The Bhishti (
Hindustani: भिश्ती, بهِشتی) are a
Muslim
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tribe or found in
North India
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and
Pakistan
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.
History and origin
They are classified as ''Ajlaf'' in the
South Asian Muslim caste system.
The bhisti are knows as Abbasi or Sheikh Abbasi and Saqqa.The Sheikh Abbasi belong to arab tribe (Banu_Abbas).People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285
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