82-512: [REDACTED] Look up shaadi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shaadi may refer to: A Shaadi is the generic term for an Indian or Pakistani wedding Shaadi.com , an Indian matrimonial website Shaadi (1962 film) , a 1962 Indian film Shaadi (1941 film) , a 1941 Bollywood film Shaadi (horse) See also [ edit ] Shadi (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
164-738: A 2011 census. India also has the third-largest number of Muslims in the world. The majority of India's Muslims are Sunni , with Shia making up around 15% of the Muslim population. Islam spread in Indian communities along the Arab coastal trade routes in Gujarat and along the Malabar Coast shortly after the religion emerged in the Arabian Peninsula . Islam arrived in the inland of Indian subcontinent in
246-647: A ceremony called Anand Karaj . The couple walk around the respective holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib , four times, and then perform the Ardās prayer & praise. Indian Muslims celebrate a traditional Islamic wedding , with rituals including Nikah , payment of financial dower called Mahr by the groom to the bride, signing of marriage contract, and a reception. Indian Christian weddings follow Christian marriage customs and values . Among Protestants in India ,
328-584: A family as compared to Hindu couples in India. The same survey also pointed out that percentage of couples actively using family planning measures was more than 49% among Hindus against 37% among Muslims. According to a district wise fertility study by Saswata Ghosh, Muslim TFR (total fertility rate) is closer to that of the Hindu community in most southern states. Also TFR tends to be high for both communities in Northern states such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar . This study
410-574: A majority of the local population in Lakshadweep (96.2%) and Jammu and Kashmir (68.3%). The largest concentration – about 47% of all Muslims in India, live in the three states of Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal , and Bihar . High concentrations of Muslims are also found in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Assam , Delhi , Gujarat , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Manipur , Rajasthan , Tamil Nadu , Telangana , Tripura , and Uttarakhand . As of 2021 , Muslims comprise
492-675: A more significant role in explaining the higher birthrates among Indian Muslims. Studies suggest that Muslims in India tend to have lower income levels and educational attainment compared to Hindus. However, B. K. Prasad, a noted Indian sociologist, highlights that due to the higher urbanization among Indian Muslims, their infant mortality rate is about 12% lower than that of Hindus. However, some sociologists suggest that religious and cultural factors may also contribute to higher birthrates among Muslims in India. Surveys indicate that, on average, Muslim families are more traditional in their approach to family planning , and Muslim women tend to marry at
574-629: A result of this, a large number of Muslims in India , a significant number of Hindus in East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh ) and a minuscule number of Hindus in the Sindh province of West Pakistan remained. Meanwhile, the East Punjab state of India and the West Punjab province of Pakistan saw a full population exchange between Muslim and Hindu/Sikh minorities during the time of Partition . India
656-440: A shared commitment to spreading the message of Islam. Arab merchant seamen, who had long brought goods like dates to South India, now introduced the new religion, which found a warm reception in the region. South Indian communities welcomed the construction of mosques and facilitated cultural integration, including intermarriage between Arabs and local women. This led to the formation of a distinct Indian-Arabian Muslim community. By
738-475: A younger age compared to Hindu women, leading to a longer fertility period . On the other hand, it is also documented that Muslims tend to adopt family planning measures. A study conducted by K. C. Zacharia in Kerala in 1983 revealed that on average, the number of children born to a Muslim woman was 4.1 while a Hindu woman gave birth to only 2.9 children. Religious customs and marriage practices were cited as some of
820-752: Is applied on the bride-to-be and groom-to-be. Among the Bombay East Indian Christians , the Umbracho Pani ceremony is held, a day before the wedding, in which water drawn from a well is used to bathe by the bride-to-be and groom-to-be. On the wedding day, the couple meet in the presence of a priest at a church. Passages from the Bible are read out. The bride and groom take their marriage vows . The bride and groom then exchange wedding rings , symbolising their love for each other. Interfaith marriages in India , especially between Hindus and Muslims, have been
