Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i" in English language version.
The origin of al - Awza'i is traced from Sind, wherefrom he or his parents came to Syria...
Imām al-Awzā'i was of Sindhī origin and his forefathers might have belonged to those Jāts who fell into the hands of Muhammad b. al-Kāsim and were sent as prisoners of war to 'lrāk.