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|group= Punjabi Shaikh | | group = Punjabi Shaikh | ||
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|caption = | | caption = Punjabi Sheikhs from the Trans-Sutlej States in 1869 | ||
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|popplace = Pakistan | | popplace = [[Pakistan]] | ||
|langs = | | langs = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />{{small|[[English language|English]] • [[Urdu language|Urdu]]}} | ||
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'''Punjabi Shaikh''' ({{langx|pnb|{{Nastaliq|پنجابی شيخ}}}}) is a [[Punjabi Muslims|Punjabi Muslim]] [[List of Punjabi tribes|tribe]] and a branch of the [[Shaikhs in South Asia]]. In Punjab, the title ''Shaikh'' was given to recent converts to [[Islam]] and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.<ref name=":0"/> | |||
The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the [[Faisalabad]], [[Chiniot]] and [[Rawalpindi District]] of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punjabi Shaikh tribe are wealthy but have a small population in the Punjab. Notable people include [[Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad]], a Pakistani politician.<ref>{{Cite book|date=20 February 2004|title=Sociology of religion in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&q=shaikh+occupational+caste&pg=PA97|isbn=9780761997818|last1=Robinson|first1=Rowena}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nyrop|first=Richard F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaggQsmGFWkC&q=sheikh+occupational+title+in+pakistan&pg=PA149|title=Pakistan a country study|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1983|edition=4|pages=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_272.gif |title=Shaikhs of Rawalpindi District (Pothohar Plateau)|website=Digital South Asia Library - Imperial Gazetteer of India v.21, page 266|access-date=25 December 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Notable people with this surname== | |||
*[[Ehsan Elahi Zaheer]], a Pakistani Islamic scholar | |||
*[[Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad]], a Pakistani politician and a businessman | |||
*[[Javed Shaikh]], a Pakistani actor and film director | |||
*[[Saleem Sheikh]], a Pakistani actor | |||
*[[Shahnaz Sheikh]], a Pakistani field hockey player | |||
*[[Shehnaz Sheikh]], a Pakistani TV actress | |||
*[[Farooq Sheikh]], an Indian film actor | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Punjabi Muslims]] | |||
[[Category:Punjabi tribes]] | [[Category:Punjabi tribes]] | ||
[[Category:Shaikh clans]] | [[Category:Shaikh clans]] | ||
[[Category:Social groups of Punjab, Pakistan]] | [[Category:Social groups of Punjab, Pakistan]] | ||
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Punjabi Shaikh (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a Punjabi Muslim tribe and a branch of the Shaikhs in South Asia. In Punjab, the title Shaikh was given to recent converts to Islam and not to those of Arab descent as a polite euphemism.[1]
The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the Faisalabad, Chiniot and Rawalpindi District of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punjabi Shaikh tribe are wealthy but have a small population in the Punjab. Notable people include Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, a Pakistani politician.[2][1][3]
Notable people with this surname[edit | edit source]
- Ehsan Elahi Zaheer, a Pakistani Islamic scholar
- Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, a Pakistani politician and a businessman
- Javed Shaikh, a Pakistani actor and film director
- Saleem Sheikh, a Pakistani actor
- Shahnaz Sheikh, a Pakistani field hockey player
- Shehnaz Sheikh, a Pakistani TV actress
- Farooq Sheikh, an Indian film actor
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nyrop, Richard F. (1983). Pakistan a country study (4 ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 149.
- ↑ Robinson, Rowena (20 February 2004). Sociology of religion in India. ISBN 9780761997818.
- ↑ "Shaikhs of Rawalpindi District (Pothohar Plateau)". Digital South Asia Library - Imperial Gazetteer of India v.21, page 266. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
