It seems rather confusing and contradictory for me to read that Naseerudin Shah is a descendant of an Afghan warlord named Jan Fishan Khan and his surname is Shah which is indicative of his Syed descent i.e. Arab and from the Prophet's (PBUH). Khan is an indication of Pashtun or Mughal affiliation and I have read in many sources that Idries Shah claimed to be a descendant of Bukhari Syeds as did Syed Kamal Shah the late Pakistani film star. Please can someone shed light on this. Moarrikh