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Shaikh Clans
Shaikh usually refers to: * Sheikh, as an alternate Romanization; a term for elders, tribal leaders, and royalty in Arabic-influenced cultures It may also refer to: Communities * Shaikhs in South Asia, a social and ethnic grouping in South Asia * Kashmiri Shaikhs, a large Kashmiri clan * Gujarati Shaikh, a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat * Punjabi Shaikhs, a community found in Punjab consisting of Muslim converts from the Brahmins, Rajputs, and Khatris castes * Shaikhs of Rajasthan, a Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan * Shaikhs of Uttar Pradesh * Sindhi Shaikhs, a community found in Sindh consisting Muslim converts from the Lohana caste People with the family name * Anwar Shaikh (critic of Islam) (1928–2006), Pakistani-born British author * Anwar Shaikh (economist) (born 1945), Pakistani American economist * Arbaj Shaikh, Indian actor * Fatima Sana Shaikh (born 1992), Indian actress * Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid Indian politician See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh
Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to men, there are also a small number of female sheikhs in history. The title ''Syeikha'' or ''Sheikha'' generally refers to women. In some countries, it is given as a surname to those of great knowledge in religious affairs, by a prestigious religious leader from a silsila, chain of Sufi scholars. The word is mentioned in the Qur'an in three places: verse 72 of Hud (surah), Hud, 78 of Yusuf (surah), Yusuf, and 23 of al-Qasas. A royal family member of the United Arab Emirates and some other Arab countries, also has this title, since the ruler of each emirate is also the sheikh of their tribe. Etymology and meaning The word in Arabic stems from a Semitic root, triliteral root connected with aging: , ''shīn-yā'-khā. The title carries the me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaikhs In South Asia
''Shaikh'', also rendered as ''Sheikh'', ''Sheik'', ''Shaik'', ''Shaykh'', ''Shaikh'', ''Shekh'', ''Cheikh'', ''Šeih'', ''Šejh'', ''Şeyh'' and other variants (Arabic: , ''shaykh''; pl. ''shuyūkh''), is a title given to many South Asian Muslim castes. It originally was a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that commonly designated a chief of a tribe, royal family member, Muslim religious scholar, or " Elder". However in Northern India, Shaikh was used as an ethnic title, by those with Arab descent & Upper caste coverts to Islam like Khatris, Brahmins & Rajputs etc, particularly from prominent Muslim figures such as the Rashidun Caliphs, majority of these. Origin In North India, it is not just an ethnic title but an occupational title attributed to Muslim trading families. Many Shaikhs from North India are descended from Arabs, and adopted 'Shaikh' as their last name through marriage or their job. In Frontier Regions, Punjab of Pakistan, or Kashmir, the title '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashmiri Shaikh
Kashmiri Shaikh or Kashmiri Sheikh () is a Muslim community, who mainly live in the Kashmir and those who migrated to what is now Pakistani Punjab. The Kashmiri Shaikhs are considered to be a clan of Kashmiri origin also found predominantly in Pakistani Punjab and also in other parts of India. After the advent of Islam into Afghanistan and Indian subcontinent, a significant number of Hindu Brahmins in Kashmir converted to Islam and adopted the title of Shaikh and later migrated to other regions of the country. In Punjab, they are known as Kashmiri Shaikhs. The Kashmiri Shaikhs are predominantly urban. Notable people * Sheikh Abdullah, Kashmiri politician * Ghulam Ahmad, Pakistani forestry official and businessman * Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician * Nadeem Anjum, DG ISI, Mohra Sheikhan, Pakistan. *Allama Muhammad Iqbal, A Kashmiri Sheikh belonging originally to the Sapru Clan of Brahmins. See also *Kashmiri Muslims *Kashmiri Hindus Kashmiri Hindus are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Shaikh
The Gujarati Shaikh are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. The Shaikhs of Gujarat have no single definite origin, as anyone could take up the title "shaikh" and thus different groups could be called Shaikhs, regardless of common origin. Socioeconomically, they range from poor labourers to the urban lower class. They speak heavily Gujaratized Urdu. The Sodagar The Sodagar or "Arab Shaikh" are a small sub-group within the larger Shaikh community. They originate from the Hadhramaut region of Yemen, and settled in the city of Patan, during the period of Mughal rule, and intermarried with the Sunni Bohra community. The community were involved the buying and selling of silk, and exporting it to the Middle East. They still maintain links with the Middle East, being fluent in Arabic. However, the Sodagar mohalla in Patan has declined, with many of their houses becoming crumbling ruins. They have their own caste association, the Jamat Shams Sodagaran, which is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Shaikh
Punjabi Shaikh () is a Punjabi 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. The Shaikh caste were originally agricultural and can be found in the Faisalabad Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, second-largest city and primary List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ..., Chiniot and Rawalpindi District regions of Punjab. However, in recent years, they have become urbanised and are involved in business and trade. The Punjabi Shaikh tribe are a wealthy but have a small population in the Punjab. Notable people include Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, a Pakistani politician and a businessman. Notable people with this surname * Ehsan Elahi Zaheer, a Pakistani Islamic scholar * Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, a Pakistani politician an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaikhs Of Rajasthan
The Shaikh of the Indian state of Rajasthan are part of the wider Shaikh community of South Asia. They form the largest single Muslim community of the state. See also * Shaikhs in South Asia ''Shaikh'', also rendered as ''Sheikh'', ''Sheik'', ''Shaik'', ''Shaykh'', ''Shaikh'', ''Shekh'', ''Cheikh'', ''Šeih'', ''Šejh'', ''Şeyh'' and other variants (Arabic: , ''shaykh''; pl. ''shuyūkh''), is a title given to many South Asian Musl ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaikh Of Rajasthan Shaikh clans Muslim communities of Rajasthan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaikhs Of Uttar Pradesh
