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Chapter 5 of 12

The Elders of the Family

خاندان کے بزرگ

Shahr Bano Begum

The Elders of the Family The Reason for the Name In origin my grandfather, the late Faiz Talab Khan Sahib, was a Pathan by descent, and he and the people of his family are known as Shaikhan. But the reason for being known as Shaikhan was not clear: if they were Pathans, why were they known as Shaikhs? I asked…

خاندان کے بزرگ وجہ تسمیہ کا بیان اصل میں دادا فیض طلب خاں صاحب مرحوم قوم سے پٹھان اور یہ اور ان کے خاندان کے لوگ مشہور شیخان ہیں۔ مگر شیخان مشہور ہونے کی وجہ تسمیہ سمجھ میں نہیں آتی کہ جب یہ پٹھان تھے تو شیخان کیوں مشہور ہوئے۔ ہر چند معتبر لوگوں سے بھی دریافت کیا اور تاریخ کی کتابوں میں بھی دیکھا مگر کہیں سے اس کی…

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