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Contrary to Qur'anic worldview and Islamic teaching in general, some Muslim communities in South Asia still apply a system of social stratification which was borrowed from caste system in India as Muslims first came in contact with large Hindu populated areas in South Asia in 636 CE. Caste system in India itself has similarities with the caste systems in general.

In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal

Sources indicate that the castes among Muslims developed both because of Arabs in Islamic theology and Hindu casteism effect on Indian Muslims.

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

Some data indicates that the castes among Bengali Muslims have never been as rigid as that among Hindus. The rate of endogamous marriage, for example, is less than two thirds. An old Bengali saying also goes "Last year I was a Julaha (weaver); this year a Shaikh." However, other scholars disagree with this thesis (see criticism below).

Stratification

In North India, most of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, the Muslims are classified as Ashrafs, Ajlafs and Arzals. Ashrafs claim a superior status derived from their aristocratic ancestry.

Barani was specific in his recommendation that the "sons of Mohamed" "be given a higher social status than the low-born . His most significant contribution in the fatwa was his analysis of the castes with respect to Islam. His assertion was that castes would be mandated through state laws or "Zawabi" and would carry precedence over Sharia law whenever they were in conflict.

Every act which is "contaminated with meanness and based on ignominity, comes elegantly ". Barani also developed an elaborate system of promotion and demotion of Imperial officers ("Wazirs") that was primarily on the basis of their caste.

In addition to the Ashraf/Ajlaf divide, there is also the Arzal caste among Muslims, who were regarded by anti-Caste activists like as the equivalent of untouchables. The term "Arzal" stands for "degraded" and the Arzal castes are further subdivided into Bhanar, Halalkhor, Hijra, Kasbi, Lalbegi, Maugta, Mehtar etc. They are relegated to "menial" professions such as scavenging and carrying night soil.

Arzal

Arzal is the working class destined to labour and provide services to all others.

Interaction and mobility

Main article: Jajmani system

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

Some data indicates that the castes among Bengali Muslims have never been as rigid as that among Hindus. The rate of endogamous marriage among cross cousins and parallel cousins for example, is less than two thirds. An old Bengali saying also goes "Last year I was a Julaha (weaver); this year a Shaikh; and next year if the harvest be good, I shall be a Sayyid."

The upper caste Muslim caste include Garha, Iraqis, Mughals, Pathan, Muslim Rajput, Muslim Jatt and Muslim Tyagi. The important point to note is that most of these castes claim ancestry from Brahmin and Rajput. Genetic data has also supported this stratification.

Social class in Pakistan

Different qoums are not permitted to intermarry or live in the same community. The Quoms who deal with human emissions are ranked the lowest.

Stephen M. Lyon of University of Kent has written about what he calls "Gujarism", the act of Gurjars in Pakistan seeking out other Gurjars to form associations, and consolidate ties with them, based strictly on caste affiliation.

Criticism of the system

Some Muslim scholars have termed the caste-like features as a "flagrant violation of the Qur'anic worldview." Other scholars tried to reconcile and resolve the "disjunction between Qur'anic egalitarianism and Indian Muslim social practice" through theorizing it in different ways and interpreting the Qur'an and Sharia to justify casteism.

References

Muslim Caste in Uttar Pradesh (A Study of Culture Contact), Ghaus Ansari, Lucknow, 1960, Page 66
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^ Madan, T.N. (1976). Muslim communities of South Asia : culture and society. Vkas Publishing House. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7069-0462-8.
^ Ikram, S. M. (1964). "The Interaction of Islam and Hinduism". Muslim Civilization in India. New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved 2007-06-12. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
Asghar Ali Engineer. "On reservation for Muslims". The Milli Gazette. Pharos Media & Publishing Pvt Ltd,. Retrieved 2004-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
Aggarwal, Patrap (1978). Caste and Social Stratification Among Muslims in India. Manohar.
^ Das, Arbind, Arthashastra of Kautilya and Fatwa-i-Jahandari of Ziauddin Barrani: an analysis, Pratibha Publications, Delhi 1996, ISBN 81-85268-45-2 pp. 124-143
^ Ambedkar, Bhimrao. Pakistan or the Partition of India. Thackers Publishers.
^ Web resource for Pakistan or the Partition of India
Gitte Dyrhagen and Mazharul Islam (2006-10-18). "Consultative Meeting on the situation of caste in Bangladesh" (PDF). International Dalit Solidarity Network. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
Dereserve these myths by Tanweer Fazal,Indian express
Falahi, Masood. "Caste and caste based discrimination s Among Indian Muslims'" (PDF). http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
Habib, Mohammed (1358), The Political Theory of the Delhi Sultanate
Asghar Ali Engineer. "On reservation for Muslims". The Milli Gazette. Pharos Media & Publishing Pvt Ltd,. Retrieved 2004-09-01
Gene Diversity in Some Muslim Populations of North India Human Biology - Volume 77, Number 3, June 2005, pp. 343-353 - Wayne State University Press
^ Barth, Fredrik (1962). "The System Of Social Stratification In Swat, North Pakistan". In E. R. Leach (ed.). Aspects of Caste in South India, Ceylon, and North-West Pakistan. Cambridge University Press. p. 113. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
Stephen M. Lyon. "Gujars and Gujarism: simple quaum versus network activism". University of Kent at Canterbury. Retrieved 2007-05-31.

External links

Salil Kader. Social Stratification Among Muslims In India. June 15, 2004.
Yoginder Singh Sikand. Islam And Caste Inequality Among Indian Muslims.
Andhra fatwa draws flak The telegraph, Calcutta - June 22, 2007

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