Muslim Koli
मुस्लिम कोली
Religious subgroup of Koli caste
EthnicityKoli people
Location
  • In India

Gujarat and Maharashtra

  • In Pakistan
Sindh
Parent tribeHindu Kolis of India
Branches
  • Wadha Muslim Koli
  • Sipahi Muslim Koli
  • Mahigir Muslim Koli
  • Makwana Muslim Koli
Language
ReligionIslam
Surnames

The Muslim Koli, or Musalman Koli (Gujarati: મુસ્લિમ કોલી) (Marathi: मुस्ळिम कोळी) is a religious subgroup of Hindu Koli caste in India and Pakistan. Most of the Muslim Kolis lives in Maharashtra[1] and Gujarat of India and Sindh province of Pakistan. Muslim Kolis were Hindu by religion but later they were converted to Muslim and accept Islam.[2]

The Muslim Kolis Maharashtra lives familiar with Hindu and Koli Christians of the state.[3]

Titles

  • Patel, the muslim Kolis of Gujarat use the Patel as their title like Hindu kolis.[4]

Subcastes

  • The Muslim Kolis of Gujarat are known as Wadha Koli mostly found in Kutch district of the state.[5]
  • The Muslim Kolis of Konkan in Maharashtra known as Mahigir Muslim Kolis whose forfathers were Hindu Kolis.[6]
  • Makwana Muslims of Gujarat are Koli by caste who were converted to Islam during Muslim rule in Gujarat.[7]

Notable

See also

References

  1. ↑ Soni, Paroma (2021-03-13). "'One cup of kadak chai': How Mumbai's Koli women survived the coronavirus pandemic". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Gujarat: Hindu-Muslim, real bhai-bhai!". The Times of India. 2019-10-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  3. ↑ Jacobsen, Knut A. (2015-08-11). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-40358-6.
  4. ↑ Sheikh, Aziz; Gatrad, Abdul Rashid (2000). Caring for Muslim Patients. New Delhi, India, Asia: Radcliffe Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-85775-372-1.
  5. ↑ Mishra, N. K. Singh and A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim(3 Vols. Set). Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-297-9.
  6. ↑ "KONKANI MUSLIMS: AN INTRODUCTION OMAR KHALIDI". Masjid Al Falaah. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  7. ↑ Assadi, Muzaffar (2023-11-24). Colonial and Post-Colonial Identity Politics in South Asia: Zaat/Caste Among Muslims. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-003-80246-4.
  8. ↑ Ali, Shanti Sadiq (1996). The African Dispersal in the Deccan: From Medieval to Modern Times. New Delhi, India, Asia: Orient Blackswan. p. 174. ISBN 978-81-250-0485-1.
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