902-620: Is believed to be located on the island of Andrott . A few Umayyad (661–750 CE) coins were discovered from Kothamangalam in the eastern part of Ernakulam district , Kerala . According to Kerala Muslim tradition, the Masjid Zeenath Baksh at Mangalore is one of the oldest mosques in the Indian subcontinent . According to the Legend of Cheraman Perumals , the first Indian mosque was built in 624 CE at Kodungallur in present-day Kerala with
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#1733084803713984-500: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Indian wedding Weddings in India are festive occasions and usually celebrated with extensive decorations, color, music, dance, outfits and rituals that depend on the community, region and religion of the bride and the groom, as well as their preferences. India celebrates about 10 million weddings per year, of which about 80% are Hindu weddings . A daughter's marriage can often be
1066-524: Is documented in the history of India's struggle for independence. Titumir raised a revolt against the British Raj . Abul Kalam Azad , Hakim Ajmal Khan and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai are other Muslims who engaged in this endeavour. Ashfaqulla Khan of Shahjahanpur conspired to loot the British treasury at Kakori ( Lucknow ) (See Kakori conspiracy ). Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (popularly known as "Frontier Gandhi")
1148-513: Is home to 10.9% of the world's Muslim population. Indian Muslims have a fertility rate of 2.36, the highest in the nation as per as according to year 2019-21 estimation. In 2023, the Government of India estimated the Muslim population at 19.75 to 20 crore, out of 138.8 to 140.0 crore total population, thus constituting around (14.22%–14.28%) of the nation's population. Muslim populations (top 5 countries) Est. 2020 Muslims represent
1230-435: Is strictly observed in India. In two of the three genetic studies referenced here, in which is described that samples were taken from several regions of India's Muslim communities, it was again found that the Muslim population was overwhelmingly similar to the local non-Muslims associated, with some having minor but still detectable levels of gene flow from outside, primarily from Iran and Central Asia, rather than directly from
1312-536: Is the home of some 40,000 illegal Rohingya Muslim refugees, with approximately 18,000 registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). But even people with refugee cards are being detained across India due to security concerns. A small number of Uyghurs also reside in India, primarily in Jammu and Kashmir . Around 1,000 illegal Uyghur refugees arrived in India in 1949 to escape
1394-570: Is the most extensive personal ritual a Hindu undertakes in his or her life. Typical Hindu families spend significant effort and financial resources to prepare and celebrate weddings. The rituals and process of a Hindu wedding vary depending on the region of India, local adaptations, resources of the family and preferences of the bride and the groom. Nevertheless, there are a few key rituals common in Hindu weddings – Kanyadaan , Panigrahana , and Saptapadi ; these are respectively, giving away of daughter by
1476-479: Is the only lasting remedy for communal peace is beyond doubt" in his own written book "Pakistan or partition of India" respectively. However, a complete population exchange did not occur and was made impossible due to the earlier signing of the Liaquat–Nehru Pact in 1950, which sealed the borders of both nations completely. Ultimately, this led to the cessation of migration of refugees from both sides. As
1558-535: The 1941 Census , there were 94.5 million Muslims living in the Undivided India (inc. Pakistan and Bangladesh ), comprising 24 percent of the population. Partition, in fact, has eventually drained India of 60% of its Muslim population respectively. In the absence of Partition , a United India would have boasted a population nearing 1.69 billion, with Muslims constituting approximately 35%, equating to roughly 591.56 million individuals, thus positioning it as
1640-709: The Arabian peninsula . Research on the comparison of Y chromosomes of Indian Muslims with other Indian groups was published in 2005. In this study 124 Sunnis and 154 Shias of Uttar Pradesh were randomly selected for their genetic evaluation. Other than Muslims, Hindu higher and middle caste group members were also selected for the genetic analysis. Out of 1021 samples in this study, only 17 samples showed E haplogroup and all of them were Shias. The very minor increased frequency however, does place these Shias, solely with regards to their haplogroups, closer to Iraqis, Turks and Palestinians. Trade relations have existed between Arabia and
