Mashwanis
Encyclopedia
The Mashwani are a Syed
tribe living predominantly in Pakistan
and Afghanistan
.
tribe descent from the Islamic Prophet Muhammad
through his daughter Syedah Fatimah
and Babul Ilm Hazrat Ali Ibne Abu Talib
. The lineage transcends from Hazrat Imam Hussain and Hazrat Imam Jafer Sadiq
through his son Syed Muhammad Ismail. The progenitor of the Mashwanis migrated from what is now Hiraat and then to India (Delhi).Prince or governor of then Persia(Iran) Syed kalan Gesu Daraz around 800C.E the fifth generation from imam Jafare Sadiq son of syed Qaf had a change of heart here followed by a beautiful love story.It is worth mentioning that the first Bande Nawaz|Hazrat Syed Muhammad Hussaini commonly known as Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraz who married a Pashtun
woman of the Kakar
tribe and had two sons, Stouryani(Ustarana) and Mashwani. In Pashto language Inkpot is called Mashwani, so the "Mashwani" is the title of Syed Masood Ali Shah Hussaini. Banda Nawaz Syed Muhammad Gaisu Daraaz was famous saint mystic of chishti order and preacher of Islam due to his long hair he was called Gaisu Daraaz, The Title of Gesu Daraz given by His Teacher Syed Naseer-du-deen Chiragh Delvi reh. Gesudaraz died in Gul Barga-India. Later Mashwani tribe migrated to different parts of Sub-Continent of Asia.
, Mashwani, Wardak, and Ustrana as being brothers and the sons of Syed Muhammad Husyni.After the migration from Afghanistan, the Gandapurs settled in the Daman Vally of present District Dera Ismail Khan
. The Ustrana tribe also resided over the mountains of Koh-e-Suleman, and the Wardaks are found in District Mardan.
The Ustrana tribe are situated near the border of Baluchistan and it is inside NWFP this tribe is belong to Hazrat Gaisu Daraz and the name of the two major villages belong to this tribe is kohi bahara and kohi pewar coming in the jurisdiction of Fr DIKhan .
The Mashwanis migrated to India and settled in different areas in Pakistan, such as the North-West Frontier Province, Balochistan and some in Sindh in Pakistan. Mashwanis can be mainly found in Sirikot, village Ismaila in district Swabi, Village Kamalpur Musa (District Attock), Gudwalian,Umar khana,sherawal Kundi in District Haripur, and Tehsil Ghazi. Some are settled in Tor Dheri in District Swabi, a respectable number are settled in District Dir and Swat (mainly in the village of Totano Bandai and Dardyal), some are settled in Mohmand Agency and majority in Baluchistan Province live in Punjpai, Quetta, some in Loralai and Mastung, and some in Mandagi near Shikarpur area in Sindh province. But still a huge number of them live in Afghanistan,such as Punjwai, Argandau in Kandhar province, in Wardag province and some in Kunner.
Syed Umer Khetab Shah of the District Haripur Gallai has researched for the last 30 to 35 years on how the Mashwani tribe came to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
,and Syed Shafi Shah and Syed Abdullah Shah from Punjpai and Quetta have published their books on Mashwani tribe.
The Mashwanis played an active role against the Sikh
s and the British
alongside other Pashtun tribes of the region, including the Swati
s, Tareens, Tanoli
, Shalmani
, and Jadoon
People like Salim Shah Mashwani, who was martyred by Sikhs, are heroes of the Frontier.
Mashwani have been taking part in the armies from the past. The soldiership of Mashwanis continued after the birth of Pakistan. Many famous personalities from Mashwani tribe scattered in Pakistani provinces of Frontier and Baluchistan have rose to fame levels in various fields.
s and sub-sections of the Mashwani include:
Mani Khail, Baji Khel ,Gulezai(kunr and dir)
, Dura Khail, Bhatal, Sahib Khail, Haseen Khail, Wares khail, Wahdet khail, Mughalkhaili, Taharkhaili, Lodin, Matkani, Roghani, Kazyooni, Ghareeb, Yousafkhel, Moosakhel, Adamkhel, Sakhar, Hasankhel (Sindh), Azadkhel, Hussainkhel, Ganjiyan, Murjankhel, Janikhel, Rahatkhel, Senkhel, Jalalkhel(Quetta and Panjpai) and Duarakhhel, Rustam khel, shoony khel, [SurkoZai and Mian Khanzia(Quetta Tehsil"Panjpai")].
