# Qais Abdur Rashid

> Qais Abdur Rashīd or Qais Abdul Rasheed is said to be, in post-Islamic lore, the legendary founding father of the Pashtuns. It is believed that the conception of such a figure was promoted to bring harmony between religious and ethnic identities post-Arabic influence over the region. Qais Abdur Rashid is said to have traveled to Mecca and Medina in Arabia during the early days of Islam and converted. However, contrary to this legend, Islam spread through Afghanistan over a period of time.

*Legendary founding father of the Pashtun people*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/qais-abdur-rashid

## Identity
- **Born:** 575
- **Died:** 661
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [قیس عبدالرشید](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AF)
- [قيس عبد الرشيد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF)
- [Qais Abdur Rashid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qais_Abdur_Rashid)
- [Qays Abdurashid](https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qays_Abdurashid)
- [قيس عبدالرشيد](https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF)
- [قیس عبدالرشید](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7265861)

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