According to Pashtun / Pathan / Afghan genealogies, Kish married the
daughter of Khalid ibn al-Waleed,50 from whom he had three sons—
Sarban, Bitan and Ghurgasht. Sarban in turn had two sons—Sacharj
Yun and Karsh. As per the tradition, the descendants of Yun are
Afghans / Pashtuns / Pathans. (Ref: Benjamin, op. cit., p. 16.)
Risal-i-Ansab-i-Afghana
Fareed-ud-Din Ahmad tries to prove the Israelite descent of Pashtuns / Pathans / Afghans from King Talut (King Saul) in his Risal-i-Ansab-i-Afghana.
Tarikh-i-Hafiz Rahmatkhani, by Hafiz Muammad Zadeek (1770 A.D.)
This books deals with the early history of the Afghans, their origin and wanderings in general. They particularly discuss the Yusuf Zyes (the Yusufzai, “Sons of Joseph”) and their occupation of Kabul, Bajoor, Swat, and Peshawar. Syed Jamal-ud-Din Afghani51 (Tarikh-i-Afghana / History of Afghans), and Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah (Mun’ameen-iBanu Israel, ms) It is worth mentioning the names of Syed Jalal-ud-Din Afghani and Syed Abdul Jabar Shah, the ex-ruler of Swat (KPK, Pakistan), who have given genealogies of different Afghan / Pashtun / Pathan tribes right up to King Saul and conclude that the Afghans / Pashtuns / Pathans represent the Lost Tribes of Israel. (Ref: Ibid., p. 17.) Both these writers discuss the question exhaustively and come to the conclusion that the Afghans represent the Lost Tribes of Israel as viewed from the perspective of the Jewish / Western world.
“The Corrigendum of an Historic Fact” by The Nawab of Hoti, Sir Akbar Khan
The Nawab of Hoti, Sir Akbar Khan, writes in his famous book “The Corrigendum of a Historic Fact” that in 570 B.C., the King of Babul Bukht Nasir ordered the two grandsons of Afghana, Armia and Burkhia, to settle the Bin Yamin (Benjamin) tribes in his kingdom. Hence they brought their old grandfather to the hills of Herat and started living there.
“Christ in Heaven on Earth” by Khwaja Nazer Ahmad
Khwaja Nazer Ahmad proves in his book “Christ in Heaven on Earth” … that the Pashtuns belong to the lost tribes of Israel.
References of Western Scholars about the Israelite Origin of Pathans
Here are some examples of Western scholars who agreed on the Israeli origin of the Pathans
Henry Vansittart 1788
If we turn to Anglo-Western writers during the time of the British Empire we find that they also have come to the same conclusion. The first to reach such is Henry Vansittart. In a letter, which appeared in Indian Researches, he commented on the Israelite descent of the Afghans. He expressed the opinion that the claim of the Afghans to be Banu Israel is more than justified given his own observations of their indigenous traditions. [Indian Researches, 1788, Vol. 2, 69.]
William Moorcroft 1819
William Moorcroft traveled during 1819 to 1825 through various countries adjoining India, including Afghanistan. “The Khaibarees,” he says, “are tall and have a singularly Jewish cast of features”. At Push Kyun, within Afghan territory, he came across a very old copy of the Old Testamentin Hebrew. [Moorcroft, Travels in Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Punjab; in Ladakh and Kashmir, in Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz and Bokhara …]
Henry Walter Bellew (1834-1892)
He said that: “The true Afghans (The Pathans) called themselves Banu Israel. In fact their claim would be at once admitted and their country considered a second Palestine, for in support of the belief there is the mount Moriah (Morah), the peaks of Ilam and Dumah, the valley of Sodom (Sudhum), the stream of Gadarenes (Gadhar), the plain of Galilee (Jalala), for places; whilst for tribes there are the Amazites (Amazai), the Moabites (Muhibwal), the Hittites (Hotiwal), the Yusuz Zai (Children of Joseph)
Sir Alexander Brunes, 1835 A.D.
Sir Alexander Brunes in his Travels into Bokhara, which he published in 1835, speaking of the Afghans said: “The Afghans call themselves Banu Israel, or the children of Israel, but consider the term Yahoodi, or Jew, to be one of reproach. They say that Nebuchadnezzar, after the overthrow of Israel, transplanted them into the towns of Ghore near Bamean and that they were called after their Chief Afghana … they say that they lived as Israelites till Khalid summoned them in the first century of the Mohammadans … Having precisely stated thetraditions and history of the Afghans I see no good reason for discrediting them … the Afghans look like Jews and the younger brother marries the widow of the elder. The Afghans entertain strong prejudices against the Jewish nation, which would at least show that they have no desire to claim— without just cause—a descent from them. [Sir Alexander Brunes, Travels into Bokhara, Vol. 2, 139-141.] Brunes was again in 1837 sent as the first British Envoy to the Court of Kabul. For some time he was the guest of King Dost Mu ammad Khan. He questioned the King about the descent of the Afghans from the Israelites. The King replied that “his people had no doubt of that, though they repudiated the idea of being Jews”.