in District Haripur
and District Dir
, and Totanobandai village and Dardyal in District Swat, of the KHAYBER PUKTOON KHWA. Some live in the suburbs of the mountainous valley Sirikot Gudwalian (Goodvalley). Others live in Tor Dheri in District Swabi
and District Mardan
, and others in Mohmand Agency. There are great numbers of Mashwanis in the cities of Peshawar
and Quetta
. Many of them proved to be good soldiers in the British army. After the birth of Pakistan
, many still continued to join this profession. Many of the Mashwani who are living in Haripur are Pashto speaking. Another Mashwani-populated area is (Good Valley) Gudwalian, 14 km from Haripur and 25 km from Hasan Abdal
. They are also founded in the areas of Attock
. Gudwalian is behind Sirikot and in the bottom of high hills towards Haripur. Other important areas of the Mashwani are Basu Mera, Kotkey Bugnian, Narian, Mochi Mera, panait, Choo, Bacca, Gallai, Boketar, Botigram, Ramdara, Tangdara, Sangar, Chinarkot, Shaypattay, Sawgound, Bagoona, Pallososar, Serai, Bilaha,Shanie, Tattaroo, Chontrai, Darra, KURCHAHA, SHERAWAL, KUNDI, UMARKHANA, GARHI MAIRA, SOBRA OF UNION COUNCIL KUNDI, Sobra Sector of HAMLET COLONY IN TEHSIL GHAZI. And in Balochistan, Punjpai, Loralai, Hurnai, Mastung, Quetta, Chaghi, in Sindh Madagi, Shikarpur and Karachi. There are still numbers of Mashwanis around Kabul, Kandhar, Kunner and more than one hundred families in Gandghar Kabul.
Sayyid
Sayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...
tribe living predominantly in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.
Origin
The Mashwani tribe is a SyedSyed
Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
tribe descent from the Islamic Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
through his daughter Syedah Fatimah
Fatimah
Fatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from his first wife Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. She is regarded by Muslims as an exemplar for men and women. She remained at her father's side through the difficulties suffered by him at the hands of the Quraysh of Mecca...
and Babul Ilm Hazrat Ali Ibne Abu Talib
Hazrat Ali
Hajji Hazrat Ali bin Bahawal Sheir is a military commander in eastern Afghanistan.-Biography:He was born in 1964 and is an ethnic Pashai....
. The lineage transcends from Hazrat Imam Hussain and Hazrat Imam Jafer Sadiq
Ja'far al-Sadiq
Jaʿfar ibn Muhammad al-Sādiq was a descendant of Muhammad and a prominent Muslim jurist. He is revered as an Imam by the adherents of Shi'a Islam and as a renowned Islamic scholar and personality by Sunni Muslims. The Shi'a Muslims consider him to be the sixth Imam or leader and spiritual...
through his son Syed Muhammad Ismail. The progenitor of the Mashwanis migrated from what is now Hiraat and then to India (Delhi).Prince or governor of then Persia(Iran) Syed kalan Gesu Daraz around 800C.E the fifth generation from imam Jafare Sadiq son of syed Qaf had a change of heart here followed by a beautiful love story.It is worth mentioning that the first Bande Nawaz|Hazrat Syed Muhammad Hussaini commonly known as Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraz who married a Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
woman of the Kakar
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
tribe and had two sons, Stouryani(Ustarana) and Mashwani. In Pashto language Inkpot is called Mashwani, so the "Mashwani" is the title of Syed Masood Ali Shah Hussaini. Banda Nawaz Syed Muhammad Gaisu Daraaz was famous saint mystic of chishti order and preacher of Islam due to his long hair he was called Gaisu Daraaz, The Title of Gesu Daraz given by His Teacher Syed Naseer-du-deen Chiragh Delvi reh. Gesudaraz died in Gul Barga-India. Later Mashwani tribe migrated to different parts of Sub-Continent of Asia.
Shajra-e-Nasb
- Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa s.a.w.aMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
- Syeda Fatima-tuz-Zehra R.AFatimahFatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from his first wife Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. She is regarded by Muslims as an exemplar for men and women. She remained at her father's side through the difficulties suffered by him at the hands of the Quraysh of Mecca...
