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| group = Arabs in India |
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| population = 54,947<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42458/download/46089/C-16_25062018.pdf</ref> |
| population = 54,947<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42458/download/46089/C-16_25062018.pdf |title=Language |year=2011 |website=Census of India}}</ref> |
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| popplace = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Telangana]], [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Haryana]], [[Western Uttar Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Eastern Uttar Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Delhi]], [[ |
| popplace = [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Telangana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Sindh]], [[Haryana]], [[Western Uttar Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Eastern Uttar Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Delhi]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] |
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| langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Malayalam]], [[Urdu]], [[Indian English|English]] and [[Arabic]] |
| langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Malayalam]], [[Urdu]], [[Indian English|English]] and [[Arabic]] |
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The earliest immigrants from the Arab world arrived as merchants to the [[Malabar Coast|Malabar]] coastal region of South West India, today consisting of the state of Kerala.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Koya|first=S.M. Mohamad|title=Muslims of the Malabar Coast as Descendants of the Arabs|date=1976|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44138933|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=37|pages=195–200|jstor=44138933|issn=2249-1937}}</ref> Many of these Arab merchants intermarried with local women. Concentrations of these mixed-race descendants of Arab merchants can be found especially in the [[Kozhikode]] and [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]] districts of [[Kerala]]. There also have been historic and close links between the Orthodox churches of South-West India and the Christian Arab orthodox churches in the middle east for several centuries, especially among the Orthodox Christians in India and Syria, which they maintain until this day and many of the Christians from these communities have claimed their ancestors are Arabs and the DNA results support this claim with [[Haplogroup G-M201]] and [[Haplogroup J-M304]] being prominent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasrani.net/2007/02/18/familytree-syrian-christians-dna-project/|title = Familytree - Syrian Christians DNA Project Information Nasranis|date = 18 February 2007}}</ref> |
The earliest immigrants from the Arab world arrived as merchants to the [[Malabar Coast|Malabar]] coastal region of South West India, today consisting of the state of Kerala.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Koya|first=S.M. Mohamad|title=Muslims of the Malabar Coast as Descendants of the Arabs|date=1976|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44138933|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=37|pages=195–200|jstor=44138933|issn=2249-1937}}</ref> Many of these Arab merchants intermarried with local women. Concentrations of these mixed-race descendants of Arab merchants can be found especially in the [[Kozhikode]] and [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]] districts of [[Kerala]]. There also have been historic and close links between the Orthodox churches of South-West India and the Christian Arab orthodox churches in the middle east for several centuries, especially among the Orthodox Christians in India and Syria, which they maintain until this day and many of the Christians from these communities have claimed their ancestors are Arabs and the DNA results support this claim with [[Haplogroup G-M201]] and [[Haplogroup J-M304]] being prominent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasrani.net/2007/02/18/familytree-syrian-christians-dna-project/|title = Familytree - Syrian Christians DNA Project Information Nasranis|date = 18 February 2007}}</ref> |
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Descendants of Arabs also live in the villages of [[Variav]] and [[Rander]] in [[Gujarat]]. |
