History of Almani
The word Almani is the Alemanni or Alamanni were
a confederation of Germanic tribes on the Upper Rhine River
during the first millennium. First mentioned by Cassius Dio in the
context of the campaign of Roman emperor Caracalla of 213, the
Alemanni captured the Agri Decumates in 260, and later
expanded into present-day Alsace and northern Switzerland, leading to
the establishment of the Old High German language in those regions,
which by the eighth century were collectively referred to as Alamannia.
In Arabic, Germany is also called with the name of Almani and was living in the
form of tribes.
The word Almani is taken from
German former Province called “Allman” and with the passage of time some
families decided to drift from Germany to Palestine (Baitul-muqaddas). At that
time they were Christian and reason of exodus was to reach for veneration at
holy place (Baitul-muqaddas), there already lived Latin which were also belong
to Christian community. A Covenant was retained with Latin that we will defend
the Baitul-Muqaddas from outsider assailant. Both Almani and Latin remained 10
year together and familiarized agricultural reforms, Established new schools
& colleges and make Palestine affluent, thriving and well-healed place in
the world.
Fortunately, Muslims were prevailing to achieve more area to spread the nimble
of Islam. SalaĆ”¸¥ ud-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (1137-1138), under his personal
leadership, his forces attacked seventeen times on Palestine. Both Almani and
Latin scrapped bravely, but at last his forces overwhelmed the activists. When
Salah-ud-Din Ayubi come into Palestine and proclaimed that Almani & Latin
must leave the city as soon as possible.
At the end, Both Almani & Latin left the Palestine and feasted in different
areas i.e. France, USA, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan. In Pakistan,
they came at District Jhang and embraced with Islam but with passage of time
they moved in different part of Pakistan in the form of tribes i.e Jhang,
Shorkot, Ahmad pur sial, D.G Khan, MuzaffarGarh, Sargodha, Joharabad, Khoshab,
Okara, Sadiqabad. Larh, Ghotki, Sukkur, Nosheroferoz, Khairpur, Dadu,
Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Badin, Few in Thatta and Karachi.
“When Almani grasped in Pakistan, they start bodily in the form of tribes
because there were already a tribe system in Pakistan. They came in Pakistan by
ephemeral from Afghanistan and some people says that Almani is the sub Cast of
baloch but could not find in history that Almani is the sub cast of Baloch.
Almani is a inimitable name which is never be a sub cast, but in Sindh they
like to call Almani baloch.”
The Almani is a tribe living in Southern belt of Punjab (
Jhang, Ahmad Pur Sial, Shorkot, Sargodha, Joharabad, Khushab, Okara,
Muzafargrah, D.G. Khan, and Sadiqabad) and in Sindh, mostly in the Upper
belt(uttar sindh) and some in lower belt of Sindh (Larh).(Ghotki, Sukkur, Nosheroferoz,
Khairpur, Dadu, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Badin, Few in Thatta and
Karachi).
Famous Almani Chief Sardar / Tribal leaders.
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Sardar Saghir Ahmad Khan
Almani is the Famous Almani tribe leader in Tehsil Ahmad Pur Sial Dist.
Jhang.Sardar Saghir, Ahmad Khan Almani is also very resptable and famous and
having deep relations in other tribles of almani like Jalbani, Koshik, Saabki ,
Juglani, and Laliana Baloch tribes of this area having very respectable name in
Politics of that area.
·
Sardar Muhammad Alam Khan
Almani Baloch was the famous chief sardar of the Almani tribe and he remained
as burocrate in Government of Pakistan based in district Nosheroferoz of
Sindh and currently his son Muhammad Usman Khan Almani is the famous
politician. Mir Ali Khan Almani,is another famous and strong figure of the
Almani tribe very famous amongst the Almani tribe in sindh and southern parts
of punjab. He is also based in district Nosheroferoz Sindh,and was the Zila
Naib Nazim of the district, very active and liked by different local tribes in
the area,and is the younger brother of the chief sardar.
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Almani people of District
Muzaffargarh are living in different places i.e Ghazi Ghat, Mehmood Kot etc
which are famous because of their education. Ghazi Ghat is situated 23 east of
river Indus.
Muhammad Iqbal, also known as Allama Iqbal, is the National
Poet of Pakistan. A poet, philosopher,
politician, lawyer, and scholar, Iqbal was born on November 9, 1877, in Punjab,
Pakistan, to Kashmiri parents and educated at Scotch Mission College in Sialkot.
He also mentioned name Germany as a “Almani” in his poetry
Translation:
The stability
of life in the world comes from the strength of faith,
For the
Turanians have emerged firmer than even the Germans.
