub, joined forces with the more fanatic sections of the Mujahidin supported by Arab extremists like Osama bin Laden as well as the Pakistani secret intelligence service
		Taliban movement towards the end of 1994 (Rashid, 2000);
		The Taliban, having taken control of 90% of the country, actively encouraged poppy cultivation.
	www.vindia.info /a/Afghanistan.asp (4501 words)

	Tasawwuf: January 2006
		Although the Sherwaani clan is famed as Pathan, it in reality is Sayyid in its origin, for its ancestral progenitor was Sayyid Husain Ghauri R.A. who migrated from Ghaur during the reign of Khalif Abdul Maalik Bin Marwaan (d.
		65 A.H.) and settled in the region neighbouring ‘Koohe Sulaimaan.’ Sayyid Husain Ghauri R.A. settled among the Pathans and married the daughter of Batan Bin Qais Abdur Rashid.
		She bore him two sons, Lodi and Serwaani.
	nisbat.blogspot.com /2006_01_01_nisbat_archive.html (13186 words)

	Southasia Talk
		As for the mongoloid features, not every Afghan has mongoloid feature.
		Many Afghans may have Mongoloid only for the fact that Abdur Rahman Khan integrated ethnic Hazara's with the Pashtuns as he led Pashtuns to live in Northern Afghanistan where they heavily mixed with the Hazaras.
		Some Hazaras even speak Pashto and have Pashtun names.
	southasia.net /talk/messages/5/1430.html (13445 words)

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