Most Awans maintain (and have always maintained) they are descended from an individual named Qutb Shah, a ruler of Herat and a general in the army of Mahmud of Ghazni, who himself was a Hashemite descendant of the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali (but by a wife other than the Prophet's daughter, Fatimah). It is asserted that Qutb Shah and six of his sons accompanied and assisted Mahmud in his early eleventh century conquests of what today forms parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India. It is claimed that in recognition of their services and valour, Mahmud bestowed upon Qutb Shah and his sons (who, according to tribal traditions, settled primarily in the Salt Range) the title of Awan, meaning "helper".[1] Tribal history holds that Qutb Shah and his sons married local women who converted to Islam from Hinduism. Qutb Shah's sons are said to have settled in different regions of the Punjab and to a lesser extent, what now constitutes parts of the North West Frontier Province; Gauhar Shah or Gorrara, settled near Sakesar, Kalan Shah or Kalgan, settled in Kalabagh, Chauhan colonized the hills close to the Indus, Mohammad Shah or Khokhar, settled by the Chenab, and Tori and Jhajh settled in Tirah. Their descendants not only came to heavily populate these regions, but a number of Awan sub-clans that trace their origins to these six individuals, give their names to various localities such as Golera in Rawalpindi, Khewra in Jhelum, Banjara in Sialkot and Jand in Attock. Some of Qutub Shah's sons are supposed to have assumed names that reflected the Hindu heritage of their mothers and the Awan sub-clans that trace their origins to these particular individuals, bear the names of their
awan belongs to awana bin hariss bani najar qahtan yamani
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Swad Akram was born on August 22, 1988, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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awan belongs to awana bin hariss bani najar qahtan yamani
Zain Awan was born in 1981.
Babar Awan was born in 1959.
Awan Inspirasi was created in 2008.
Imran Awan was born in 1979.
The cast of Ana El Awan - 1994 includes: Simon Abkarian as Camille Darina El Joundi as Raya Nati Sourati as Rene
Akram Awan was born on December 31, 1934.
Samina Awan was born on 1985-01-01.
"Awan" is not a Spanish word. It usually refers to a number of indigenous languages along the Colombia-Ecuadorian border.
J. A. Awan has written: 'Dates and date products'
The cast of Awan Dania - 2009 includes: Scha Alyahya Irma Hasmie Danwoo Jung as Jung-Sang Park (2011) Mustapha Kamal Jehan Miskin Dynaz Mokhtar
Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan was born in 1934.