By Omar Usman
Publishing Date: Monday, April 5 2010
(1st source)According to a narration by H.A. Rose, Abdullah, son of Urmar adopted Karlan. The baby Karlan was found by Abdullah's brother Zikria. Since Abdullah was child-less, Zikria exchanged the baby for a steel cooking pot (Karai).
Qais Abdul Rashid
|_ Sarban
|_ Sharakhbun
|_ Amar-ud Din
|_ Urmar (Abdullah and Zikria are not direct sons)
|_ Abdullah
| |_adopt_ Karlan
|_ Zikria
(2nd source)According to Khattak sources (Muhammad Afzal Khan), Honai was the blood-father of Karlan, but was later adopted by his brother Urmar. H.A. Rose however, claims that the Khattak's have mistaken this Honai with another who was son of Syed Gisu Daraz, a sufi of Chishtia order.
Qais Abdul Rashid
|_ Sarban
|_ Sharakhbun
|_ Urmar
|_ Amar-ud Din
|_adopt_ Karlan
(3rd source; Khattak Tradition; Muhammad Afzal Khan)
Qais Abdul Rashid
|_ Sarban
|_ Sharakhbun
|_ Honai
| |_ Karlan _
|_ Urmar |
|___adopt__|
(4th source; Dalazak Tradition)The Dalzak sources makes direct reference of Karlan as son of Syed Qab, a descendant of Caliph Ali. Whereas the Bangash tradition places the link with Syed Gisu Daraz as has appeared earlier in this write-up.
Caliph Ali
|_ Imam Hussain
|_ Imam Jafar Sadiq
|_ Ismail
|_ Khatim
|_ Rijal
|_ Qab
|_ Karlan
(5th source; Bangash Tradition)Yet another origin by Sial Mohmand from his pashto book accounts the origin as follows:
Caliph Ali
|_ Imam Hussain
|_ Imam Jafar Sadiq
|_ Ismail
|_ Khatim
|_ Rijal
|_ Kab
|_ Umar
|_ Ghur
|_ Gisu Daraz
|_ Wardak
|_ Honai
|_ Karlan
Qais Abdul Rashid
|_ Ghurghasht
|_ Burhan
|_adopt_ Karlan
Qais Abdul RashidApart from the Arab link, what the remaining sources agree upon though is that Karlan was adopted.
|_adopt_ Karlan
References
- H.A.Rose, Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Provinces, Nirmal Publishers, pp-224
- M.J.Sial Mohmand, Pukhtano Qabilo Shajaray
- O.Caroe, The Pathans, pp-191