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			{{Short description\|Community of Muslims in India and Pakistan}}
			{{redirect\|Kidwai\|other uses\|Kidwai (disambiguation)}}
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	{{Infobox caste		{{Infobox caste
	\|caste_name= Qidwai/ Kidwai		\|caste_name= Qidwai/ Kidwai
	\|populated_states=[[Uttar Pradesh]] [[India]] and [[Sindh]] [[Pakistan]] [[Middle East region]]		\|image=
	\|languages= [[Urdu language\|Urdu]] and [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] and [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] and [[Persian language\|~~Farsi~~]]		\|caption= [[Abdul Majid Daryabadi]], a notable Qidwai in Muslim history
			\|populated_states=[[Uttar Pradesh]] [[India]] and [[Sindh]] [[Pakistan]]<br/>[[Middle East region]]
			\|languages= [[Urdu language\|Urdu]] and [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] and [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] and [[Persian language\|Persian]]
	\|religions=[[Islam]]}}		\|religions=[[Islam]]}}

	The '''Qidwai''' or '''Kidwai''' ({{~~lang-~~ur\|قدوائی}}, {{~~lang-~~ar\|قدوائی}}) are a community of [[~~Muslims]] in [[India]] and [[Pakistan~~]] ~~and throughout the [[Middle East]] often considered the premier subdivision of~~ [[Shaikhs in ~~South Asia~~\|Shaikhs]] ~~due to their~~ [[~~Palestinians\|Palestinean~~]] ~~lineage. Their lineage traces back to Jewish roots and Bani Israel heritage~~. They are mostly settled in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]~~. They are also settled in the city of~~ [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]~~, and~~ also in areas of the [[Middle East]] specifically, [[Saudi Arabia]] , [[Palestine (region)\|Palestine]] and [[Qatar]].<ref name="~~ReferenceA~~">~~''Caste~~ and ~~Social Stratification Among Muslims'' (Manohar~~, ~~1978)~~, ~~edited by Imtiaz Ahmed~~, ~~p. 212~~.</ref> The Qidwai, together with the [[Milki]], [[Malik]] and [[Chaudhary]] form a community of substantial landowners.		The '''Qidwai''' or '''Kidwai''' ({{langx\|ur\|قدوائی}}, {{langx\|ar\|قدوائی}}) are a community of [[Muslim]] [[Shaikhs in North India\|Shaikhs]] in [[South Asia]]. They are mostly settled in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]] and [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=Lucknow/><ref name=Singh/> They are also settled in areas of the [[Middle East]] specifically, [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Palestine (region)\|Palestine]] and [[Qatar]].<ref name="Biswas">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ftDpDwAAQBAJ&dq=Qidwai+clan&pg=PT30\|title=Rafi Ahmed Kidwai: BRIDGING REGION and nation: a political biography\|author=Rathin Biswas\|date=2020\|quote=Qidwai Mohalla. The long lineage of Qazi Qidwa sttled in and around the Barabanki District near Lucknow. Nearby Village of Masauli, Rudauli, Gadia, Mahmudabad, Daryabad and Baragaon became the main epicenter of the Kidwai clan.\|publisher=Notion Press, 2020\|isbn=9781648929915}}</ref>

			The Qidwai, together with the [[Khan (surname)\|Khan]], [[Milki]], [[Malik (clan)\|Malik]] and [[Chaudhary]] form a community of substantial landowners.

	==History and origin==		==History and origin==
			The Qidwa claim descent from [[Qazi Qidwat-ud-din]], a son of the [[Sultan of Rum]]. Qazi Qidwa fell out with his brother who was the then ruling Sultan, and migrated to India with his wife and son. There he became a close associate of the famous Sufi saint, [[Mu'in al-Din Chishti]] (1143-1236). The Sufi saint is said to have sent Qazi Qidwa to the [[Awadh]] region to spread [[Islam]], where he is said to have won over fifty villages to [[Islam]] over some time. These fifty villages were later awarded to him by King of Delhi Shahab-ud-din Ghori [[Muhammad Of Ghor]]., and the region became known as Qidwara., later they moved in Barabanki and settled permanently. <ref name=Biswas/>

