Pakhtuns
27 August 2014
First of all, the title Pathan. Pakhtun pseudo-historians claim that the word derives from bataan, which in Arabic denotes rudder and was given to the (fictitious) Qais Abdur Rashid when he converted to Islam. Be it known that the Pakhtuns never called themselves Pathans; that this was a Punjabi and central Indian mispronunciation of Pakhtana, the singular for Pakhtun. That having been decided, we can now reach back into history.
Labels: Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa, People
posted by Salman Rashid @ 00:00,
13 Comments:
- At 27 August 2014 at 06:25, Amardeep Singh said...
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Very interesting piece.
- At 27 August 2014 at 08:14, said...
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Great piece! Enjoyed every word of it. The Jewish connection is outrageous. A recent genetic study was done that found no evidence for this amongst other things.
- At 27 August 2014 at 09:23, Nikhil said...
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My single point argument with a history inventor, past glorifier, uneducated, wanna be Arab is "Sir ur right, everything good that happened to the world happened after 500AD and that too by Arabs and their offsprings ...who are ur ancestors ....
My only point of contention is the Arabs don't give a shit about any other class of Muslims [including Turks and Persians]....their opinion of subcontinent muslims is well known..... - At 27 August 2014 at 10:58, said...
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A great article which provided a deep inside of Pakhtune
- At 27 August 2014 at 13:05, said...
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There is also the theory that the The Hephthalites (or Ephthalites), also known as the White Huns, were perhaps the ancestors of the Abdalis.
- At 27 August 2014 at 16:39, afatqiamat said...
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..its the Left overs of the invaders ...who are searching for their roots and in the process inventing absurd narrative ... special effort is made to make their link to Arabs... and claim going as far as the 13th lost Tribe of Ibraham ... unfortunately they will persist on their version ...in spite of being proven wrong many a time...
- At 29 August 2014 at 10:39, Salman Rashid said...
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Afat Qiamat, it was for such people that Einstein said, "Two things are infinite: the Universe and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the first."
- At 29 August 2014 at 10:40, Salman Rashid said...
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Faraz, we can now make any number of theories. There is bound to be Hunnic blood among the Pakhtuns as there is Mongol blood. All because of rape.
- At 29 August 2014 at 10:50, Salman Rashid said...
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Good and valid point, Nikhil!
- At 29 August 2014 at 10:52, Salman Rashid said...
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We who converted to the "one and only true faith" have to prove we are good if we are preferably Arabs. But even Jews go.
- At 29 August 2014 at 14:50, Unknown said...
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Very informative...enjoyed every single word.
Generally for Pakistanis and particularly for those of us who don't travel, it's out of question to go beyond the time of Arab conquests of the region. The land speaks, rather shouts of its ancient history, that is magnificent and surpasses many other histories of the world.
And we, SR readers are every lucky because we have him and his superior work. Sir! Once again thank you:) - At 30 November 2016 at 13:40, Barmazid said...
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Respected Sir, the hilly terrain of "Roh" (medieval homeland of Afghans) was not easily accessible, the invaders had to pass through the few passes.....Tarikh-i-nama-Herat, written in 1318, reveals that Afghans (Pashtuns) were not subjugated before 1253 AD and had successfully repelled early Mongol invasions. Its your Punjab which was overrun by countless Mongol invasions in 13th century and 14th century, people massacred and raped...and to defend the Punjab , its forts were garrisoned by Afghans/Pashtuns by Sultan Balban as mentioned in Tarikh-i-Feroz Shahi and other sources.....Genetic studies of Pashtuns do not reveal Mongol admixture, they have the highest ratio of R1a1, highest in region. Indians say that Punjabis are products of rapes from central Asian and Afghan invaders, should i also take them seriously if i take you seriously?
- At 30 November 2016 at 13:58, Barmazid said...
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And migration of Yousafzais to present-day Pakistan during the reign of Mirza Ulugh Beg is attested by Abu Fazal in his Aini-i-Akbari
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