Kakakhel (tribe)

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Kakakhel
Sayyid
Descended fromIslamic prophet Muhammad, Fatimah, Ali
BranchesKakakheli, Mian
Family Tree of Sayyid Kastir Gul, the progenitor of Kakakhel

The 'Kakakhel’ are Sayyid (also spelled as Syed) and settled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with other cities of Pakistan. They were very small clan till 13th of century.[1] They are descended by Sayyid Kastir Gul titled "Kaka Sahib"[2] from the lineage of Imam Jafar Sadiq (who was the grandson of Imam Zayn al-Abidin, the son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, the great-grandson of Imam Husayn ibn Ali, the martyr of Karbala, and the sixth Imam of the Shi’ah Twelvers).[3]

Notable Kakakhels[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "History of Kaka Khel - Kaka Khel in Sudher by www.yaqubi.tk". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. ^ Shinwari, Sher Alam (2015-07-26). "Kaka Sahib shrine – a place of spiritual satisfaction for many". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ Pukhtun Tareekh ke Ayeney Mein, 550 B.C. (1914) by Syed Bahadur Shah Zafar Kaka Khel. University Book Agency. Peshawar 2008.
  4. ^ Marwat, Fazal-ur-Rahim Khan (1997). The evolution and growth of communism in Afghanistan, 1917-79: an appraisal. ISBN 9789694072210. Retrieved 19 August 2020.