This article is a translation of a script shared on face book about the history of Pathans and their embracing of Islam as a nation.
Pashtoons are said to be the offspring of Prophet Abraham. There are different claims on the bases of researches conducted.
Some say Afghan or Pathans were living a part of Arginia as they claim that Albanian tribe Oghan traveled from Arginia to towards India and settled in Afghanistn.
An western historian writes that Jewish tribes after hard and frightful struggles settled in Afghanistan.
When the Prophet Muhammad Peace be Upon him started preaching Islam and people from different parts of the world embraced Islam as faith and way to live then the Chief of Pakhtoons or Pashtoons or Pathans were Qais Abadurashid leading a delegate met Hazrat Muhammad PBUH and embraced Islam along with his tribe when convinced after meeting and thorough discussions and That's why wherever in world, the Pathan would be Muslims by faith.
He further writes that Pathan are the only people having no religion than Islam as a nation collectively and whenever some one asks a Pathan or Pashtoon if he is Muslim first or Pathan? The answer would he is Pathan since last five thousand years and Muslim since 1400 years.
Pashtoons are said to be the offspring of Prophet Abraham. There are different claims on the bases of researches conducted.
Some say Afghan or Pathans were living a part of Arginia as they claim that Albanian tribe Oghan traveled from Arginia to towards India and settled in Afghanistn.
An western historian writes that Jewish tribes after hard and frightful struggles settled in Afghanistan.
When the Prophet Muhammad Peace be Upon him started preaching Islam and people from different parts of the world embraced Islam as faith and way to live then the Chief of Pakhtoons or Pashtoons or Pathans were Qais Abadurashid leading a delegate met Hazrat Muhammad PBUH and embraced Islam along with his tribe when convinced after meeting and thorough discussions and That's why wherever in world, the Pathan would be Muslims by faith.
He further writes that Pathan are the only people having no religion than Islam as a nation collectively and whenever some one asks a Pathan or Pashtoon if he is Muslim first or Pathan? The answer would he is Pathan since last five thousand years and Muslim since 1400 years.
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