 According to the "Encyclopaedia of Islam", the theory of Pashtun descent from Israelites is traced to "Makhzan-e-Afghani", a history compiled for Khan-e-Jehan Lodhi in the reign of Mughal Emperor Jehangir in the 17th century.The Pashtuns are a predominantly Muslim Iranic people, native to Afghanistan and Pakistan, who adhere to an indigenous and pre-Islamic religious code of honor and culture, Pashtunwali.The belief that Pashtuns are descended from the lost tribes of Israel has never been substantiated by concrete historical evidence.