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''''Qais Abdur Rashid Khan''' (575 - 661) ({{lang-ps|'''قيس عبد الراشد'''}}), also known as [[Kesh]], [[Qesh]] and [[Imraul Qais]],<ref>[http://www.pakhtun.com/index.php/about-pashtuns/origins-of-pashtuns/pashtun-origins?start=1 Claims About Origin], by Syed Zubir Rehman</ref> is a [[legend]]ary [[ancestor]] of the [[Afghan (name)|Pashtun race]], claimed to be the first [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] who travelled to [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] during the early days of [[Islam]].<ref>[http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/afghanistan/Religion.html Meaning and Practice], ''Afghanistan Country Study: Religion'', [[Illinois Institute of Technology]] (retrieved 18 January 2007).</ref>) Qais Abdur Rashid is believed to be thirty-seventh in descent from [[King]] [[Saul]] or [[Malik]] [[Talut]].<ref>[[Dawn]], [http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/040404/dmag9.htm The cradle of Pathan culture], by Alauddin Masood, April 4, 2004.</ref> Qais Abdur Rashid Khan was born in [[Zhob]],<ref>[http://www.scribd.com/doc/15687191/Pashtun-Tribes-Pukhtun-Tribes-,</ref><ref>[http://en.pashtunfoundation.org/bodytext.php?request=827]</ref> region of modern day in [[Baluchistan]], [[Pakistan]]. Upon hearing about the advent of Islam, he was sent by his tribe to [[Medina]] in Saudi Arabia. He met the [[Prophets of Islam|Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]] and embraced Islam there, and was given the name ''Abdur Rashid'' by Muhammed. He then returned to the region of Afghanistan and introduced Islam to his tribe.,<ref>[http://www.khyber.org/pashtohistory/ethnology-arabs.shtml History of Pashtun Race & Resemblance to Arabs]</ref>a lot of history of Afghanistan said [[Pashtuns]] Before they Became Muslims, It is also claimed that the famous warrior companion, [[Khalid ibn al-Walid]], introduced Qais Abdur Rashid to the Prophet.{{Quote|The Afghan historians proceed to relate that the [[Israelites|children of Israel]], both in [[Ghor]]e and in [[Saudi Arabia|Arabia]], preserved their knowledge of the unity of [[Allah|God]] and the purity of their religious belief, and that on the appearance of the last and greatest of the prophets ([[Muhammad|Mohammed]]) the Afghans of Ghore listened to the invitation of their [[Arab people|Arabian]] brethren, the chief of whom was [[Khalid ibn al-Walid|Khauled (or Caled), son of Waleed]], so famous for his conquest of [[Syria]], and marched to the aid of the true faith, under the command of Kyse, afterwards surnamed Abdoolresheed.<ref>Life of the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan; of Kabul, Volume 1. By Mohan Lal (1846), pg.5</ref>|Mohan Lal|1846}} According to [[Thomas Walker Arnold]] however, the account in which Afghans were introduced to Muhammad by Khalid ibn al-Walid is without any historical foundation.<ref>The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith By Thomas Walker Arnold, pg. 183</ref> Further, numerous genetic studies show that the Pashtuns are made up of a very high diversity of Y-chromosome haplogroups, negating any question of a common ancestor for the group within the last 5000 years. According to a pre-1600 AD work written by a respectable author, [[Firishta]], a famous 16th century Persian historian in [[South Asia]], points out that some of the early Pashtuns (''Afghans'') may have been [[Copt]]s before they became [[Muslim]]s.