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lol Sindh was not unprotected.He conquered a province Sindh which was unprotected.
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lol Sindh was not unprotected.He conquered a province Sindh which was unprotected.
Your history defies logic and told no where outside Pakistan.
I would not at all consider him a "Pakistani" let alone the "first Pakistani".Muhammad Bin Qasim was a general of the Umayyad Khilafah who conquered modern day Sindh and Multan, starting what was to be the 1000 year long Islamic conquest of the Indian sub-continent.
The conquest was started as a result of pirates from the area capturing a ship, kidnapping all the Muslims on board. One of the kidnapped Muslims managed to escape and asked the Khilafah to rescue the rest of the kidnapped Muslims. This resulted in the Khilafah asking the current ruler of the area (Dahir) to release the prisoners and provide compensation for this misdemeanour, however, Dahir refused. This resulted in Muhammad Bin Qasim being tasked to conquer the region, even though he was still a young boy, only 17 years of age.
Muhammad Bin Qasim led an army initially consisting of 6,000 Syrian and Mawali (recent non-Arab converts to Islam) troops, however, another several thousand camel riders and other reinforcements were provided by the governor of Makran, along with 5 catapults. Many Gujjars and Meds also joined Muhammad Bin Qasim's army.
During the conquest of the region, Muhammad Bin Qasim acted fairly and justly, attempting to do as little economic damage as possible with as little casualties as possible (on both sides). He always gave the people he encountered the choice of surrendering peacefully, only if they refused and remained in adamant in fighting him would he use violence. Even then, Muhammad Bin Qasim only killed those belong to Ahl-i-Harb (combatants), which included Dahir himself. The majority of the people he encountered chose to surrender peacefully.
Once a new town was conquered, Muhammad Bin Qasim always incorporated the locals into his administration and (if they willed it) his army. He also opened the gateway for proselytism to occur.
His reasons for success were his superior battle tactics, his more advanced technology (e.g the Mongol bow), the fact that the current ruler (Dahir) was very unpopular among people of the region, and the fact that he incorporated the people of the region into his army and administration, rather than alienating them.
Muhammad Bin Qasim was eventually arrested and executed during the Abbasid revolution, due to his uncle being Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf (a person who was greatly despised by the Abbasid's).
The legacy of Muhammad Bin Qasim is a large one. He was the first Muslim ruler to gain large amounts of territory of the Indian sub-continent, arguably paving the way for future Islamic conquests and proselytism, as well as large migrations of Muslims to the region. Muhammad Bin Qasim is also considered to be the first Pakistani, as the idea of a Muslim homeland in the Indian sub-continent started after his conquests of the region. Yom-e-Babul Islam is also observed in Pakistan in his honour. There are also many places in Pakistan named after him, such as the Muhammad Bin Qasim library in Thatta, Bin Qasim town in Karachi, Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh stadium in Multan, Port Qasim (Pakistan's 2nd largest port), etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Qasim
http://historypak.com/muhammad-bin-qasim/
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That is some flawed history , as there is no connection between Mohammad Bin Qasim and Pakistan
He conquered a province Sindh which was unprotected.
I would not at all consider him the first Pakistani nor a Pakistani.
Pakistan was fromed by Political Movement , not by Mohammad Bin Qasim's war
Islam became a dominant force in the region because of Sufi missionaries. Sufi influence can be seen in every corner of Pakistani culture.Asalamu Alaikum
Well, the Pakistani history curriculum does, and Pakistan itself exists as a homeland for Muslims of the region. Islam first became a dominant force in the region under Qasim, so calling him the first Pakistani is correct in my opinion.
Islam became a dominant force in the region because of Sufi missionaries. Sufi influence can be seen in every corner of Pakistani culture.
Most of these invaders came to conquer and plunder, not to convert people.
I dont agree with title
He was not Pakistani but arab general
Pakistani are those who are living in this land which comprise present day Pakistan and people of this land had long history before the arrival of Islam or Muhammad bin Qasim in sub continent . If we make him first Pakistani then it would mean that we all Pakistani had no existence prior to arrival of Islam or Muahmmad bin Qasim which is lie
Walikum salamAsalamu Alaikum
We have a pre-Islamic history, but our Islamic history is more important as it is the reason why Pakistan exists today. We only exist as a nation because of the likes of Qasim, Ghaznavi, Aurangzeb and Abdali. Not because of the likes of Panini, Porus, Kautilya or Kanishka (but we can still like these guys and consider them part of our history and as national heroes too).
Also, many Muslims of the sub-continent (especially those in Pakistan and north-west Hindustan) are descended from those who migrated to the region during these Islamic conquests, so we do have an ancestral link with these Islamic conquerors.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3163234
"The study showed that the Muslim Gujjars differ significantly from their counterpart, the Hindu Gujjars"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19809480
"Overall, our results support a model according to which the spread of Islam in India was predominantly cultural conversion associated with minor but still detectable levels of gene flow from outside, primarily from Iran and Central Asia"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20067368
"we observed a certain degree of genetic contribution from Iran to both (Sunni and Shia) Muslim populations"
Also, many Muslims of the sub-continent (especially those in Pakistan and north-west Hindustan) are descended from those who migrated to the region during these Islamic conquests, so we do have an ancestral link with these Islamic conquerors.
If the premise of the title is true,then what happened to pakistani IVC.I suppose i was misled into thinking pak history began with IVC,its Qasim the founding father of Pakistan i guess.
Asalamu AlaikumNot really...samandri (before he was banned) had commented widely on this (with backup and evidence). The link is actually very weak in terms of descent & lineage.
Actually the first Pakistani was probably one of the children of Adam as it is widely understood that after all that those early men were all Muslims in their conceptual beleifs so which ever of them was the first to touch the border at Chaman was Pakistani. They probably put the name Pakistan and the two nation theory down in a pamphlet which Mohammad bin Qasim discovered but decided not to tell anyone and had sent to Aligarh to be buried in a time capsule which Sir Syed read a little then post dated a letter to Sir Iqbal and Jinnah who decided to appropriate for themselves and gave this person no credit.If the premise of the title is true,then what happened to pakistani IVC.I suppose i was misled into thinking pak history began with IVC,its Qasim the founding father of Pakistan i guess.
Walikum salam
You are confusing many things. I am proud of my Muslim identity . You should realise that Pakistan and Arab are two different races . Arab rulers/invaders/commander/merchants/saints brought Islam in this region dont change their race and dont make them Pakistani . Similarly we Pakistani adopting Islam as religion dont make us Arab so this title making Muhammad Bin Qasim as first Pakistani dont make any sense
Actually the first Pakistani was probably one of the children of Adam as it is widely understood that after all it is muslim belief that those early men were all Muslims in their conceptual beleifs so which ever of them was the first to touch the border at Chaman was Pakistani. They probably put the name Pakistan and the two nation theory down in a pamphlet which Sir Syed and then Sir Iqbal decided to appropriate for themselves and gave this person no credit.
Mohammed bin Qasim was late to the party but since it is impossible that Chaudhry Rehmat Ali put a name to the concept that was originally given form by a heathen trained barrister(Iqbal).. it must be attributed to the arab lands since those are of the pure blood that reflects in the “Pak” of Pakistan.
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