Muslim Kayasths
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (5-10 million) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| • India • Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| • Urdu • Hindi • English | |
| Religion | |
| • Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Kayastha • Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh • Shaikhs in South Asia |
The Muslim Kayastha (Urdu: مسلمان کائستھ) are community of Muslims, descendents of members of the Kayastha caste of northern India, mainly in modern Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Bihar who embraced Islam during the rule of Muslim dynasties. The Muslim Kayastha are part of the Muslims of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Muslims of undivided Punjab.The Muslim Kayastha are considered to be Shaikh and follow Sunni Hanafi fiqh. The Muslim Kayasths have intermarried with the other Muslim communities over the centuries and have lost their community consciousness and consider themselves to be part of the Urdu speaking Muslims of Pakistan and northern India. They live in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, the provinces of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan and many have now settled in United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
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