Most of the Abbasid cadre migrated southeastward to Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, and parts of India.
[8] He was the spiritual leader, "Pir," of the Banuchi tribe in Bannu where the cleric is still held in great esteem.
[9] According to Mohammad Hayat Khan, the author of the acclaimed reference book on Afghan tribes Hayat-i-Afghani, Sheikh Muhammad Rohani and his son Sheikh Naikbin aided the Banuchi tribe gain control of the Bannu region after Mangal and Hani tribes reneged on their promises to deliver the customary ten percent tax to the family of the Sheikh.
[10] In 1504, when the Moghul emperor, Zahiru'din Muhammad Babur, conquered southern Afghanistan, he noted the shrine of this saint in Zurmat at a spring, high on a hilltop.
[12] Following the imposition of colonial taxes large numbers of this community migrated to southern Afghanistan.