38 Facts About Indian Muslims

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However, some Indian Muslims were found with detectable, traceable, minor to some levels of gene flow from outside, primarily from the Middle East and Central Asia.

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In two of the three genetic studies referenced here, in which is described that samples were taken from several regions of India's Muslim communities, it was again found that the Muslim population was overwhelmingly similar to the local non-Indian Muslims associated, with some having minor but still detectable levels of gene flow from outside, primarily from Iran and Central Asia, rather than directly from the Arabian peninsula.

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Indian Muslims's grave is believed to be located on the island of Andrott.

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Indian Muslims came across a married couple named Kaka Akela and Kaki Akela who became his first converts in the Taiyabi community.

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Indian Muslims supported Ali, and died in the Battle of the Camel alongside Sindhi Jats.

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Indian Muslims was a poet and few couplets of his poem in praise of Ali ibn Abu Talib have survived, as reported in Chachnama.

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The Indian Muslims Independence Act 1947 had decided 15 August 1947, as the appointed date for the partition.

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High concentrations of Indian Muslims are found in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, and Uttarakhand.

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Indian Muslims are poorer and less educated compared to their Hindu counterparts.

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Indian Muslims told that the government of India suppress real Muslim population.

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Indian Muslims have said that there should have been about 262 million Muslims in 2011 census, instead of 172.

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12.

The majority of Indian Muslims belong to the Sunni branch of Islam while a substantial minority belong to the Shia branch.

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The majority of Indian Muslims Sunnis follow the Barelvi movement which was founded in 1904 by Ahmed Razi Khan of Bareilly in defense of traditional Islam as understood and practised in South Asia and in reaction to the revivalist attempts of the Deobandi movement.

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Indian Muslims was the son of Moulai Bharmal, minister of Hindu Solanki King Jayasimha Siddharaja.

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Indian Muslims argued that with changing time modern reforms in Islam are necessary without compromising on basic "spirit of Islam".

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Indian Muslims claimed to be the promised messiah and mahdi awaited by the Muslims and obtained a considerable number of followers initially within the United Provinces, the Punjab and Sindh.

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Non-sectarian Indian Muslims who reject the authority of hadith, known as Quranists, Quraniyoon, or Ahle Quran, are present in India.

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Notable Indian Muslims Quranists include Chiragh Ali, Aslam Jairajpuri, Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din, and Abdullah Chakralawi.

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Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque built in 1193 CE was the first mosque to be built in the Indian Muslims subcontinent; its adjoining "Tower of Victory", the Qutb Minar started around 1192 CE, which marked the victory of Muhammad of Ghor and his general Qutb al-Din Aibak, from Ghazni, Afghanistan, over local Rajput kings, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delhi.

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The concept of arch or dome was not invented by the Indian Muslims but was, in fact, borrowed and further perfected by them from the architectural styles of the post-Roman period.

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Indian Muslims used a cementing agent in the form of mortar for the first time in the construction of buildings in India.

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The courts generally apply the Hanafi Sunni law for Sunnis; Shia Indian Muslims are independent of Sunni law for those areas where Shia law differs substantially from Sunni practice.

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23.

Indian Muslims constitution provides equal rights to all citizens irrespective of their religion.

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Ghettoisation among Indian Muslims began in the mid-1970s when the first communal riots occurred.

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In places like Gujarat, riots and alienation of Indian Muslims have led to large-scale ghettoisation of the community.

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Indian Muslims's work has come under criticism by historians such as Simon Digby and Irfan Habib for its agenda and lack of accurate data in pre-census times.

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The Indian population estimates from other economic historians including Colin Clark, John D Durand and Colin McEvedy show there was a population increase in India between 1000 and 1500.

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Indian Muslims was executed by the emperor Jahandar Shah after refusing the offer of a pardon if he converted to Islam.

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Indian Muslims's assertion was that castes would be mandated through state laws or "Zawabi" and would carry precedence over Sharia law whenever they were in conflict.

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Some South Asian Indian Muslims have been known to stratify their society according to qaums.

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In three genetic studies representing the whole of South Asian Indian Muslims, it was found that the Muslim population was overwhelmingly similar to the local non-Indian Muslims associated with minor but still detectable levels of gene flow from outside, primarily from Iran and Central Asia, rather than directly from the Arabian Peninsula.

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In Bihar state of India, cases had been reported in which the higher caste Indian Muslims have opposed the burials of lower caste Indian Muslims in the same graveyard.

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Indian Muslims was critical of Ashraf antipathy towards the Ajlaf and Arzal and attempts to palliate sectarian divisions.

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Indian Muslims condemned the Indian Muslim community of being unable to reform like Muslims in other countries such as Turkey did during the early decades of the twentieth century.

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India is home to many eminent Indian Muslims who have made their mark in numerous fields and have played a constructive role in India's economic rise and cultural influence across the world.

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Some best known film directors of Indian cinema include Mehboob Khan, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Kamal Amrohi, K Asif and the Abbas–Mustan duo.

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Prominent Muslim names in Indian Muslims cricket include Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Mohammad Azharuddin, who captained the Indian Muslims cricket team on various occasions.

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Indian Muslims was the former Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Secretary of the Department of Ocean Development and the founder of Polar Research in India.

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