1722-685: The Ghurids , the Muslim army broke into the North Indian Plains, which lead to the establishment of the Islamic Delhi Sultanate in 1206 by the slaves of the Ghurid dynasty. The sultanate was to control much of North India and to make many forays into South India. However, internal squabbling resulted in the decline of the sultanate, and new Muslim sultanates such as the Bengal Sultanate in
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#17330848037131804-557: The Indian Mutiny in Malaya and Burma , along with Syed Mujtaba Hussain of Jaunpur , and was hanged in 1917; Vakkom Abdul Khadir of Kerala participated in the " Quit India " struggle in 1942 and was hanged; Umar Subhani, an industrialist and millionaire from Bombay, provided Mahatma Gandhi with Congress expenses and ultimately died for the cause of independence. Among Muslim women, Hazrat Mahal , Asghari Begum, and Bi Amma contributed in
1886-467: The Indian subcontinent since ancient times. Even in the pre-Islamic era , Arab traders used to visit the Konkan - Gujarat coast and Malabar Coast , which linked them with the ports of Southeast Asia . Newly Islamised Arabs were Islam's first contact with India. Historians Elliot and Dowson say in their book The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians , that the first ship bearing Muslim travellers
1968-771: The Pakistani Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory ) and East Punjab (later the Indian Punjab , as well as Haryana and Himachal Pradesh ). The partition agreement also included the division of Indian government assets, including the Indian Civil Service , the Indian Army , the Royal Indian Navy , the Indian railways and the central treasury, and other administrative services. The two self-governing countries of India and Pakistan legally came into existence at
2050-537: The betrothal rite celebrates the engagement of a couple, with prayers being offered for the couple and engagement rings being blest by a pastor . Among North Indian Christians, a day before the wedding, the Haldi/ Ubtan/ Mayun ceremony happens; in which turmeric paste is applied on the bride-to-be and groom-to-be. Among Goan Christians and South Canarese Christians the Roce ceremony is held, in which coconut paste
2132-533: The economy of the Kingdom of Mysore overtaking Bengal. The British East India Company conquered Bengal in 1757 and then Mysore in the late 18th century . The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II , had authority over only the city of Old Delhi ( Shahjahanabad ), before he was exiled to Burma by the British Raj after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 . The contribution of Muslim revolutionaries, poets and writers
2214-539: The spinning wheel . In the early 16th century, northern India, being then under mainly Muslim rulers, fell again to the superior mobility and firepower of a new generation of Central Asian warriors. The resulting Mughal Empire did not stamp out the local societies it came to rule, but rather balanced and pacified them through new administrative practices and diverse and inclusive ruling elites, leading to more systematic, centralised, and uniform rule. Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic identity, especially under Akbar ,
2296-435: The 17th century was a factor in India's economic expansion, resulting in greater patronage of painting , literary forms, textiles, and architecture . The Mughal Empire was the world's largest economy in the 17th century, larger than Qing China and Western Europe , with Mughal India producing about a quarter of the world's economic and industrial output. In the 18th century, Mughal power had become severely limited. By
2378-535: The 1951 census, due to the Partition of India . The Pakistan Census, 1951 identified the number of displaced persons in the country at 7,226,600, presumably all Muslims refugees who had entered Pakistan from India. Around 35 million Muslims stayed back after Partition as Jawaharlal Nehru (then the Prime Minister of India) have ensured the confidence that they would be treated fairly in this democratic nation. In
2460-766: The 7th century when the Arabs invaded and conquered Sindh and later arrived in Punjab and North India in the 12th century via the Ghaznavids and Ghurids conquest and has since become a part of India's religious and cultural heritage . The Barwada Mosque in Ghogha , Gujarat built before 623 CE, Cheraman Juma Mosque (629 CE) in Methala , Kerala and Palaiya Jumma Palli (or The Old Jumma Masjid, 628–630 CE) in Kilakarai , Tamil Nadu are three of
