Zuberi family is one of the families whose history can be
completely traced back to the time of Prophet Mohammad. (SAW) Hazrat Zubair
(RAA) Bin Awam was not only the first cousin of the Prophet (SAW) but
was also one of his closest companions. He was known for his bravery and is remembered as the conqueror of Egypt in 19 AH. He
embraced martyrdom in 36 AH. Hazrat Zubair was laid to rest in Basra,
near the borders of Kuwait and Iraq. This town was named as AL ZUBAIR.
Hazrat Zubair had 12 sons and 9 daughters. Three of his famous sons were
Hazrat Abdullah, Hazrat Musab and Hazrat Urwah. Hazrat Abdullah was a
Muslim caliph at Makkah, Hazrat Musab was the governor of Kufa in 73 AH
and Hazrat Urwa was the first Muslim historian.
After almost 50 years of the conquest of Sindh by Muhammad Bin Qasim,
Zuberis started migrating from Makkah and Madina towards Sindh. Most of
them settled at a place near modern Dadu. By the end of the 4th century AH Zuberis
started migrating from Sindh to Multan. During 14th century AD a portion
of the Zuberi clan migrated to Delhi. Hazrat Sheikh Samauddin Zuberi was a
famous Sufi who led this migration.
Afterwards the Zuberi family flourished in Lahore, Panipat, Delhi and Sumbal.
During the regime of Mughal Emperor Akber, Zuberis also got settled in
Meerut. Marehra also became a centre for family activities in 15th
century AD. In Marehra “Kanboh Mohallah” had the largest
concentration of Zuberis. Around 100 of the houses at Marehra were then owned by
Zuberis.
During the post Indo-Pak partition period most of the Zuberis migrated
from India to Pakistan and settled in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
Currently members of the Zuberi Family are settled all over the world with a
prominent number of them in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Saudi
Arabia, Gulf States, United Kingdom and the United States.