Descendants of Arabs also live in the villages of [[Variav]] and [[Rander]] in [[Gujarat]]. In [[Hyderabad]], [[Chaush]] are an Arab community of [[Hadhrami people|Hadhrami]] descent whose ancestors were recruited as soldiers by [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-13|title=Hadhramis present a slice of Yemen in India's Hyderabad|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2018/12/13/Hadhramis-and-a-slice-of-Yemen-in-India-s-Hyderabad|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Al Arabiya English|language=en}}</ref> [[Konkani Muslims]] trace their ancestry to traders from [[Hadhramaut]](in [[Yemen]] or [[South Arabia]]).<ref name="Khalidi1996">{{cite book |last=Khalidi |first=Omar |author-link=Omar Khalidi |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O_WNqSH4ByQC&pg=PA52 |chapter=The Arabs of Hadramawt in Hyderabad |title=Mediaeval Deccan History |editor1=Kulkarni |editor2=Naeem |editor3=De Souza |publisher=Popular Prakashan |location=[[Mumbai|Bombay]] |year=1996 |isbn=978-8-1715-4579-7}}</ref> In coastal [[Karnataka]], a group of [[Persian language|Persian]] speaking Sunni Muslims from [[Iraq]] having [[Banu Asad ibn Khuzaymah|Assadi]] surname arrived in [[Mangalore]] during the reign of [[Tipu Sultan]]. They claim their ancestry from [[Banu Assad]]. These population migrations may have been favoured by both the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] and [[Tipu Sultan]] of [[Mysore]] because both had their ancestral linkages to these populations. The [[Asaf Jahi Dynasty]] claimed Arab ancestry from [[Asir Province]] and Tipu Sultan from the [[Bani Hashim]] of [[Hijaz]] Province in [[Arabia]]. Many Arabs having [[Adnani]] ancestry such as [[Quraishi]], [[Momin Ansari|Ansari]] tribes and other descendants of the [[Sahaba]] were employed by the [[Princely States]] in their military as they were found efficient during warfare in Gujarat and Karnataka. In [[Kerala]], [[Thangal|Syed Thangals]] of Hadhrami descent settled around the 17th century as missionaries to propagate [[Islam]]. |
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There are also [[Shia|Shia Sayyids]] in the Northern region of the country who claim descent from [[Wasit]], [[Iraq]] like [[Zaidiyyah|Zaidis]] although some are falsely claiming this ancestry.{{cn|date=December 2022}} [[Sayyid of Uttar Pradesh|Sunni Sayyid]] of the country also claim Arab descent from [[Sufi]] missionaries although these claims are also dubious. Most of the Sufis migrated from [[Persia]]. Sunni Sayyids claim their Arab ancestry through [[Hasan ibn Ali|Imam Hassan]] or [[Husayn ibn Ali|Imam Hussain]], in which case their names may be [[Hassani (disambiguation)|Hassani]], [[Hussaini]], [[Hashmi]], [[Naqvi]] and [[Bukhari (surname)|Bukhari]]. Some also claim descent from both and are termed "''Najeeb al-Tarfayn''" or "Noble on both sides". Many Sufi Saints such as [[Abdul-Qadir Gilani]] and [[Moinuddin Chishti]] and their descendants claim themselves as ''Najeeb al-Tarfayn'' however some claim this descent falsely. [[Shaikhs in South Asia|Indian Sheikhs]] also claim Arab descent from Sufis or migrants. They belongs [[Quraish]] tribe and trace lineage from [[Umar]] – [[Farooqi]], [[Abu Bakr]]- [[Siddiqui]], [[Uthman]] – [[Usmani]] and [[Ali|Alvi]] – [[Alawi (disambiguation)|Alawi]] , Alvi Awan or [[Mir]], who established the [[Rashidun Caliphate]]. Mainly [[Sheikhs]] who trace their lineage to [[Quraish]] tribe are [[Quraishi]]. Many who can vaguely trace their lineage to the [[Quraish]] tribe call themselves [[Quraishi]]. Many having the name [[Ansari (nesba)|Ansari]] claim their lineage to the [[Ansar (Islam)|Ansar]] tribes of [[Madina Munawwara]] and the companions of the |
There are also [[Shia|Shia Sayyids]] in the Northern region of the country who claim descent from [[Wasit]], [[Iraq]] like [[Zaidiyyah|Zaidis]] although some are falsely claiming this ancestry.{{cn|date=December 2022}} [[Sayyid of Uttar Pradesh|Sunni Sayyid]] of the country also claim Arab descent from [[Sufi]] missionaries although these claims are also dubious. Most of the Sufis migrated from [[Persia]]. Sunni Sayyids claim their Arab ancestry through [[Hasan ibn Ali|Imam Hassan]] or [[Husayn ibn Ali|Imam Hussain]], in which case their names may be [[Hassani (disambiguation)|Hassani]], [[Hussaini]], [[Hashmi]], [[Naqvi]] and [[Bukhari (surname)|Bukhari]]. Some also claim descent from both and are termed "''Najeeb al-Tarfayn''" or "Noble on both sides". Many Sufi Saints such as [[Abdul-Qadir Gilani]] and [[Moinuddin Chishti]] and their descendants claim themselves as ''Najeeb al-Tarfayn'' however some claim this descent falsely. [[Shaikhs in South Asia|Indian Sheikhs]] also claim Arab descent from Sufis or migrants. They belongs [[Quraish]] tribe and trace lineage from [[Umar]] – [[Farooqi]], [[Abu Bakr]]- [[Siddiqui]], [[Uthman]] – [[Usmani]] and [[Ali|Alvi]] – [[Alawi (disambiguation)|Alawi]] , Alvi Awan or [[Mir]], who established the [[Rashidun Caliphate]]. Mainly [[Sheikhs]] who trace their lineage to [[Quraish]] tribe are [[Quraishi]]. Many who can vaguely trace their lineage to the [[Quraish]] tribe call themselves [[Quraishi]]. Many having the name [[Ansari (nesba)|Ansari]] claim their lineage to the [[Ansar (Islam)|Ansar]] tribes of [[Madina Munawwara]] and the companions of the [[Islamic prophet]] Muhammad]] such as [[Abu Ayyub al-Ansari]]. Many of the present Indian Sheikhs converted from Hindu castes such as [[Kayasth]] and [[Rajput]]. |