W/O Hazrat AliAli' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
Ibn-e-Abu TalibAbu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-MuttalibAbi Tlib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib also known as Abu Talib ibn al-Muttalib.Talib was in reality the elder son of Abd Munāf and elder brother to Ali Ibn Abd Munāf. He was an head of Bani Hashim clan of Quraysh tribe of Mecca in Arabia. He was married to Fatima bint Asad and was an uncle of the... - Hazrat Imam Hussain R.A
- Hazrat Imam Ali (Zain-ul-Abideen, Sajjad) r.a
- Hazrat Imam Muhammad Baqir r.a
- Hazrat Imam Muhammad Jafer Sadiq r.a
- Hazrat Syed Muhammad Ismail r.a
- Hazrat Syed Shah Jalal r.a
- Hazrat Syed Shah Qaim r.a
- Hazrat Syed Jafer r.a
- Hazrat Syed Umer r.a
- Hazrat Syed Ghuffar (Yousaf) r.a
- Hazrat Syed Muhammad Hussaini
- Hazrat Syed Masood Ali Shah (Mashwani) r.a
History
Mashwanis are related to Gandapurs or Afghanpurs. They cite GandapurGandapur
The Gandapurs are a Pashtun tribe inhabiting the environs of Dera Ismail Khan, a major commercial center on the west bank of the Indus River, in the southern region of the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa of Pakistan, near the frontier with South Waziristan. The Gandapurs reside principally in the small town of...
, Mashwani, Wardak, and Ustrana as being brothers and the sons of Syed Muhammad Husyni.After the migration from Afghanistan, the Gandapurs settled in the Daman Vally of present District Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan is a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, west of Lahore and northwest of Multan. The city is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name. In Pakistan, its name is often abbreviated to D. I...
. The Ustrana tribe also resided over the mountains of Koh-e-Suleman, and the Wardaks are found in District Mardan.
The Ustrana tribe are situated near the border of Baluchistan and it is inside NWFP this tribe is belong to Hazrat Gaisu Daraz and the name of the two major villages belong to this tribe is kohi bahara and kohi pewar coming in the jurisdiction of Fr DIKhan .
The Mashwanis migrated to India and settled in different areas in Pakistan, such as the North-West Frontier Province, Balochistan and some in Sindh in Pakistan. Mashwanis can be mainly found in Sirikot, village Ismaila in district Swabi, Village Kamalpur Musa (District Attock), Gudwalian,Umar khana,sherawal Kundi in District Haripur, and Tehsil Ghazi. Some are settled in Tor Dheri in District Swabi, a respectable number are settled in District Dir and Swat (mainly in the village of Totano Bandai and Dardyal), some are settled in Mohmand Agency and majority in Baluchistan Province live in Punjpai, Quetta, some in Loralai and Mastung, and some in Mandagi near Shikarpur area in Sindh province. But still a huge number of them live in Afghanistan,such as Punjwai, Argandau in Kandhar province, in Wardag province and some in Kunner.
Syed Umer Khetab Shah of the District Haripur Gallai has researched for the last 30 to 35 years on how the Mashwani tribe came to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
,and Syed Shafi Shah and Syed Abdullah Shah from Punjpai and Quetta have published their books on Mashwani tribe.
The Mashwanis played an active role against the Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
s and the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
alongside other Pashtun tribes of the region, including the Swati
Swati (tribe)
The Swatis are a Pashtun tribe based around the Swat valley, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are the largest tribal group of land owners in the Mansehra and Battagram districts....
s, Tareens, Tanoli
Tanoli
The Tanoli are a Hazarewal tribe of the Tanawal valley, Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Although not usually acknowledged as Pashtuns, the Tanoli have to an extent assimilated many Pashtun cultural features and become Pashtunified. Tribally allied with the Pathans,. The...
, Shalmani
Shilmani
The Shilmani or Shalmani شلمانى are a Sarbanri Pashtun tribe who are primarily concentrated in the Shalman valley in Khyber agency near Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, the tribe is also present in different areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.In Pakistan, they live in Swat, Upper...
, and Jadoon
Jadoon
The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
People like Salim Shah Mashwani, who was martyred by Sikhs, are heroes of the Frontier.
Mashwani have been taking part in the armies from the past. The soldiership of Mashwanis continued after the birth of Pakistan. Many famous personalities from Mashwani tribe scattered in Pakistani provinces of Frontier and Baluchistan have rose to fame levels in various fields.
