Of late, a mad rush is going on with various groups and tribes in India claiming Jewish heritage and a subsequent migration to Israel in search of greener pastures. Several tribes from North East have converted (or reverted) to Judaism.
But at least the Afridi Pathans of Malihabad (near Lucknow) who have been told about a Jew connection seem not at all enthusiastic--rather they are embarrassed (even offended).
Not at all surprising though.Senior journo Farzand Ahmed reported the story in India Today recently.
In India, the Shanivari Telis of Maharashtra claimed that their fast on Saturday was nothing but an age-old tradition of Jews. Similarly, the tribes of Manipur and Mizoram claim that they were converted by Christian missionaries in 19th century but they were in reality the descendants of the lost tribes of Israel (Bnei Menashe). Many of them who migrated from India to Israel are not happy as they were reportedly discriminated against. Rabbis from Israel routinely come to India's North Eastern region for re-conversions.
The story of Jew lineage came from nobody else but a Afridi Pathan himself. Navras Afridi has published an e-book 'The Indian Jewry' that traces their lineage to one of the lost tribes ofIsrael. it was a doctorate work for LUcknow University. A research team including Professor Tudor Parfitt of Jewish Studies Centre London had visited Malihabad and collected DNA samples from 50 paternally unrelated Afridi males to confirm the Israeli descent. Many scholars hail it as a landmark research.
-----------------------------------------------------
So why the fuss? Even if they have a Israeli lineage. Israeli news agencies seem quite excited about the news and flashed it. Elderly Malihabadi Qavi Kamal Khan says, 'I have heard that we have the lineage but we are Afridis, not Jews'.
Anybody's ancestor 1000 -2000 years ago could be a Jew, Manichae, Zoroastrian or anybody. And isn't Judaism an Abrahamic religion!
(Pix: Photo of an Afridi Pathan family of Malihabad, the town near Lucknow that produced great litterateurs and warriors including poet Faqeer Mohammad Khan Goya and Shaa'er-e-Inquilab Josh Malihabadi).
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Malihabad's Pathans embarrassed about Jew lineage!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
11 comments:
Why would someone be ashamed to acknowledge that their ancestors might have been of a different religion?
Cheers,
HP
HP,
Thats cheap mentality and egoistic view..can't help.
not a question of religion....it seems....actually decades of conflict between Muslims and Jews over Palestine has caused so much suspicion ...etc etc
Great work and thank you for your service
buy phentermine online
buy tramadol hcl
buy discount free prescription soma
forzest tablet tadalafil
buy tadalafil
atarax overnight
cheap overnight phentermine
See you soon!
no they are not embarassed. where did they say that they are embarassed. All the person is saying is that they are "Afridis not Jews", which is a sensible statement. Moreover who can say with 100% confidence about their ancestors thousands of years back. This is all speculative thought with no substantial evidence.
This all is fake and Pathans (if you go back to pre-Islamic period) are pure Aryans. The semitic (Jewish-Arab) culture, names religion came into this region after Islam. If you see the internet all are Jewish origin! this is being one to gain influence. Navraas Jaat Afreedi is trying to take the Jewish people for a ride, but this village boy should be aware he will be used. Also Genetic studies done by the credible Wellcome Trust, UK indicate no link of Pathans to Jews. Both are nice people but distict. Pathans are aryans, the Jews semites.
A Real Afridi
Sorry for my post .Where i can watch more info about?
Genetic studies on Bnei Menashe tribe of east Indian confirm links to Jewish people:
http://farshores.org/a04mizo.htm
Post a Comment