2542-474: The Assam National Register of Citizens , 7 lakh are Muslims. Dr. Kuntal Kanti Chattoraj, HOD of Geography at P.R.M.S. Mahavidyalaya, Bankura, estimates that around 6.28 million Bangladeshi Muslims have migrated to West Bengal over the decades. Muslims in India have a much higher total fertility rate (TFR) compared to that of other religious communities in the country. Because of higher birthrates
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2624-469: The Bangladeshi-origin Muslim population has grown to 5–7% in bordering districts of Assam and Bengal simultaneously. Muminul Aowal, an eminent Assamese Muslim Minority Development Board Chairman, has reported that Assam has about 1.3 crore Muslims of which around 90 lakh are of Bangladeshi origin. According to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma , among the 19 lakh individuals excluded from
2706-467: The Indian kingdoms; resulted in Umayyad campaigns in India checked and contained to Sindh. Around the 10th century, Muslim Central Asian nomadic empire, the Ghaznavids , under Mahmud of Ghazni (971–1030 CE), was the second, much more ferocious invader, using swift-horse cavalry and raising vast armies united by ethnicity and religion, repeatedly overran South Asia's north-western plains. Eventually, under
2788-706: The Indian population by 2100. Pew Research Center have projected that India will have 311 million Muslims by 2050, out of total 1.668 billion people, thus constituting 18.4% of the country's population. United Nations have projected India's future population. It will rise to 170.53 crore by 2050, and then it will decline to 165.97 crore by 2100 year respectively. On 29 June 2021, Pew Research Center reports on Religiosity have been published, where they completed 29,999 face-to-face interviews with non-institutionalized adults ages 18 and older living in 26 states and three union territories across India. They interviewed 3,336 Muslims and found that 79% of those interviewed believed in
2870-592: The Middle East and Europe. Many Sanskrit books were translated into Arabic as early as the 8th century. George Saliba in his book "Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance", writes that "some major Sanskrit texts began to be translated during the reign of the second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur (r. 754–775), if not before; some texts on logic even before that, and it has been generally accepted that
2952-458: The Mughals united their far-flung realms through loyalty, expressed through a Persianised culture, to an emperor who had near-divine status. The Mughal state's economic policies, deriving most revenues from agriculture and mandating that taxes be paid in the well-regulated silver currency, caused peasants and artisans to enter larger markets. The relative peace maintained by the empire during much of
3034-512: The Muslims resided in Pakistan (both east and West Pakistan) but a third resided in India. Based on 1951 census of displaced persons, 7,226,000 Muslims went to Pakistan (both West and East) from India while 7,249,000 Hindus and Sikhs moved to India from Pakistan (both West and East). Some critics allege that British haste in the partition process increased the violence that followed. Because independence
3116-494: The Persian and Sanskrit texts, few as they were, were indeed the first to be translated." Commercial intercourse between Arabia and India had gone on from time immemorial, with for example the sale of dates and aromatic herbs by Arabs traders who came to Indian shores every spring with the advent of the monsoon breeze. People living on the western coast of India were as familiar with the annual coming of Arab traders as they were with
3198-446: The best he could under difficult circumstances. The historian Lawrence James concurs that in 1947 Mountbatten was left with no option but to cut and run. The alternative seemed to be involvement in a potentially bloody civil war from which it would be difficult to get out. With around 204 million Muslims (2019 estimate), India's Muslim population is the world's third-largest and the world's largest Muslim-minority population. India
3280-472: The castes among Muslims developed as the result of the concept of Kafa'a. Those who are referred to as Ashrafs are presumed to have a superior status derived from their foreign Arab ancestry, while the Ajlafs are assumed to be converts from Hinduism , and have a lower status. Many of these ulema also believed that it is best to marry within one's own caste. The practice of endogamous marriage in one's caste