Sub-tribes
Some of the more famous khelKhel
Khel is a Hindi and Urdu word meaning "game" or "sport"; as well as a Pashtu word meaning "followers of". It may refer to:* Khel , a Pashtun tribal division, see Pashtun tribal structure...
s and sub-sections of the Mashwani include:
Mani Khail, Baji Khel ,Gulezai(kunr and dir)
, Dura Khail, Bhatal, Sahib Khail, Haseen Khail, Wares khail, Wahdet khail, Mughalkhaili, Taharkhaili, Lodin, Matkani, Roghani, Kazyooni, Ghareeb, Yousafkhel, Moosakhel, Adamkhel, Sakhar, Hasankhel (Sindh), Azadkhel, Hussainkhel, Ganjiyan, Murjankhel, Janikhel, Rahatkhel, Senkhel, Jalalkhel(Quetta and Panjpai) and Duarakhhel, Rustam khel, shoony khel, [SurkoZai and Mian Khanzia(Quetta Tehsil"Panjpai")].
Demographics and languages
Some Mashwanis inhabit the mountainous areas, such as a remote and beautiful village called SirikotSirikot
Sirikot, a word derived from Sir-i-Koh, meaning the top of the hill, is one of the 44 union councils of Haripur District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan...
in District Haripur
Haripur District
Haripur is a district in the Hazara region of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa, province of Pakistan with an altitude of around above sea level. Haripur District has the highest Human Development Index of all the districts in the Hazara....
and District Dir
Dir District
Dir District was a district of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan between 1970 and 1996. It was part of Malakand Division.Dir District was created in 1970 after the princely state of Dir was abolished the year before. Dir District was 5,280 square kilometres in area and lay along the...
, and Totanobandai village and Dardyal in District Swat, of the KHAYBER PUKTOON KHWA. Some live in the suburbs of the mountainous valley Sirikot Gudwalian (Goodvalley). Others live in Tor Dheri in District Swabi
Swabi
Swabi is the capital of Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°7'0N 72°28'0E. Its residents are referred to as 'Swabiwaal.'-Geography:...
and District Mardan
Mardan
Mardan , known as The city of hospitality, is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe and the second most populous city in the province, located at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of in the south...
, and others in Mohmand Agency. There are great numbers of Mashwanis in the cities of Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
and Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
. Many of them proved to be good soldiers in the British army. After the birth of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, many still continued to join this profession. Many of the Mashwani who are living in Haripur are Pashto speaking. Another Mashwani-populated area is (Good Valley) Gudwalian, 14 km from Haripur and 25 km from Hasan Abdal
Hasan Abdal
Hasan Abdal is an historic town in Northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is located where the Grand Trunk Road meets the Karakoram Highway near the North-West Frontier Province province, northwest of Wah. It is 40 km northwest of Rawalpindi. It has a population of about over 50,000. It is famous for...
. They are also founded in the areas of Attock
Attock
Attock is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Attock District...
. Gudwalian is behind Sirikot and in the bottom of high hills towards Haripur. Other important areas of the Mashwani are Basu Mera, Kotkey Bugnian, Narian, Mochi Mera, panait, Choo, Bacca, Gallai, Boketar, Botigram, Ramdara, Tangdara, Sangar, Chinarkot, Shaypattay, Sawgound, Bagoona, Pallososar, Serai, Bilaha,Shanie, Tattaroo, Chontrai, Darra, KURCHAHA, SHERAWAL, KUNDI, UMARKHANA, GARHI MAIRA, SOBRA OF UNION COUNCIL KUNDI, Sobra Sector of HAMLET COLONY IN TEHSIL GHAZI. And in Balochistan, Punjpai, Loralai, Hurnai, Mastung, Quetta, Chaghi, in Sindh Madagi, Shikarpur and Karachi. There are still numbers of Mashwanis around Kabul, Kandhar, Kunner and more than one hundred families in Gandghar Kabul.
External links
- Banda-Nawaz
- Mashwani.com
- ZAMONG SIRIKOT - An Online Community Of Sirikot Citizens
- Syed soleman shah r.aSyed soleman shah r.a*Real Name: Syed Soleman Shah Mashwani*Father’s Name: Syed Hussain Shah Mashwani*Place of Birth: Sirikot*D.O.B: 21 Zilhij 1002*Titles: Landa Baba Ji, Waali-e-Ganghar*Silsila: ChishtiINTRODUCTION:...