14 Facts About Kashmiri Muslims

Kashmiri Muslims are ethnic Kashmiris who practice Islam and are native to the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Kashmiri Muslims are of the same stock as the Kashmiri Hindu community and are commonly known as 'Sheikhs'.

Kashmiri Muslims was an extensively traveled preacher and came to Kashmir during the reign of Raja Suhadeva the king of Lohara dynasty.

Kashmiri Muslims belonged to the Kubrawi order of Sufis and came to Kashmir along with seven hundred disciples and helpers.

Kashmiri Muslims's emphasis was on the Islamization of royal family and the court as a pre-requisite for Islamizing people.

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Kashmiri Muslims was of the firm belief that the common masses followed the conduct and culture of their rulers.

Kashmiri Muslims's disciples established shrines with lodging and langar at many places in Kashmir which served as centers for propagation of Islam.

Kashmiri Muslims's preaching resulted in a colossal number of Kashmiri people and priests of Hinduism Buddhism along with thousands of their followers converting to Islam which became the vastly dominant religion of the Kashmiri masses by the fourteenth century.

Christopher Snedden states that the Kashmiri Muslims were often exploited by the Kashmiri Pandit officials.

Kashmiri Muslims were non-existent in the State's civil administration and were barred from officer positions in the military.

The 1921 Census report stated that Kashmiri Muslims are sub-divided into numerous sub-castes such as Bhatt, Dhar, Wani etc.

Kashmiri Muslims constituted an important segment of several Punjabi cities such as Sialkot, Gujrat, Lahore, Amritsar and Ludhiana.

An exclusive research conducted by the "Jang Group and Geo Television Network" showed that the Kashmiri Muslims community had been involved in spearheading the power politics of Lahore district since 1947.

Scholar Chitralekha Zutshi states that Kashmiri Muslims settled in the Punjab retained emotional and familial links to Kashmir and felt obliged to struggle for the freedom of their brethren in the Valley.