The Shaikh are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. History Shaikh is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means " elder." It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar. Some members of Brahmins, Rajputs and Khatri community also converted to Islam. Some Muslim Khatris, Brahmins and Rajputs use shaikh and khan as their surnames, and consider themselves belonging to the Shaikh community.Endogamy and Status Mobility among Siddiqui Shaikh in Social Stratication edited by Dipankar Gupta A community of early Shaikh colonists are the Qidwai, whose ancestor was claimed to be Qazi Qidwa, a son of the Sultans of Rum, in what is now modern Turkey. The Qazi is said to have been sent to the Awadh region to spread Islam, where he is said to have won over fifty local villages to Islam. These fifty villages were later awarded to him, and the region became known as Qidwara. The converts o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhi Shaikh
Shaikh or Sheikh (), is a Sindhi tribe or caste. The "Shaikh" word is an Arabic term meaning elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar. The Shaikhs of Sindh are one of the major tribe of the Sindhi Muslims ethnic group; they are converted from Sindhi Hindu Lohana/Brahmin tribes. They speak the various dialects of Sindhi, depending on their place of residence. The Shaikh are largely an urban community, residing in the towns and cities of Sindh. Shaikhs have different communities within them, namely Baghdadi, Sanjogi, Nangani, Deewan, and Chatani.Gazetteer of West Pakistan, the Former Province of Sind Including Khairpur State. Gazetteer Cell, Board of Revenue, Lahore 1968 by H. T Sorely Origin In Sindh, it is used as an ethnic title generally attributed to converted Hindu trading families that became Muslims. Notable people * Khan Bahadur Shaikh Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah KCSI, Pakistani politician from Sindh, first Chief Minister of Sindh (1937� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Shaikh (critic Of Islam)
Anirudh Gyan Shikha (1 June 1928 – 25 November 2006; known as Anwar Shaikh) was a British India-born British writer, who spent much of his adult life in Pakistan and United Kingdom, dying in Cardiff, Wales.''The Rushdie Affair: The Novel, the Ayatollah, and the West'' by Daniel Pipes, Pg. 283 Biography Born Hajji Muhammad Shaikh, he was born into a family descended from Kashmiri Pandit converts to Islam in the city of Gujrat located in the north of Punjab. He was born on the day of the Haj, or pilgrimage, in 1928, which prompted his parents to attach 'Hajji' to his first name, but he was also born with aposthia (in which boys are born without foreskin), which was seen as an even greater omen for a bright future; thus his name then became Muhammad Anwar Shaikh, with Anwar meaning radiant in the Arabic language. In his youth, he was a devout Sunni along with his family. During the violent days of the Partition of India, he became involved with Muslim nationalist groups and par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Shaikh (economist)
Anwar M. Shaikh ( Sindhi: انور شيخ) is a Pakistani American heterodox economist in the tradition of classical political economy and Marxian economics. He is Professor of Economics in the Graduate Faculty of Social and Political Science at The New School for Social Research in New York City, where he has taught since 1972. Early life and education Shaikh was born in Karachi into a Liberal Sindhi family in 1945. He traveled extensively at an early age and attended schools and lived for various lengths of time in Ankara, Washington, D.C., New York City, Lagos, Kuala Lumpur, and Kuwait. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 1961, received a B.S.E from Princeton University in 1965, worked for two years in Kuwait, and then returned to the United States to study at Columbia University, from which he received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1973. In 1972 he joined the Economics Department at the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research. He t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbaj Shaikh
Arbaj Shaikh is an Indian actor known for his work in Marathi cinema, primarily known for portraying supporting roles. He made his debut in the 2016 film ''Sairat'' and has since appeared in several films, including '' Free Hit Danka'' (2021), '' Jhund'' (2022), '' Ghar Banduk Biryani'' (2023), '' Musandi'' (2023), ''Sangharsh Yoddha Manoj Jarange Patil'' (2024). Filmography Film Television Music video Personal life Arbaj Shaikh opened his own café, 'Bake Buddies,' on 8 February 2024. He shared details about it on social media, and the café was inaugurated on 11 February 2024. It is situated at Ambegaon Budruk in Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western .... Notes References External links * * {{Instagram, id=arbajshaikh15 Indian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Sana Shaikh
Fatima Sana Shaikh (born 11 January 1992) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi films. Shaikh appeared as a child artist in such films as ''Chachi 420'' (1997) and ''One 2 Ka 4'' (2001). In 2016, she portrayed wrestler Geeta Phogat in the top-grossing sports film '' Dangal''. She has since starred in the streaming projects ''Ludo'' (2020), ''Ajeeb Daastaans'' (2021) and '' Modern Love Mumbai'' (2022), and portrayed Indira Gandhi in the biographical drama ''Sam Bahadur'' (2023). Early and personal life Fatima Sana Shaikh was born on 11 January 1992 born and brought up in Mumbai. Her mother, Raj Tabassum, is from Srinagar, and her father, Vipin Sharma, is from Jammu. Shaikh identifies as an atheist. She had received experience in photography prior to becoming an actress. The actress has opened up about her personal experiences of living with epilepsy to help raise awareness of the neurological condition. Career Shaikh began her career as a child artist in ''Chachi 420'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