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There are also descendants of Syed [[Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari]] and through his grandson Syed Jahaniyan Jahangsht, who can trace their lineage to the [[Twelve Imams]] from the lineage of [[Imam Ali al-Hadi]] (known as Imam Naqi). The Sufi Saint Jalaludin Surkh Posh settled in modern-day Punjab to spread Islam. |
There are also descendants of Syed [[Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari]] and through his grandson Syed Jahaniyan Jahangsht, who can trace their lineage to the [[Twelve Imams]] from the lineage of [[Imam Ali al-Hadi]] (known as Imam Naqi). The Sufi Saint Jalaludin Surkh Posh settled in modern-day Punjab to spread Islam. |
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During the early twentieth century, the Arabs abandoned [[Arabic]] for [[Urdu]].<ref name="survey">People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One Editors R. B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan and M Azeez Mohideen pages 74 to 77</ref> Each clan is of equal status, but the Quraishis are accorded seniority |
During the early twentieth century, the Arabs abandoned [[Arabic]] for [[Urdu]].<ref name="survey">People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One Editors R. B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan and M Azeez Mohideen pages 74 to 77</ref> Each clan is of equal status, but the Quraishis are accorded seniority as the tribe of [[Muhammad]].<ref name="survey" /> |
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The community have remained strictly endogenous, with virtually no cases of intermarriage with native Indian ethnolinguistic communities such as the [[Gujarati people|Gujaratis]].<ref name="survey" /> |
The community have remained strictly endogenous, with virtually no cases of intermarriage with native Indian ethnolinguistic communities such as the [[Gujarati people|Gujaratis]].<ref name="survey" /> |
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In [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] region of Pakistan side including Indian Punjab and [[Sindh]] region of Pakistan various tribes such as [[Arain]], [[Dhund (tribe)|Abbasi]], and [[Bukhari (tribe)|Bukhari]], [[Syeds]] who also claim to be Arabs. Arain are the generations of those Arab tribes who arrived with [[Umayyad]] General [[Muhammad Bin Qasim]] via Sindh in 711 A.D. |
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== Arab ancestry among Indians == |
== Arab ancestry among Indians == |
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[[Category:Arab diaspora in India| ]] |
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[[Category:Arab groups]] |
[[Category:Arab ethnic groups|India]] |
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[[Category:Hadhrami people]] |
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[[Category:Indian people of Arab descent| ]] |
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Revision as of 23:06, 8 April 2024
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Total population | |
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54,947[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Telangana, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Sindh, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu | |
Languages | |
Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, Urdu, English and Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam |
Arabs in India are people with Arab origins who have over a long period of time, settled in the Indian subcontinent. There have been extensive trade and cultural links between India and the Arab world spanning several millennia.[2][3] The west coast region of India, especially Malabar and Konkan coasts were active trading hubs, where Arab merchants frequently used to visit on their way to Sri Lanka and South East Asia.[4] Over a span of several centuries, migrants from different Arabian nations immigrated to various regions and kingdoms of the Indian subcontinent as merchants, missionaries and through intermarriages.