3362-403: The coast and many other natives embraced Islam. According to legend, two travellers from India, Moulai Abdullah (formerly known as Baalam Nath) and Maulai Nuruddin (Rupnath), went to the court of Imam Mustansir (427–487 AH)/(1036–1094 CE) and were so impressed that they converted to Islam and came back to preach in India in 467 AH/1073 CE. Moulai Ahmed was their companion. Abadullah
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3444-539: The communist regime. On 17 November 2016, Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju , stated in the Rajya Sabha that, according to available inputs, there are around 20 million (2 crore) illegal Bangladeshi migrants staying in India. Illegal immigrants in Assam are estimated to number between 16 lakh and 84 lakh, in a total population of 3.12 crore according to the 2011 Census . A report published by DNA has revealed that
3526-515: The early 9th century, Muslim missionaries in Malabar achieved a significant milestone when they inspired the conversion of the local king to Islam. According to historian Derryl N. Maclean, early connections between Sindh (in present-day Pakistan) and the Shia supporters of Ali can be traced to Hakim ibn Jabalah al-Abdi. A companion of Muhammad , Hakim traveled through Sind to Makran in 649 CE, reporting on
3608-731: The east breaking off, while in the Deccan the Urdu-speaking colonists from Delhi, who carried the Urdu language to the Deccan, founded the Bahmanid Empire . In 1339, Shah Mir became the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir, inaugurating the Salatin-i-Kashmir or Shah Mir dynasty . Under the Delhi Sultanate , there was a synthesis of Indian civilization with that of Islamic civilization , and
3690-479: The eastern coasts also claim that they converted to Islam in Muhammad's lifetime. The local mosques date to the early 700s. The vast majority of the Muslims in India belong to South Asian ethnic groups . However, some Indian Muslims were found with detectable, traceable levels of gene flow from outside, primarily from the Middle East and Central Asia. However, they are found in very low levels. Sources indicate that
3772-411: The emancipation of the Muslims in the overall Indian context, and struggled for independence alongside Mahatma Gandhi and Abdul Bari of Firangi Mahal. Until the 1930s, the Muslims of India broadly conducted their politics alongside their countrymen, in the overall context of an undivided India. I find no parallel in history for a body of converts and their descendants claiming to be a nation apart from
3854-474: The existence of God with absolute certainty, 12% believes in the existence of God with less certainty and 6% of the Indian Muslims have declared themselves as Atheists by citing that they don't believe in any God. However 91% of Muslim interviewed have said religion plays a big part in their lives CSDS study reports, have found that Indian Muslims have become ‘less religious’ since 2016. In that same year,
3936-427: The father, voluntarily holding hand near the fire to signify impending union, and taking seven steps before fire with each step including a set of mutual vows. After the seventh step and vows of Saptapadi , the couple is legally husband and wife. Jain and Buddhist weddings in India, share many themes, but are centered around their respective religious ideas and texts. Indian Sikh marriages are conducted through
4018-524: The first mosques in India which were built by seafaring Arab merchants . According to the legend of Cheraman Perumals , the first Indian mosque was built in 624 CE at Kodungallur in present-day Kerala with the mandate of the last ruler (the Tajudeen Cheraman Perumal) of the Chera dynasty , who converted to Islam during the lifetime of Muhammad (c. 570–632). Similarly, Tamil Muslims on
4100-417: The flocks of monsoon birds; they were as ancient a phenomenon as the monsoon itself. However, whereas monsoon birds flew back to Africa after a sojourn of few months, not all traders returned to their homes in the desert; many married Indian women and settled in India. The advent of Muhammad (569–632 CE) transformed the previously idolatrous and fragmented Arabs into a nation unified by faith and driven by
4182-603: The founder of Pakistan , was a member of the Indian National Congress and was part of the independence struggle. Muhammad Iqbal , poet and philosopher, was a strong proponent of Hindu–Muslim unity and an undivided India, perhaps until 1930. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was also active in the Indian National Congress in Bengal, during his early political career. Mohammad Ali Jouhar and Shaukat Ali struggled for
