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Awan (Urdu: اعوان), a South
Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in
western and central parts of Punjab, Pakistan.
The Ferozsons Urdu-English Dictionary lists the Awans as a tribe whose name
is of Arabic origin and means "assistant" or "helper"; this somewhat
supports the traditional claim of the Awans vis-à-vis their origins. Because
the majority of Awans subscribe to the belief that they are the descendants
of the fourth Caliph Hazrat Ali R A (though the bulk of those belonging to
the tribe are not Shias), a number adopt the title, Alvi, although not all
of those who refer to themselves as Alvi are Awans.
Awan tribes claims that they belong to Qutab
Shah here we clarify that there are two personalities enter in Sub-continent
1.Awon Qutab Shah and 2. Qutab Haider Shah.....Awon Qutab shah,s faimily
tree touch to Hazrat Abbas Alamdar R A and Hazrat Awon had two sons 1.
Hazrat Abdullah Golra and 2 Hazrat Muhammad Kandlan. and faimily tree of
Qutab Haider Shah connected with Hazrat Muhammad Hanfia R A ahve 9 sons and
they called by Rajpot, Chohan, Khhichi, Khattar, Kahot etc....Main source of
these
History of
Awans "Baab-Ul-Awan"
by Noor u Din available now.
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Other theories have been adduced by the Awans regarding their origins, but
most of these hypotheses also point to the tribe being descended from Awon
Qutab Shah, who entered the Indian subcontinent as part of a military
campaign (and traced his bloodline to Ali R A). |
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However, there are those who dispute that the Awans are of Arab origin;
these include Alexander Cunningham, Harikishan Kaul and Arthur Brandreth.
Cunningham looked upon the Awans as a Rajput clan, whereas Kaul was of the
opinion that the tribe was of either Jat or Rajput origin, pointing to the
fact that in Sanskrit, the term Awan means "defender" or "protector" and
asserting that this title was awarded by surrounding tribes due to the Awans
successfully defending their strongholds against aggression. Brandreth
believed the Awans to be remnants of Bactrian Greeks. It should be noted
that these theories were partly founded on grounds of phonetics,
geographical considerations and observational coincidences, and remain
conjecture having never been corroborated by the Awan tribe or neighboring
clans. |
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Zakhm Taza Hain
By Shah Dil Awan
Published.2010
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There are many places in Soon
Sakesar Valley Khushab Pakistan that are too much beautiful &
unique in beauty in all over the Pakistan. But some places are
very important and must visit. Like Jheel Khabeki, Jheel Ochhali,
Jheel Jahlar, Kanhati Bagh, Sodhi Bagh, Narsingh Powar, Daep
Shareef, Amb Shareef........ |
Conversely, there are also those who support the Awan claim
to Arab ancestry. Amongst such names are those of H. A. Rose, Malik Fazal
Dad Khan and Sabiha Shaheen. According to Rose not only are the Awans of
Arabian origin, he also accepted that they are indeed the descendants of
Qutab Shah. Tracing their lineage to Ali R A, in Rose's view, the Awans were
Alvi Syeds who assisted Sabuktageen in his Indian adventure, for which he
bestowed the title of Awan on them, meaning "assistant". Malik Fazal Dad
Khan has supported this theory but with some modifications. He also
considers the Awans to be of Arabian origin and traces their lineage to Ali,
but according to him, Abdullah Rasul Mirza was the remote ancestor of the
Awans; in the eighth century, he was made a commander of the army of Ghaur
by Caliph Harun al-Rashid, the title of Awan being conferred upon him, and
his descendants consequently being called Awans. Sabiha Shaheen (who
addressed this issue as part of her MA Thesis) deems this theory tenable.
Furthermore, she states that Qutab Shah fled to the subcontinent along with a
small group of people due to Mongol attacks and joined the court of Iltutmish.
The majority of his descendants came to refer to themselves as Qutab Shahi
Awans (and most Awans are able to trace their family trees to Qutab Shah).
The findings of the geneticist, S. Dorning, suggest that the Awans are
ethnically distinct from Jats and Rajputs, thus negating theories that
propose the Awan tribe originated from Jat or Rajput groups.The Awans have a
unique distinction of being the only Punjabi tribe which has no adherents
of Hinduism or Sikhism and is a totally Muslim tribe which adds weight to
their claim of Arabian ancestry.
