Dewal
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Dewal also known as Dewal Sharif is a Union council
of Murree Tehsil (a sub division), of Rawalpindi District
in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. Dewal Sharif has the distinction of having the highest literacy rate out of all the Union Councils of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 11,052.
in general and Tehsil Murree in particular for producing various people of notable decree; who have served the country in their respective fields of work. Some of these include:
word means a small temple, but Pir Abdul Majid (Pir Sahib Dewal Shareef) who migrated to Rawalpindi
in mid fifties last century and established a shrine
with the sport of Ex-President of Pakistan
General Ayub Khan
, in Faizabad between Islamabad
and Rawalpindi translated and Islamized Hindu
small temple common noun Dewal into Dewal Shareef.
), Circle Bakote and Gallies. There was a Sheva
Temple there en rout to Mokashpuri, Thoba (now Barhean ), Lora Highway before advancement of Islam
as a complete code of life by Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
and Arab
Islamic Tribes as Dhund Abbasies, Alvi Awan
s and Sadat
s. There was Kethwal
Rajpoot tribe who converted themselves from non Muslim
to followers of the Islamic prophet Mohammed and recited “there is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the Prophet of Allah”. This temple was long lived till partition of Subcontinent
in 1947
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
of Murree Tehsil (a sub division), of Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of 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...
. Dewal Sharif has the distinction of having the highest literacy rate out of all the Union Councils of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 11,052.
Notable people
Dewal is renowned all over the Rawalpindi DistrictRawalpindi District
Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
in general and Tehsil Murree in particular for producing various people of notable decree; who have served the country in their respective fields of work. Some of these include:
- Pir Abdul Majid Ahmed (Pir Sahib Dewal Shareef) late
- Pir Rohal-ul-Husnain Moeen ( Spirtual And islamic Scholar )
- Air Cdr (R) Muhammad Khaqan Abbasi - MNA, Minister of Production,
- Brig. (R) Muhammad Taj Khan
- Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, MNA PML(N)
- Zulfiqar Ameen Abbasi, Advocate
- Brig Akhlaq Ahmed Abbasi(Sitara-e-Jurrat)
Dewal and Dewal Shareef
Dewal is a SanskritSanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
word means a small temple, but Pir Abdul Majid (Pir Sahib Dewal Shareef) who migrated to Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
in mid fifties last century and established a shrine
Shrine
A shrine is a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon or similar figure of awe and respect, at which they are venerated or worshipped. Shrines often contain idols, relics, or other such objects associated with the figure being venerated....
with the sport of Ex-President of Pakistan
President of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
General Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan
Muhammad Ayub Khan , N.Pk., H.Pk., HJ, psc, was a 5-star General and self-appointed Field Marshal in the Pakistan Army and the first military dictator, and Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan...
, in Faizabad between Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
and Rawalpindi translated and Islamized Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
small temple common noun Dewal into Dewal Shareef.
Dewal history
Dewal was a big business center in Kohsar of Musiarhi (now MurreeMurree
Murree city is a popular hill station and a summer resort, especially for the residents of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, and for the cities of the province of Punjab, Pakistan...
), Circle Bakote and Gallies. There was a Sheva
Sheva
Sheva may refer to:* Shva (ְ), a sign for a half-vowel or for the absence of vowel in the Hebrew alphabet* Schwa, a general name for an unstressed and toneless neutral vowel or the mid-central vowel sound in the middle of the vowel chart, named after the related Hebrew vowel sign* Sheva , an...
Temple there en rout to Mokashpuri, Thoba (now Barhean ), Lora Highway before advancement of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
as a complete code of life by Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
Mir Syed Ali bin Shahab-ud-Din Hamadani was a Persian Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, a poet and a prominent Muslim scholar. He was born on Monday, 12th Rajab 714 AH in Hamadan and died in 786 AH in Kunar and was buried in Khatlan...
and Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
Islamic Tribes as Dhund Abbasies, Alvi Awan
Awan
Awan and Awans may refer to:*the Awan dynasty, an Elamite dynasty of Iran*Awan , a South Asian tribe*Awan , Azad Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir dynasty*Awan *Awan languages, spoken in South America...
s and Sadat
Sadat
- See also :* Anwar Sadat, former President of Egypt* Sadat * Saadat* Sadat. Term also used for the descendents of Holy Prophet Muhammad through Imam Ali and Bibi Fatima progeny....
s. There was Kethwal
Kethwal
The Kethwals are a tribe of Pakistan, they are believed to originate from Kerman in Iran. They had travelled eastwards and settled the hills and established self-government. According to census of India 1881 total population of Kethwals at that time was 1,834. They had occupied five villages in...
Rajpoot tribe who converted themselves from non 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...
to followers of the Islamic prophet Mohammed and recited “there is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the Prophet of Allah”. This temple was long lived till partition of Subcontinent
Subcontinent
A subcontinent is a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent. By dictionary entries, the term subcontinent signifies "having a certain geographical or political independence" from the rest of the continent, or "a vast and more or less self-contained subdivision...
in 1947