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#17330848037134264-534: The industry are the rise of middle class in India, an overall booming economy and use of social media. It is estimated that the cost of an Indian wedding ranges from ₹500,000 and ₹50 million (from US$ 6,747.14 to US$ 674,743.50). Indians are likely to spend one-fifth of their total lifetime wealth on a wedding. Many Indian celebrities choose destination weddings, and the masses take inspiration from them. Both domestic and international destinations are popular for weddings in India. The destination wedding industry in India
4346-531: The integration of the Indian subcontinent with a growing world system and wider international networks spanning large parts of Afro-Eurasia , which had a significant impact on Indian culture and society. The time period of their rule included the earliest forms of Indo-Islamic architecture , increased growth rates in India's population and economy , and the emergence of the Hindustani language . The Delhi Sultanate
4428-496: The majority of Indians have their marriages planned by their parents and other elder family members. Recent studies suggest that Indian culture is trending away from traditional arranged marriages. Fewer marriages are purely arranged without consent and that the majority of surveyed Indian marriages are arranged with consent. The percentage of self-arranged marriages (called love marriages in India) have also increased vastly, particularly in
4510-445: The majority of the population in the only Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and in a Union territory Lakshadweep . In 110 minority-concentrated districts, at least a fifth of the population are Muslim. Region-wise distribution of Muslims leaving for Pakistan ( 1951 Census ) - After India's independence and the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the Muslim population in India declined from 42,400,000 in 1941 to 35,400,000 in
4592-580: The mandate of the last the ruler (the Cheraman Perumal) of Chera dynasty , who converted to Islam during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (c. 570–632). According to Qissat Shakarwati Farmad , the Masjids at Kodungallur , Kollam , Madayi , Barkur , Mangalore , Kasaragod , Kannur , Dharmadam , Panthalayini , and Chaliyam , were built during the era of Malik Dinar , and they are among
4674-621: The mid-18th century, the Marathas had routed Mughal armies and invaded several Mughal provinces from the Punjab to Bengal . By this time, the dominant economic powers in the Indian subcontinent were Bengal Subah under the Nawabs of Bengal and the South Indian Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan , before the former was devastated by the Maratha invasions of Bengal , leading to
4756-501: The most costly event in the life of an Indian family, with some estimate indicating that families spend more than six times a family's annual income on the wedding. Most of these costs go towards dowries and the wedding celebration. Scholars have characterized these expenditures as being strongly shaped by social norms and by desires to signal social status . While there are many festival-related rituals in Hinduism, vivaah ( wedding )
4838-572: The oldest Masjid s in the Indian subcontinent . It is believed that Malik Dinar died at Thalangara in Kasaragod town. The first Indian mosque , Cheraman Juma Mosque , is thought to have been built in 629 CE by Malik Deenar although some historians say the first mosque was in Gujarat in between 610 and 623 CE. In Malabar , the Mappilas may have been the first community to convert to Islam. Intensive missionary activities were carried out along
4920-576: The parent stock. The partition of India was the partition of British India led to the creation of the dominions of Pakistan (that later split into the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh ) and India (later Republic of India ). The Indian Independence Act 1947 had decided 15 August 1947, as the appointed date for the partition. However, Pakistan celebrates its day of creation on 14 August. The partition of India
5002-413: The partition created an atmosphere of mutual hostility and suspicion between India and Pakistan that plagues their relationship to this day. The partition included the geographical division of the Bengal province into East Bengal , which became part of Pakistan (from 1956, East Pakistan ). West Bengal became part of India, and a similar partition of the Punjab province became West Punjab (later
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#17330848037135084-448: The percentage of Muslims in India has risen from about 9.8% in 1951 to 14.2% by 2011. However, since 1991, the largest decline in fertility rates among all religious groups in India has occurred among Muslims. The Sachar Committee Report shows that the Muslim Population Growth has slowed down and will be on par with national averages. The Sachar Committee Report estimated that the Muslim proportion will stabilise at between 17% and 21% of