The Awans have a strong martial tradition and are renowned
for their bravery and courage. They were prominent in the armies of
the Slave Dynasty and the Khilji dynasty during the Delhi
Sultanate period.[1] Awans also held prominent military positions during
the Mughal era. According to Denzil Ibbetson, the Awans may well have
accompanied the forces of Babur and the Awans of Jalandhar, who claimed to
have shifted from the Salt Range at the behest of one of the early Emperors
of Delhi, were particularly notable for being in the imperial service at
Delhi. In the early nineteenth century, one of the most powerful men in
Delhi was Malik Durrab Khan Awan. Apparently ,serving in armies has been
their oldest profession in light of their fearless nature.
The Awans were amongst those the British considered to be "martial races" (a
designation created by officials of British India to describe "races" -
peoples - that were thought to be naturally warlike and aggressive in battle
and to possess qualities such as courage, loyalty, self-sufficiency,
physical strength, resilience, orderliness and fighting tenacity and to be
hard-working and adept at military strategy. The British recruited heavily
from these "martial races" for service in the colonial army[2]) and as such,
formed an important part of the British Indian Army, serving with
distinction during World Wars I and II. Awans formed part of the
core Muslim group recruited by the British during the First and Second World
Wars.[3]Contemporary historians, namely Professor Ian Talbot and Professor
Tan Tai Yong, have authored works that cite the Awans (amongst other tribes)
as being looked upon as a martial race by not only the British, but
neighboring tribes as well.
The Pakistani military has always heavily recruited Awans and as is
consistent with the past, the tribe continues to produce a considerable
number of soldiers, many of whom today occupy many of the senior-most ranks
of the Pakistani Army.[4]
Awans in general enjoy a respected status in Pakistan. Many have played and
continue to play, prominent roles in areas as varied as the military,
business, politics and literature. On a rural level, Awans are respected as
members of the Zamindar or landowning class.
Many Awan families to this day live on and cultivate land, which their
ancestors have held for centuries. They often carry titles typical
to Punjabis who own tracts of ancestral land such as Malik, Chaudhry and
Khan, depending on the area they live in as they are now widely dispersed
all over the Punjab, NWFP and parts of Sindh and Balochistan. Hence they
speak the language of the region they are settled in now. The modern surname
system often results in members of the same family with different surnames,
some choosing their position as a surname i.e. Malik or Chaudhry, and some
choosing their clan/tribe/family name of Awan. |
As a result of census data collated
during the era of the British Raj, the Awan tribe was invariably
classified as being exclusively Muslim; contemporary census figures
underline that this essentially remains the status quo. Pakistan is home to
4,579,000 members of the Awan tribe (all Muslim). [5][not in citation
given] In India, 15,000 Awans have declared themselves to be Muslims (an
insignificant number belonging the tribe, totaling sixty individuals, has
declared itself to be Christian). Data does not exist to show that the tribe
counts adherents of the Hindu and Sikh faiths amongst its ranks, a unique
feature even amongst Punjabi tribes that are predominantly comprised of
Muslims. [6]
The bulk of the Awan tribe is to be found in the Punjab province
of Pakistan. Its population is concentrated in the districts of Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Khushab (particularly
the Soon Valley), Mianwali (Awan tribes residing here are believed to have
been the sole occupants of the Mianwali Salt Range for nearly six hundred
years), Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, and Layyah and is
also scattered throughout the rest of Punjab to where the Awans kept
migrating as the hilly areas that they were originally settled in did not
provide much employment opportunities , except for joining the Army. A
number of Awan villages also exist next to Lahore along the Indo-Pak border
where many Awans settled after migrating from East Punjab in 1947 following
partition. Many Awans from East Punjab also migrated to and settled in
Faisalabad. Many Awans, primarily from East Punjab, prefer writing Alvi or
Alavis with their name to pronounce their ancestry from Ali ibn Talib,the
son in law of the Prophet.
Tracts in regions such as Attock, Jhelum, Sargodha and Mianwali are so
heavily populated by Awans that they have long been referred to as "Awankari".
Pre-Partition, an Awankari existed in Jalandhar and in Awan Bara in Hoshiarpur.
Though these areas are their ancestral homelands and many own farms and
other property there, numerous Awans live in the major cities of Pakistan
such as Lahore, (where a section of the Awan tribe has established a
settlement, aptly named Awan Town), Islamabad, and Karachi.
The Awan tribe is also to be
found in great numbers in the Khyber Pakhtoonkha Province, particularly in Hazara
Division, Peshawer valley and the districts of Nowshera, Kohat, Abbottabad,
Haripur, Manshera, Bannu and Swat. A smaller portion of the tribe resides
in Azad Kashmir and to a lesser extent is also present in the Pakistani
provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. In addition, Awans can
also be found in Afghanistan and some parts of India. |
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