	The Qidwai ~~or Kidwai are a community~~ of ~~Shaikhs in Pakistan and India~~. ~~They are mostly settled in~~ the ~~state~~ of ~~Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also settled~~ in the ~~city~~ of ~~Karachi~~, ~~Sindh, Pakistan. The Qidwa claim descent from Qidwa, a son~~ of the ~~Sultans of Rum, in what is now modern Turkey~~. ~~There are differing traditions as to the ethnic origin~~. ~~Some sources claim he was a descendant~~ of ~~original Jews of Medina~~. ~~While other sources claim that he was a Bani Israil descendant by lineage~~. ~~This reaffirms their monotheistic beliefs unlike other Muslim converts who were formally polytheists. Qidwa fell out the Sultan~~, ~~his brother~~, and ~~migrated to~~ India, with wife and son. There he became a close associate of the famous Sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti. The saint is said to have sent him to the Awadh region to spread Islam, where he is said to have won over fifty villages to Islam.		[[File:Shuja Daulah Cavalry.png\|thumb\|Camp of [[Shuja-ud-Daula]] of [[Awadh]]]]
			The Qidwai's Fought [[Third Battle of Panipat]]., under the Nawab of Awadh [[Shuja-ud-Daula]], the Qidwai were recruited in the household cavalry of [[Shuja-ud-Daula]], which was mainly composed of the Sheikhzadi.<ref>{{cite book \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FIIQhuAOGaIC&dq=sheikzadi&pg=PA73 \|page=73 \|author= Pradeep Barua \|title=The state at war in South Asia \|date=2005 \|publisher=University of Nebraska Press\|isbn=9780803213449}}</ref><ref name=Lucknow>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CG0wAQAAIAAJ&q=Qidwai+clan \|title= Lucknow, Fire of Grace:The Story of Its Revolution, Renaissance and the Aftermath (Qidwai clan)\|page=28\|author=Amaresh Misra \|date=1998 \|publisher=Harper Collins Publishers India \|isbn= 9788172232887}}</ref>

	~~The Qidwai were native Muslims of Uttar Pradesh. Sufi saints are claimed to have gone to the [[Awadh]] region to spread [[Islam]], where he is said to have won over fifty villages to [[Islam]].~~ These ~~fifty villages were later awarded to him, and the region became known as Qidwara~~.<ref name=~~"ReferenceA"~~/~~> According to another tradition, Qidwa is said have defeated a local ruler in the [[Awadh]] region by the name of Raja Jagdeopur~~. ~~This Raja was said to have belonged to the aboriginal [[Bhar]] community~~. The ~~original settlement~~ of ~~the tribe was Juggaur in [[Lucknow district]]~~, ~~from where they spread to [[Barabanki District]]. The [[taluqdar]] families have historically intermarried with the [[Bhatti of Awadh~~\|~~Awadhi Bhatti]], a neighbouring [[Muslim Rajput]] community, with whom they share many cultural traits.~~		These clans had not taken any profession other than a soldier or a civil officer.<ref name=Singh>{{cite book \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=R8As_JziO2kC&dq=sheikhs+kakori+awadh&pg=PA9 \|author=Surya Narain Singh \|date=2003 \|title=The Kingdom of Awadh - Its History, Polity and Administration\|page=9 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn= 9788170999089}}</ref>

	==Present circumstances==		==Present circumstances==
	~~{{Unreferenced section\|date=August 2019}}~~		The abolishment of the [[zamindar]] system by the newly independent [[India]] in 1947 had a major impact on the Qidwai community. The larger estates were broken, and land given to the [[farmers]] who worked on their lands. This led to some emigration of the Qidwais to [[Pakistan]].<ref>''Caste and Social Stratification among Muslims'' (Manohar, 1978), edited by Imtiaz Ahmed, pp. 209-215.</ref>
	The abolishment of the [[zamindar]] system by the newly independent [[India]] in 1947 had a major impact on the Qidwai community. The larger estates were broken, and land given to the [[farmers]] who worked on their lands. This led to some emigration of the Qidwais to [[Pakistan]].<ref>''Caste and Social Stratification among Muslims'' (Manohar, 1978), edited by Imtiaz Ahmed, pp. 209-215.</ref>
	The Qidwais are still found mainly in the districts of [[Lucknow District\|Lucknow]].		The Qidwais are still found mainly in the districts of [[Lucknow District\|Lucknow]].<ref name=Singh/>
			==Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award==
			The [[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award]] was created in 1956 by the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR) to recognize Indian researchers in the agricultural field. Awards are distributed every second year, and take the form of medals, citations, and cash prizes.<ref name=icar>{{cite web \|url=http://www.icar.org.in/merits.html \|title=Merits & Awards of India\|access-date=2024-11-01 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603012010/http://www.icar.org.in/merits.html \|archivedate=3 June 2008 \|df=dmy-all \|website=Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) website}}</ref>