5166-444: The reasons behind the high Muslim birth rate. According to Paul Kurtz , Muslims in India are much more resistant to modern contraception than are Hindus and, as a consequence, the decline in fertility rate among Hindu women is much higher compared to that of Muslim women. The National Family and Health survey conducted in 1998–99 highlighted that Indian Muslim couples consider a substantially higher number of children to be ideal for
5248-552: The region to the Caliph. A devoted supporter of Ali, Hakim died in the Battle of the Camel alongside Sindhi Jats . He was also a poet and few couplets of his poem in praise of Ali ibn Abu Talib have survived, as reported in Chachnama. During Ali's leadership, numerous Jats in Sind embraced Islam, influenced by the efforts of figures like Harith ibn Murrah al-Abdi and Sayfi ibn Fil' al-Shaybani, officers in Ali’s army. In 658 CE, they led campaigns against Sindhi bandits , pursuing them as far as Al-Qiqan (modern-day Quetta ). Sayfi
5330-411: The rise of Islam, Arabs emerged as a significant cultural force on the global stage. Through their extensive trade and commerce networks, Arab merchants and traders became key ambassadors of the faith, shared its teachings wherever they traveled. According to popular tradition, Islam was brought to Lakshadweep islands, situated just to the west of Malabar Coast , by Ubaidullah in 661 CE. His grave
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5494-457: The stroke of midnight on 14–15 August 1947. The ceremonies for the transfer of power were held a day earlier in Karachi , at the time the capital of the new state of Pakistan, so that the last British Viceroy , Lord Mountbatten of Burma, could attend both the ceremony in Karachi and the ceremony in Delhi . Thus, Pakistan's Independence Day is celebrated on 14 August and India's on 15 August. After Partition of India in 1947, two-thirds of
5576-1005: The struggle for independence from the British. Other famous Muslims who fought for independence against British rule were Abul Kalam Azad , Mahmud al-Hasan of Darul Uloom Deoband , who was implicated in the famous Silk Letter Movement to overthrow the British through an armed struggle, Husain Ahmad Madani , former Shaikhul Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband , Ubaidullah Sindhi , Hakim Ajmal Khan , Hasrat Mohani , Syed Mahmud, Ahmadullah Shah , Professor Maulavi Barkatullah , Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi , Zakir Husain , Saifuddin Kitchlew , Vakkom Abdul Khadir , Manzoor Abdul Wahab, Bahadur Shah Zafar , Hakeem Nusrat Husain, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan , Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai , Colonel Shahnawaz, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari , Rafi Ahmed Kidwai , Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed , Ansar Harwani, Tak Sherwani, Nawab Viqarul Mulk, Nawab Mohsinul Mulk, Mustsafa Husain, V. M. Obaidullah, S.R. Rahim, Badruddin Tyabji , Abid Hasan and Moulvi Abdul Hamid. Until 1920, Muhammad Ali Jinnah , later
5658-452: The study founds that 97 per cent of Muslim respondents have said that they prayed regularly. However, in 2021, it was found that only 86 per cent of Muslim youth prayed regularly which is an absolute decline of 11 percentage points from the last five years respectively. Social and economic reasons behind population growth According to sociologists Roger and Patricia Jeffery, socio-economic factors, rather than religious determinism, play
5740-429: The subject of legal constraints in some states, vigilante harassment, and fears of violence. In the past, the age of marriage was young, often childhood or early teenage. The average age of marriage for women in India has been increased to 21 years, according to the 2011 Census of India. In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. Arranged marriages have long been the norm in Indian society. Even today,
5822-484: The urban areas of India such as Mumbai and Delhi . Weddings are a major business in India. According to a report by KPMG in 2017, the Indian wedding industry is estimated to be around $ 40–50 billion. It is the second largest wedding market after the United States, which is at $ 70 billion. While the industry is very unorganised with small and medium scale businesses, there are also corporate entities who are trying to tap this industry. The prime factors for growth in
