Ropari Sheikhs
Ropari Sheikhs
Ropari Sheikhs are a business Sheikh community of Tehsil Ropar in East Punjab. Shekhian Mohalla Ropar is named after the same community. Ropari Sheikhs claim to be Abbasi and descendants of Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib. This community is also named Kakkay Sheikhs or Kakkay Abbasi. After partition, the community settled in West Punjab, especially in Lahore, Sheikhupura and Faisalabad.
Sheikhian Mohalla
Sheikhian Mohalla / Shekhian Mohalla or spelled Shekhan Mohalla, also named Chowk Abbasia, is an ancient municipality around which the modern city of Ropar/Rupnagar is built. It is situated near the bank of River Sutlej in the Sirhind region of Punjab.[1] Before partition, it was home to a Muslim clan by the name of Kakkay Abbasi, also known as Kakkay Sheikhs of Ropar. [2] In 1947, this Muslim population migrated to Pakistan. Now it is in the center of Ropar/Rupnagar city, made up of largely Hindu and Sikh population. [3]
Sheikh Abbasia Mosque
Sheikh Abbasia Mosque or Masjid Shekhan wali[4] belongs to the Ropari Sheikh Community. It is in possession of the Punjab Waqaf Board Ropar. Punjab Waqaf Board Ropar[5] is located on the second portion of the Mosque. The building of the Mosque needs maintenance. It is located opposite Ropar Vegetable Bazar (Sabji Mandi). Muslim traders from other parts of India visit this mosque for worship and accommodation and named it Jamat Masjid.
References
- ↑ "Shekhian Mohalla". Shekhian Mohalla. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ↑ Rose, H. A. (Horace Arthur), 1867-1933. (2007). A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-1911-2. OCLC 173301041.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Abbi, B. L. (2000). Operations research on spacing methods : a study of operational efficiency of family planning programme in Rupnagar District, Punjab. Population Research Centre, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development. OCLC 604089373. Search this book on
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