<ref>[http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?file=06901021&ct=10 ''History Of The Mohamedan Power In India''] by [[Firishta|Muhammad Qāsim Hindū Šāh Astarābādī Firištah]], The [[Packard Humanities Institute]] Persian Texts in Translation (retrieved 10 January 2007).</ref> Qais Abdur Rashid is said to be buried on top of the ''Qais Mountain'' (known locally as ''"Da Kase Ghar"''), which is in the [[Sulaiman Mountains|Zhob]]. Some people visit the place and make [[animal sacrifice]]s, usually a [[Domestic sheep|sheep]] or a [[goat]], at the tomb of Qais as to help feed the poors. Nearly all of the major [[Pashtun tribes]] are [[progeny]] from his sons or daughters.<ref>[http://books.themajlis.net/book/print/538 Shariat and Tasawwuf]</ref> ==Descendants==<!-- This section is linked from [[Pashtun people]] --> Below is a list of some major tribes of the ethnic Afghans. [[File:Pathan genealogy.JPG|thumb|700px|General [[Genealogy]] of the [[Pashtun tribes|Pathan tribes]] ([[Pashtun tribes]]) of Qais Abdur Rashid, dated 1908.]] == Sarban == Sherani,babar is from 1 of sons from sherani cast,as sherani is 1st cast in pashtoon originally # [[Durrani]] # [[Mohammedzai]] # [[Tarklani (Bajauri)]] # [[Tanoli]] # [[Tareen]] # [[Khalil]] # [[Daudzai]] # [[Chamkani]] # [[Mohmand]] # [[Shilmani]] # [[Kasi]] # [[Alizai]] # [[Yusufzai]] # [[Burki (Urmur)]] # [[Babore]] # [[Jaffar]] # [[Ustarana]] # [[Barech]] # [[Kakezai]] # [[Shilmani]] == Batan == Who is famously known among Afghans as '''Bait Neeka''' (Bait the grandfather). # [[Seyani]] # [[Dotanni]] # [[Niazi]] # [[Nasar]] # [[Swati]] # [[Shinwari]] # [[Suri (Pashtun)|Suri]] # [[Lodhi|Lodi]] # [[Marwat]] # [[Baittani]] # [[Ghilzai]] 16.Udns Strikers == Ghourghusht == # [[Daavi]] # [[Mando (clan)|Mandokhail]] # [[Jadoon|Gadoon/Jadoon]] # [[Kakar]] # [[Safi Clan|Safi]] # [[Naghar (tribe)|Naghar]] # [[Pani (clan)|Pani]] # [[Daavi]] # [[Babai (tribe)|Babai]] # [[Tarik]] [[Image:Karlani Afghan Tribes Geneology.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Karlani Afghan Tribes Genealogy & Family Tree.]] == Karlan == # [[Dilazak khel]] # [[Afridi (Pashtun)|Afridi]] # [[Bangash]] # [[Dawari]] # [[Khattak]] # [[Khugyani]] # [[Mahsud]] # [[Orakzai]] # [[Wardak (clan)|Wardak]] # [[Wazir (tribe)|Wazir]] # [[Zazi|Zazi (Dzadzi)]] # [[Mangal (tribe)|Mangal]] # [[Zadran]] 10.Yaqoob zai ==See also== *[[Nimat Allah al-Harawi]] author of ''Tarikh-i-Khan Jahani Makhzan-i-Afghani'' also known as ''The History of the Afghans'' *[[Saul]] *[[Talut]] *[[Amir Kror Suri]] *[[List of non-Arab Sahaba]] *[[Sunni view of the Sahaba]] udns striker zai ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://books.themajlis.net/book/print/538 Shariat and Tasawwuf] *[http://www.khyber.org/pashtohistory/ethnology-arabs.shtml History of Pashtun Race & Resemblance to Arabs] *[http://www.islamicrepublicofafghanistan.com/the-legendary-qais-abdur-rashid/ The Legendary Qais Abdur Rashid] {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Qais Abdur Rashid | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 575 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = 661 | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Qais Abdur Rashid}} [[Category:Pashtun people]] [[Category:Pashtun tribes]] [[Category:Legendary progenitors]] [[Category:575 births]] [[Category:661 deaths]] {{Islam-bio-stub}}'