Malak Yousaf Yasin khel, a
DilzakAfghan was the father of Ali (Marrani Baba, Charsadda). He is known among
Pashtun people as Shaheed baba. Malak Yousaf was the commander of the Afghan Brigade in
Ghaznavids Army. In 977, Sabuktigin captured
Kandahar. So keeping this advancement in mind Jayapala ordered his army to march toward
Ghazna but unfortunately he was defeated by Sebuktagin.
Soon he (
Sabuktigin) conquered
Peshawar and extended his territories toward Neelab (
Indus River). In 992 he was killed with other Afghan soldiers against Raja Jay Pal. His mazar (shrine) is in Mardan.[1] He is the grandparent of Yousaf Khel, a subbranch of Yasin Khel.[2]
Ali ibn Yousaf, son of Malak Yousaf Afghan and a scholar was selected by the elders as the leader of
Dilzak tribe after death of his father. He is known in Pashtun history as Marrani Baba ("Brave Saint"). After a strong hold on Peshawar, he was nominated by the Ghaznavid Empire as the Chief
Judge of the Region.[3] He is also the primogenitor of the
Qazyan family.[4] He was killed in a war against Hindu Shahi Armies at Charsadda.
References
^"Rohani Taroon" by Qazi Abdul Haleem Asar Afghani
^asarjan (2011), The History of Dilzak Tribe, pakistan: asarjan,
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^"Ulama O Mashaikh Sarhad" by Syed Amir Shah Qadri, "Saqafat Sarhad Tarikh ky Aaeny may" by Qari Javid
^"Rohani Taroon" by Qazi Abdul Haleem Asar Afghani