Channa (tribe)
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Channa [ Sindhi
: چنه ] is the name of a Sindhi
tribe in Sindh
, Pakistan
. The book The Chachnamah, An Ancient History of Sind mentioned that Channa was the first Sindhi tribe to become Muslim
. They were very rich and wealthy, so Muhammad bin Qasim give them the title "Marzuq". As Muhammad bin Kasim reached the town of Ishbha (near present-day Kotri
) in the year 93 Muharram (672 AD), he saw a group of people praying there. Muhamad bin Kasim asked the local people who they were; the locals replied, "Changa Mahroo", which means "good people". (In Sindhi, changa means "good" and mahroo means "people".) From this word, changa, evolved the name Channa.
The Channa can now be found in all districts of Sindh province and are engaged in art, literature, politics, agriculture, civil service, defence forces, engineering, medicine and business.
Sindhi
Sindhi may refer to more than one article:*the Sindhis, an ethnic group from the Sindh region in Pakistan.*the Sindhi language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Sindhi people.*a resident of Sindh province of Pakistan.-See also:*Sindhu Kingdom...
: چنه ] is the name of a Sindhi
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
tribe in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The book The Chachnamah, An Ancient History of Sind mentioned that Channa was the first Sindhi tribe to become Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
. They were very rich and wealthy, so Muhammad bin Qasim give them the title "Marzuq". As Muhammad bin Kasim reached the town of Ishbha (near present-day Kotri
Kotri
Kotri , a large town, is the headquarters station of the Kotri Taluka, or administrative district...
) in the year 93 Muharram (672 AD), he saw a group of people praying there. Muhamad bin Kasim asked the local people who they were; the locals replied, "Changa Mahroo", which means "good people". (In Sindhi, changa means "good" and mahroo means "people".) From this word, changa, evolved the name Channa.
The Channa can now be found in all districts of Sindh province and are engaged in art, literature, politics, agriculture, civil service, defence forces, engineering, medicine and business.