Caste system among South Asian Muslims
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caste-system-among-south-asian-muslims-176-7331803
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Caste system among South Asian Muslims
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Muslim communities has a system of social stratification arising from concepts other than "pure" and "impure", which are integral to the caste system in India. It developed as a result of relations among foreign conquerors, local upper-caste Hindus convert to Islam and local lower-caste converts (ajlaf), as well as the continuation of the Indian caste system by converts. Non-ashrafs are backward-caste converts. The concept of "pasmanda" includes ajlaf and arzal Muslims; ajlaf status is defined b
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Social system in South Asia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_among_South_Asian_Muslims
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2006-12-12T06:01:32Z
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2024-09-03T15:39:47Z
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