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The '''Sandhi Muslims''' are a community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. Sandhi Muslim belong to a [[Samma tribe]] from [[Sindh]]. They are one of a number of communities of pastoral [[nomad]]s found in the [[Banni Grasslands Reserve|Banni]] region of [[Kutch]].<ref name=Lal>''People of India: Gujarat Volume XXI, Part Three'', edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen, pp. 1241-1245</ref>
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| group = Sandhi Muslims
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| popplace = India • Sindh
| langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] • [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] • [[Hindi]]
| langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] • [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] • [[Hindi]]
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| rels = Islam
| related = • [[Samma Dynasty]]
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The '''Sandhi/Sindhi Muslims''' are a community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CENTRAL LIST OF OBCs FOR THE STATE OF GUJARAT |url=https://ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/gujarat.pdf |access-date=16 February 2024 |website=National Commission for Backward Classes |page=4}}</ref> Sandhi Muslims belong to a [[Samma tribe]] from [[Sindh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&dq=samma+clans&pg=PA1747 |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |date=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |pages=1747 |language=en}}</ref> They are one of a number of communities of pastoral [[nomad]]s found in the [[Banni Grasslands Reserve|Banni]] region of [[Kutch]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IWrTs5yt1DkC&q=sandhai&pg=PA1244 |title=Gujarat |date=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-106-8 |pages=1241 |language=en}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
==History and origin==
They are [[Samma (tribe)|Samma]] who converted to [[Islam]]. The Sandhi are said to have emigrated about 300 years before Independence from Sindh to Kutch and Saurashtra. In Saurashtra, they are found mainly in [[Junagadh district]]. They speak [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] with many [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] loanwords.<ref name=Lal/>


'''Surnames''': The Sandhai muslims have 82 ataks (clans) some of them are:
==Present circumstances==
The Sandhi are an [[endogamous]] community, and are divided into 104 clans. They do not practice clan [[exogamy]]. Their major clans include the
Lakha, [[Samejo|Sameja]], Gaha, Chaniya, Jam, Abada, Sandh, Jokhiya, Sora, Jakhra, Samma, Rathod, [[Sumra]], [[Jadeja]], Nareja, Juneja, Paleja, Deda, Rayma, Dal, Bolim, Bukera, Hothi, [[Solanki (clan)|Solanki]], [[Theba (Sindhi tribe)|Theba]], Hala, Shetha, Unad, Sodha, Otha, and [[Khokhar]].<ref name=Lal/>


[[Bafan]], [[Rayshipotra]], Chaniya, Dal, Gothi, Hala, [[Halaypotra]], [[Jadeja]], Khad, Khakkar, [[Nareja]], Nayi, Othi, [[Raysipotra|Rayasipotra]], [[Samma (tribe)|Samma]], Sanejha, Shetha, [[Solanki (clan)|Solanki]], [[Soomro|Sumra]], [[Theba (tribe)|Theba]], Virsad, Visiad.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
The Sandhi of Kutch are a community of [[Maldhari]] cattle breeders. They take their cattle to the bazaars of [[Bhuj]]. They also raise goats and buffaloes. Like other Kutchi communities, many of them have migrated to other parts of [[India]] in search of employment. They are [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s and most follow the [[Hanafi]] madhhab. In Saurashtra, the Sandhi are mainly farmers, living on their own settlements. They have a statewide association, the Akhil Saurashtra Sindhi Muslim Vikas Jamat, which deals with community issues.<ref name=Lal/>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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* [http://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18140/IN Sindhi Muslim in India]


{{Indian Muslim}}
{{Indian Muslim}}


[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Tribes of Kutch]]
[[Category:Maldhari communities]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Sindhi tribes]]
[[Category:Sindhi tribes]]
[[Category:Samma tribes|*]]
[[Category:Sindhi tribes in India]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Islam in Sindh]]
* [[Sindhis]]
*https://www.sandhimuslim.com/
*[[Samma Dynasty]]
*[[History of Kutch]]

Latest revision as of 01:25, 16 December 2024

Sandhi Muslims
Regions with significant populations
India • Sindh
Languages
Gujarati • Sindhi • Hindi
Religion
Islam

The Sandhi/Sindhi Muslims are a community found in the state of Gujarat in India.[1] Sandhi Muslims belong to a Samma tribe from Sindh.[2] They are one of a number of communities of pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.[3][citation needed]

Surnames: The Sandhai muslims have 82 ataks (clans) some of them are:

Bafan, Rayshipotra, Chaniya, Dal, Gothi, Hala, Halaypotra, Jadeja, Khad, Khakkar, Nareja, Nayi, Othi, Rayasipotra, Samma, Sanejha, Shetha, Solanki, Sumra, Theba, Virsad, Visiad.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "CENTRAL LIST OF OBCs FOR THE STATE OF GUJARAT" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. p. 4. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1747. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  3. ^ a b Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. p. 1241. ISBN 978-81-7991-106-8.
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