Dhund Abbasis

The Dhund Abbasi (Urdu/Punjabi: ڈهونڈ عباسی) are a tribe found in northern Punjab in Pakistan.[1] They mainly reside in Rawalpindi District, but are also spread out across parts of the Hazara Division (including Abbottabad, Mansehra and Haripur) and Azad Kashmir. They mainly speak Punjabi or Pahari dialects, as well as Hindko.[2] They use the surname Abbasi as part of their names.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Abbasi, Obaid Ur Rehman (22 March 2015). "'Mera gaon', Nagri Totial". Dawn. Retrieved 30 July 2017. It is also in this valley that much of the famous Dhoond tribe of the Abassi family resides; the majority of the Abassis are descendants of the late Great Sardar Totta Khan and late Sardar Dehmat Khan, chieftains of the Dhoond tribe..
  2. 1 2 "Tribes and Language". Murree Hill. Retrieved 31 July 2017. Dhunds are the largest and most prominent tribe of Murree. They claim to be descendents of Abbass, one of the uncles of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Historically besides Murree, tribal abode of Dhund Abbasis include parts present day Islamabad Capital Territory, Tehsil Kahuta and Kotli Sattian of Rawalpindi, District Abbottabad, Haripur and Mansehra of NWFP and Deerkot tehsil in the Bagh district of Azad Kashmir.
  3. ↑ Taj, Muhammad (2001). "Remembering Our Warriors". Defence Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2017. I belong to Dhund tribe, a dominant tribe of Murree Tehsil, which owes its origin to the dynasty of Hazrat Abbass (RA), the uncle of prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It is because of this linkage that more people from this area use the word Abbassi with their name.
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