Risal-i-Ansab-i-Afghana
Fareed-ud-Din Ahmad tries to prove the Israelite descent of Pashtuns / Pathans / Afghans from King Talut (King Saul) in his Risal-i-Ansab-i-Afghana.
Tarikh-i-Hafiz Rahmatkhani, by Hafiz Muammad Zadeek (1770 A.D.)
This books deals with the early history of the Afghans, their origin and wanderings in general. They particularly discuss the Yusuf Zyes (the Yusufzai, “Sons of Joseph”) and their occupation of Kabul, Bajoor, Swat, and Peshawar. Syed Jamal-ud-Din Afghani51 (Tarikh-i-Afghana / History of Afghans), and Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah (Mun’ameen-iBanu Israel, ms) It is worth mentioning the names of Syed Jalal-ud-Din Afghani and Syed Abdul Jabar Shah, the ex-ruler of Swat (KPK, Pakistan), who have given genealogies of different Afghan / Pashtun / Pathan tribes right up to King Saul and conclude that the Afghans / Pashtuns / Pathans represent the Lost Tribes of Israel. (Ref: Ibid., p. 17.) Both these writers discuss the question exhaustively and come to the conclusion that the Afghans represent the Lost Tribes of Israel as viewed from the perspective of the Jewish / Western world.
“The Corrigendum of an Historic Fact” by The Nawab of Hoti, Sir Akbar Khan
The Nawab of Hoti, Sir Akbar Khan, writes in his famous book “The Corrigendum of a Historic Fact” that in 570 B.C., the King of Babul Bukht Nasir ordered the two grandsons of Afghana, Armia and Burkhia, to settle the Bin Yamin (Benjamin) tribes in his kingdom. Hence they brought their old grandfather to the hills of Herat and started living there.
“Christ in Heaven on Earth” by Khwaja Nazer Ahmad
Khwaja Nazer Ahmad proves in his book “Christ in Heaven on Earth” … that the Pashtuns belong to the lost tribes of Israel.
References of Western Scholars about the Israelite Origin of Pathans
Here are some examples of Western scholars who agreed on the Israeli origin of the Pathans
Henry Vansittart 1788
If we turn to Anglo-Western writers during the time of the British Empire we find that they also have come to the same conclusion. The first to reach such is Henry Vansittart. In a letter, which appeared in Indian Researches, he commented on the Israelite descent of the Afghans. He expressed the opinion that the claim of the Afghans to be Banu Israel is more than justified given his own observations of their indigenous traditions. [Indian Researches, 1788, Vol. 2, 69.]
William Moorcroft 1819
William Moorcroft traveled during 1819 to 1825 through various countries adjoining India, including Afghanistan. “The Khaibarees,” he says, “are tall and have a singularly Jewish cast of features”. At Push Kyun, within Afghan territory, he came across a very old copy of the Old Testamentin Hebrew. [Moorcroft, Travels in Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Punjab; in Ladakh and Kashmir, in Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz and Bokhara …]
Henry Walter Bellew (1834-1892)
He said that: “The true Afghans (The Pathans) called themselves Banu Israel. In fact their claim would be at once admitted and their country considered a second Palestine, for in support of the belief there is the mount Moriah (Morah), the peaks of Ilam and Dumah, the valley of Sodom (Sudhum), the stream of Gadarenes (Gadhar), the plain of Galilee (Jalala), for places; whilst for tribes there are the Amazites (Amazai), the Moabites (Muhibwal), the Hittites (Hotiwal), the Yusuz Zai (Children of Joseph)
Sir Alexander Brunes, 1835 A.D.
Sir Alexander Brunes in his Travels into Bokhara, which he published in 1835, speaking of the Afghans said: “The Afghans call themselves Banu Israel, or the children of Israel, but consider the term Yahoodi, or Jew, to be one of reproach. They say that Nebuchadnezzar, after the overthrow of Israel, transplanted them into the towns of Ghore near Bamean and that they were called after their Chief Afghana … they say that they lived as Israelites till Khalid summoned them in the first century of the Mohammadans … Having precisely stated thetraditions and history of the Afghans I see no good reason for discrediting them … the Afghans look like Jews and the younger brother marries the widow of the elder. The Afghans entertain strong prejudices against the Jewish nation, which would at least show that they have no desire to claim— without just cause—a descent from them. [Sir Alexander Brunes, Travels into Bokhara, Vol. 2, 139-141.] Brunes was again in 1837 sent as the first British Envoy to the Court of Kabul. For some time he was the guest of King Dost Mu ammad Khan. He questioned the King about the descent of the Afghans from the Israelites. The King replied that “his people had no doubt of that, though they repudiated the idea of being Jews”.
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