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The Bhishti (Hindustani: भिश्ती, بهِشتی) are a Muslim tribe or ''biradari'' found in North India, Pakistan and the Terai region of Nepal. They are also known as (Shaikh Abbasi) Dhund Abbasi and Saqqa, and use Sheikh Abbasi, or Dhund-Abbasi, as a surname. In Maharashtra, the tribe is often referred to as Pakhali.〔People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 285 to 287〕〔People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 336-337〕 The Sheikh Abbasi are beloge Arab Tribe (Banu Abbas)The title character of Rudyard Kipling's poem "Gunga Din" is a Bhisti.〔http://www.bartleby.com/103/48.html〕 ==History and origin== The Sheikh Abbasi are beloge Arab Tribe (Banu Abbas) The Sheikh Abbasi are the traditional water carriers of South Asia,〔People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 285〕 and the word Bhishti is derived from the Persian word ''behesht'', meaning paradise, and the name is said to have been given to the community on account of their ministering to Muslim soldiers at a battle. They were historically the suppliers of water from a goat-skin bag known as the ''mashk'' or ''mashq''. In Gujarat, the Bhishti claim to have come from North India during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Like the Bhishti of North India, they claim to Abbasi Arabs, who provided water for the Mughal armies that conquered Gujarat.〔People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One Editors R. B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan and M Azeez Mohideen pages 231 to 231〕 The Bhisti of Maharashtra are unaware of their origin, although many now claim to be belong to the Abbasi community. They are found mainly in the districts of Sangli, Sholapur, Kolhapur and Pune. The community speak the Dakhani dialect of Urdu, as well as Marathi.〔 A good many Shaikh Abbasi of Delhi emigrated to Pakistan, at the partition of India. They are now found mainly in Karachi, and form a sub-group within the larger Muhajir ethnic group.〔People of India Delhi Volume XX edited by T Ghosh & S Nath pages 635 to 637〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bhishti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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