The 'Kakakhel’ are Sayyid (also spelled as Syed) and settled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with other cities of Pakistan. They were very small clan till 13th of century.[1] They are descended by Sayyid Kastir Gul titled "Kaka Sahib"[2] from the lineage of Imam Jafar Sadiq (who was the grandson of Imam Zayn al-Abidin, the son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, the great-grandson of Imam Husayn ibn Ali, the martyr of Karbala, and the sixth Imam of the Shi’ah Twelvers).[3]

Kakakhel
Sayyid
Descended fromIslamic prophet Muhammad, Fatimah, Ali
BranchesKakakheli, Mian
Family Tree of Sayyid Kastir Gul, the progenitor of Kakakhel

Notable Kakakhels edit

References edit

  1. ^ "History of Kaka Khel - Kaka Khel in Sudher by www.yaqubi.tk". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. ^ Shinwari, Sher Alam (2015-07-26). "Kaka Sahib shrine – a place of spiritual satisfaction for many". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ Pukhtun Tareekh ke Ayeney Mein, 550 B.C. (1914) by Syed Bahadur Shah Zafar Kaka Khel. University Book Agency. Peshawar 2008.
  4. ^ Marwat, Fazal-ur-Rahim Khan (1997). The evolution and growth of communism in Afghanistan, 1917-79: an appraisal. ISBN 9789694072210. Retrieved 19 August 2020.