The Dhund Abbasi Qureshi are a large and respected tribe of the regions

 The Dhund Abbasi Qureshi are a large and respected tribe of the regions of Marri, Kahuta, Abbottabad (Hazara) and Azad Kashmir. This tribe traces its lineage back to Hazrat Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (RA), the uncle of the Prophet (PBUH).

Here is the general historical genealogy of this tribe and the mention of important figures:

​1. Basic lineage (brief lineage)

​This lineage starts from Hazrat Abbas (RA) and reaches the ancestor of this region, Sardar Zarrab Khan.

​Hazrat Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (RA)

​Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (RA) - (commentator of the Quran)

​Hazrat Ali bin Abdullah

​Hazrat Muhammad bin Ali

​Hazrat Ibrahim

​... (intermediate) ...

​Sardar Zarrab Khan (the chief of the Abbasid tribes who migrated from Herat to Kashmir and then to the Kohsar region).

​2. The ancestor of the Dhond Abbasis: Sardar Zarrab Khan

​According to historical traditions, Sardar Zarrab Khan's son was Akbar Gai Khan, from whom the lineage of the "Dhond" tribe advanced.

​Sardar Zarrab Khan (father)

​Sardar Akbar Gai Khan (his descendants are commonly called "Dhond")

​Akbar Gai Khan had five famous sons from whom various families and villages of Marri and Galiyat were settled:

​Ratan Khan (Ratniyal)

​Baj Khan (Bajyal)

​Jah Khan (Jahiyal)

​Chand Khan (Chandyal)

​Kala Khan (Kaliyal)

​Note: It is known about the word "Dhond" that it was a title that he got because of his bravery or the incident of finding a missing person, but by ethnicity, he is a Hashmi Qureshi Abbasi.

​3. Important areas

​This tribe is mainly settled in the following areas:

​Muri: (Deol, Phagwara, Rawat, Nimbal etc.)

​Circle Bakot: (Abbottabad)

​Azad Kashmir: (Muzaffarabad, Bagh and some parts of Poonch