| Qidwai/ Kidwai | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Islam |
| Languages | Urdu and Hindi and Arabic and Persian |
| Populated states | Uttar Pradesh India and Sindh Pakistan Middle East region |
The Qidwai or Kidwai (Urdu: قدوائی, Arabic: قدوائی) are a community of Muslim Shaikhs in South Asia. They are mostly settled in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India and Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2]
They are also settled in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, and also in areas of the Middle East specifically, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Qatar.[3]
The Qidwai, together with the Milki, Malik and Chaudhary form a community of substantial landowners.
Lucknow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Singh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Qidwai Mohalla. The long lineage of Qazi Qidwa sttled in and around the Barabanki District near Lucknow. Nearby Village of Masauli, Rudauli, Gadia, Mahmudabad, Daryabad and Baragaon became the main epicenter of the Kidwai clan.