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The ”’Muslim Koli”’, or ”’Musalman Koli”’ ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: મુસ્લિમ કોલી) ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: मुस्ळिम कोळी) is a religious subgroup of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Koli people|Koli]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Most of the Muslim Kolis lives in [[Maharashtra]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soni |first=Paroma |date=2021-03-13 |title=”One cup of kadak chai”: How Mumbai’s Koli women survived the coronavirus pandemic |url=https://scroll.in/article/989295/one-cup-of-kadak-chai-how-mumbais-koli-women-survived-the-coronavirus-pandemic |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Gujarat]] of India and [[Sindh]] [[Administrative units of Pakistan|province]] of Pakistan. Muslim Kolis were Hindu by religion but later they were converted to Muslim and accept [[Islam]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-22 |title=Gujarat: Hindu-Muslim, real bhai-bhai! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-hindu-muslim-real-bhai-bhai/articleshow/71697035.cms |access-date=2023-11-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

The ”’Muslim Koli”’, or ”’Musalman Koli”’ ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: મુસ્લિમ કોલી) ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: मुस्ळिम कोळी) is a religious subgroup of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Koli people|Koli]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Most of the Muslim Kolis lives in [[Maharashtra]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soni |first=Paroma |date=2021-03-13 |title=”One cup of kadak chai”: How Mumbai’s Koli women survived the coronavirus pandemic |url=https://scroll.in/article/989295/one-cup-of-kadak-chai-how-mumbais-koli-women-survived-the-coronavirus-pandemic |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Gujarat]] of India and [[Sindh]] [[Administrative units of Pakistan|province]] of Pakistan. Muslim Kolis were Hindu by religion but later they converted to [[Islam]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-22 |title=Gujarat: Hindu-Muslim, real bhai-bhai! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-hindu-muslim-real-bhai-bhai/articleshow/71697035.cms |access-date=2023-11-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

The Muslim Kolis Maharashtra lives familiar with Hindu and [[Koli Christians]] of the state.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jacobsen |first=Knut A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=–9WCgAAQBAJ&dq=Muslim+Koli&pg=PA408 |title=Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India |date=2015-08-11 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-40358-6 |language=en}}</ref>

The Muslim Kolis Maharashtra lives familiar with Hindu and [[Koli Christians]] of the state.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jacobsen |first=Knut A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=–9WCgAAQBAJ&dq=Muslim+Koli&pg=PA408 |title=Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India |date=2015-08-11 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-40358-6 |language=en}}</ref>

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Revision as of 14:44, 28 September 2025

Muslim Kolis in India

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

The Muslim Kolis Maharashtra lives familiar[vague] 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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