North Indian Muslims

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North Indian Muslims are a diverse Muslim community originating from the northern regions of India, characterized by a rich blend of Indo-Islamic cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim community
ethno-religious group
religious community
casteLikeStratification present
clothing burqa (for many women)
kurta-pajama
sherwani
country India
cuisine Awadhi cuisine
linked to: Nawabi cuisine

Biryani
linked to: Hyderabadi biryani

Kebabs
Mughlai cuisine
culture Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb
Indo-Islamic culture
demographicPresence Bihar
Delhi
Haryana
Jammu and Kashmir
Madhya Pradesh (northern parts)
Punjab (Indian)
linked to: Punjab

Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
diaspora Bangladesh
Gulf countries
North America
Pakistan
United Kingdom
educationInstitution Aligarh Muslim University (influential for community)
Darul Uloom Deoband (religious influence)
linked to: Deoband

Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow (religious influence)
linked to: Nadwatul Ulama
ethnicComponent Afghan ancestry (in some groups)
Indo-Aryan peoples
Persian ancestry (in some groups)
Turkic ancestry (in some groups)
local Hindu converts
follow Hanafi school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
linked to: Hanafi school
heritage syncretic Hindu-Muslim cultural practices in some regions
historicalEventImpact Partition of India in 1947
linked to: Partition of India
historicalInfluence Delhi Sultanate
Mughal Empire
Sufi orders in India
identity Urdu-speaking Muslims (in many areas)
language Awadhi
Bhojpuri
Haryanvi
Hindi
Kashmiri
Pahari
Punjabi
Rajasthani
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
literaryTradition Persianate literary culture
Urdu literature
majorSubgroup Ajlaf Muslims
Arzal Muslims
linked to: Ajlaf Muslims

Ashraf Muslims
marriageCustom mehr (dower)
nikah ceremony
musicTradition Naat and Hamd recitation
Qawwali
politicalParticipation active in Indian electoral politics
region North India
linked to: northern India
religion Islam
religiousBranch Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
religiousInstitution dargah
madrasa
religiousMovement Ahl-i Hadith movement
Barelvi movement
Deobandi movement
Tablighi Jamaat
religiousPractice Sufi shrine visitation (ziyarat)
observance of Eid al-Adha
observance of Eid al-Fitr
observance of Muharram (especially among Shias)
script Perso-Arabic script (for Urdu)
traditionalOccupation agriculture
crafts
religious scholarship
trade

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Muhajir people relatedGroup North Indian Muslims