5904-458: The world's most populous Muslim-majority nation , surpassing the Arab world and Indonesia . Former Minister of Law and Justice of India, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar during partition, have advocated for a full population exchange between the Muslim and Hindu minorities of India and Pakistan for maintenance of law, order and peace in both the newly formed nations by citing- "That the transfer of minorities
5986-559: Was a noted nationalist who spent 45 of his 95 years of life in jail; Barakatullah of Bhopal was one of the founders of the Ghadar Party , which created a network of anti-British organisations; Syed Rahmat Shah of the Ghadar Party worked as an underground revolutionary in France and was hanged for his part in the unsuccessful Ghadar Mutiny in 1915; Ali Ahmad Siddiqui of Faizabad (UP) planned
6068-519: Was also responsible for repelling the Mongol Empire 's potentially devastating invasions of India in the 13th and 14th centuries. The period coincided with a greater use of mechanical technology in the Indian subcontinent. From the 13th century onwards, India began widely adopting mechanical technologies from the Islamic world , including water-raising wheels with gears and pulleys , machines with cams and cranks , papermaking technology, and
6150-438: Was declared prior to the actual Partition, it was up to the new governments of India and Pakistan to keep public order. No large population movements were contemplated; the plan called for safeguards for minorities on both sides of the new border. It was a task at which both states failed. There was a complete breakdown of law and order; many died in riots, massacre, or just from the hardships of their flight to safety. What ensued
6232-404: Was estimated to cross ₹450 billion in 2020. Pre-wedding shoots along with wedding photography have also become a big stake in Indian weddings. Average wedding shoots can cost from ₹15,000 to ₹100,000 per day. Indian Muslim Islam is India's second-largest religion , with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in
6314-515: Was later killed in 660 CE near Damascus as one of seven loyal companions of Ali who were beheaded alongside Hujr ibn Adi al-Kindi . in 660 CE, near Damascus. Muhammad bin Qasim (672 CE) at the age of 17 was the first Muslim general to invade the Indian subcontinent, managing to reach Sindh . In the first half of the 8th century CE, a series of battles took place between the Umayyad Caliphate and
6396-505: Was no alternative to partition and a hasty exit from India. Law and order had broken down many times before Partition with much bloodshed on both sides. A massive civil war was looming by the time Mountbatten became Viceroy. After the Second World War, Britain had limited resources, perhaps insufficient to the task of keeping order. Another viewpoint is that while Mountbatten may have been too hasty he had no real options left and achieved
6478-483: Was one of the largest population movements in recorded history. According to Richard Symonds: At the lowest estimate, half a million people perished and twelve million became homeless. However, many argue that the British were forced to expedite the Partition by events on the ground. Once in office, Mountbatten quickly became aware if Britain were to avoid involvement in a civil war, which seemed increasingly likely, there
6560-563: Was seen on the Indian coast as early as 630 CE. H. G. Rawlinson in his book Ancient and Medieval History of India claims that the first Arab Muslims settled on the Indian coast in the last part of the 7th century CE. ( Zainuddin Makhdoom II " Tuhafat Ul Mujahideen " is also a reliable work.) This fact is corroborated by J. Sturrock in his Madras District Manuals and by Haridas Bhattacharya in Cultural Heritage of India Vol. IV . With
6642-606: Was set forth in the Act and resulted in the dissolution of the British Indian Empire and the end of the British Raj . It resulted in a struggle between the newly constituted states of India and Pakistan and displaced up to 12.5 million people with estimates of loss of life varying from several hundred thousand to a million (most estimates of the numbers of people who crossed the boundaries between India and Pakistan in 1947 range between 10 and 12 million). The violent nature of
6724-461: Was the first Wali-ul-Hind (saint of India). He came across a married couple named Kaka Akela and Kaki Akela who became his first converts in the Taiyabi ( Bohra ) community. Historical evidence shows that Arabs and Muslims interacted with Indians from the early days of Islam and possibly before the arrival of Islam in Arab regions. Arab traders transmitted the numeral system developed by Indians to
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