			==Notable people==
			*[[Raja Farzand Ali Khan]] of [[Jahangirabad Raj]]
			*[[Raja Sir Tassaduq Rasul Khan]] of [[Jahangirabad Raj]].
			*[[Maharaja Sir Ejaz Rasul Khan]] of [[Jahangirabad Raj]]
			*[[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai]] (18 February 1894 - 24 October 1954), Veteran Indian politician, Indian independence activist and the Minister of Communications in the first Cabinet of Independent India (First Nehru Ministry).
			*[[Abdul Majid Daryabadi]]
			*[[Shafey Kidwai]]
			*[[Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii]]
			*[[FS Hussain\|Fuad Shahid Hussain Qidwai]] (1924-1969), Indian [[World War II]] pilot, later [[Pakistan Air Force]] pilot

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Sayyid]]		* [[Sayyid]]
	* [[Siddiqui]]		* [[Siddiqui]]
			* [[Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology]]
	* [[Shaikhs in South Asia]]		* [[Shaikhs in South Asia]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	{{Indian Muslim}}		{{Indian Muslim}}
	{{Muhajir communities}}		{{Muhajir communities}}

	[[Category:Social groups of ~~Pakistan]]~~		[[Category:Social groups of Sindh]]
	~~[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]~~
	~~[[Category:Muslim communities of India~~]]
	[[Category:Shaikh clans]]		[[Category:Shaikh clans]]
	[[Category:Surnames]]		[[Category:Surnames]]
	[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]		[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]

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{{EngvarB|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox caste
|caste_name= Qidwai/ Kidwai
|populated_states=[[Uttar Pradesh]] [[India]] and [[Sindh]] [[Pakistan]] [[Middle East region]]
|languages= [[Urdu language|Urdu]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Farsi]]
|religions=[[Islam]]}}

The '''Qidwai''' or '''Kidwai''' ({{lang-ur|قدوائی}}, {{lang-ar|قدوائی}}) are a community of [[Muslims]] in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] and throughout the [[Middle East]] often considered the premier subdivision of [[Shaikhs in South Asia|Shaikhs]] due to their [[Palestinians|Palestinean]] lineage. Their lineage traces back to Jewish roots and Bani Israel heritage. They are mostly settled in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. They are also settled in the city of [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]], and also in areas of the [[Middle East]] specifically, [[Saudi Arabia]] , [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and [[Qatar]].<ref name="ReferenceA">''Caste and Social Stratification Among Muslims'' (Manohar, 1978), edited by Imtiaz Ahmed, p. 212.</ref> The Qidwai, together with the [[Milki]], [[Malik]] and [[Chaudhary]] form a community of substantial landowners.

==History and origin==

The Qidwai or Kidwai are a community of Shaikhs in Pakistan and India. They are mostly settled in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also settled in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The Qidwa claim descent from Qidwa, a son of the Sultans of Rum, in what is now modern Turkey. There are differing traditions as to the ethnic origin. Some sources claim he was a descendant of original Jews of Medina. While other sources claim that he was a Bani Israil descendant by lineage. This reaffirms their monotheistic beliefs unlike other Muslim converts who were formally polytheists. Qidwa fell out the Sultan, his brother, and migrated to India, with wife and son. There he became a close associate of the famous Sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti. The saint is said to have sent him to the Awadh region to spread Islam, where he is said to have won over fifty villages to Islam.

The Qidwai were native Muslims of Uttar Pradesh. Sufi saints are claimed to have gone to the [[Awadh]] region to spread [[Islam]], where he is said to have won over fifty villages to [[Islam]]. These fifty villages were later awarded to him, and the region became known as Qidwara.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> According to another tradition, Qidwa is said have defeated a local ruler in the [[Awadh]] region by the name of Raja Jagdeopur. This Raja was said to have belonged to the aboriginal [[Bhar]] community. The original settlement of the tribe was Juggaur in [[Lucknow district]], from where they spread to [[Barabanki District]]. The [[taluqdar]] families have historically intermarried with the [[Bhatti of Awadh|Awadhi Bhatti]], a neighbouring [[Muslim Rajput]] community, with whom they share many cultural traits.

==Present circumstances==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}}
The abolishment of the [[zamindar]] system by the newly independent [[India]] in 1947 had a major impact on the Qidwai community. The larger estates were broken, and land given to the [[farmers]] who worked on their lands. This led to some emigration of the Qidwais to [[Pakistan]].<ref>''Caste and Social Stratification among Muslims'' (Manohar, 1978), edited by Imtiaz Ahmed, pp. 209-215.</ref>
The Qidwais are still found mainly in the districts of [[Lucknow District|Lucknow]].

==See also==
* [[Sayyid]]
* [[Siddiqui]]
* [[Shaikhs in South Asia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Muslim}}
{{Muhajir communities}}

[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Shaikh clans]]
[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]

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Joydeb Sarkar2003: Page updated with relevant improvements

->Aniruddh Agrawal at 12:13, 28 November 2021