Thabit ibn Qays
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Thabit ibn Qays was a Sahaba
, a first generation Muslim
, someone who was converted by Muhammad
himself.
He played a prominent role in the meeting at the Saqifah
.
, the Pashtuns, trace their lineage directly to Qays, who they consider to be the closest companion of Mohammed during his lifetime. It was the southern Pashtuns who formed the modern state of Afghanistan at the time when the Persian Safavid dynasty in the west, the Moguls in India and the UzbekJanid dynasty were all in a period of decline in the eighteenth century. The Duranni clan in Afghanistan claim descent from Qays' eldest son Sarbanar, while the other main Pashtun sect the Ghilzais claim descent from his second son. Qays' third son is said to be the ancestor of other diverse tribes, including the Safis around Peshawar .
Sahaba
In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...
, a first generation Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, someone who was converted by Muhammad
Muhammad
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himself.
He played a prominent role in the meeting at the Saqifah
Saqifah
The Saqīfah , also known as Saqīfah banī Sāˤidat , was a roofed building used by the tribe called the banū Sāˤidat of the faction of the banū Khazraj tribe of the city of Medina in the Hejaz, northwestern Arabia.- Significance of Saqifah :...
.
Legacy
The largest tribe in AfghanistanAfghanistan
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...
, the Pashtuns, trace their lineage directly to Qays, who they consider to be the closest companion of Mohammed during his lifetime. It was the southern Pashtuns who formed the modern state of Afghanistan at the time when the Persian Safavid dynasty in the west, the Moguls in India and the UzbekJanid dynasty were all in a period of decline in the eighteenth century. The Duranni clan in Afghanistan claim descent from Qays' eldest son Sarbanar, while the other main Pashtun sect the Ghilzais claim descent from his second son. Qays' third son is said to be the ancestor of other diverse tribes, including the Safis around Peshawar .