Communities
The earliest immigrants from the Arab world arrived as merchants to the Malabar coastal region of South West India, today consisting of the state of Kerala.[5] Many of these Arab merchants intermarried with local women. Concentrations of these mixed-race descendants of Arab merchants can be found especially in the Kozhikode and Malappuram districts of Kerala. There also have been historic and close links between the Orthodox churches of South-West India and the Christian Arab orthodox churches in the middle east for several centuries, especially among the Orthodox Christians in India and Syria, which they maintain until this day and many of the Christians from these communities have claimed their ancestors are Arabs and the DNA results support this claim with Haplogroup G-M201 and Haplogroup J-M304 being prominent.[6]
Descendants of Arabs also live in the villages of Variav and Rander in Gujarat. In Hyderabad, Chaush are an Arab community of Hadhrami descent whose ancestors were recruited as soldiers by Nizam of Hyderabad.[7] Konkani Muslims trace their ancestry to traders from Hadhramaut(in Yemen or South Arabia).[8] In coastal Karnataka, a group of Persian speaking Sunni Muslims from Iraq having Assadi surname arrived in Mangalore during the reign of Tipu Sultan. They claim their ancestry from Banu Assad. These population migrations may have been favoured by both the Nizam of Hyderabad and Tipu Sultan of Mysore because both had their ancestral linkages to these populations. The Asaf Jahi Dynasty claimed Arab ancestry from Asir Province and Tipu Sultan from the Bani Hashim of Hijaz Province in Arabia. Many Arabs having Adnani ancestry such as Quraishi, Ansari tribes and other descendants of the Sahaba were employed by the Princely States in their military as they were found efficient during warfare in Gujarat and Karnataka. In Kerala, Syed Thangals of Hadhrami descent settled around the 17th century as missionaries to propagate Islam.
There are also Shia Sayyids in the Northern region of the country who claim descent from Wasit, Iraq like Zaidis although some are falsely claiming this ancestry.[citation needed] Sunni Sayyid of the country also claim Arab descent from Sufi missionaries although these claims are also dubious. Most of the Sufis migrated from Persia. Sunni Sayyids claim their Arab ancestry through Imam Hassan or Imam Hussain, in which case their names may be Hassani, Hussaini, Hashmi, Naqvi and Bukhari. Some also claim descent from both and are termed "Najeeb al-Tarfayn" or "Noble on both sides". Many Sufi Saints such as Abdul-Qadir Gilani and Moinuddin Chishti and their descendants claim themselves as Najeeb al-Tarfayn however some claim this descent falsely. Indian Sheikhs also claim Arab descent from Sufis or migrants. They belongs Quraish tribe and trace lineage from Umar – Farooqi, Abu Bakr- Siddiqui, Uthman – Usmani and Alvi – Alawi , Alvi Awan or Mir, who established the Rashidun Caliphate. Mainly Sheikhs who trace their lineage to Quraish tribe are Quraishi. Many who can vaguely trace their lineage to the Quraish tribe call themselves Quraishi. Many having the name Ansari claim their lineage to the Ansar tribes of Madina Munawwara and the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad]] such as Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. Many of the present Indian Sheikhs converted from Hindu castes such as Kayasth and Rajput.
There are also descendants of Syed Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari and through his grandson Syed Jahaniyan Jahangsht, who can trace their lineage to the Twelve Imams from the lineage of Imam Ali al-Hadi (known as Imam Naqi). The Sufi Saint Jalaludin Surkh Posh settled in modern-day Punjab to spread Islam.
During the early twentieth century, the Arabs abandoned Arabic for Urdu.[9] Each clan is of equal status, but the Quraishis are accorded seniority as the tribe of Muhammad.[9] The community have remained strictly endogenous, with virtually no cases of intermarriage with native Indian ethnolinguistic communities such as the Gujaratis.[9]
In Punjab region of Pakistan side including Indian Punjab and Sindh region of Pakistan various tribes such as Arain, Abbasi, and Bukhari, Syeds who also claim to be Arabs. Arain are the generations of those Arab tribes who arrived with Umayyad General Muhammad Bin Qasim via Sindh in 711 A.D.
Arab ancestry among Indians
It is estimated that several groups in India have Middle Eastern Arab ancestry. Especially Muslim groups and various populations in western India have at least some Arab ancestry. Genetic analyses show that Arab and other West Asian lineages are quite common in Indians.[10][11]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1971 | 23,318 | — |
1981 | 28,116 | +20.6% |
1991 | 21,975 | −21.8% |
2001 | 51,728 | +135.4% |
2011 | 54,947 | +6.2% |
Source: Language Census of India (2011) |
See also
- India–Saudi Arabia relations
- India–United Arab Emirates relations
- Arab diaspora
- Adnani Arabs
- Chaush (India)
References
- ^ "Language" (PDF). Census of India. 2011.
- ^ Pillalamarri, Akhilesh. "India and the Gulf States Share a Long History". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ Observer, Oman (2017-12-25). "Ancient Oman had trade links with Indus Valley". Oman Observer. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ Mohamed, K.M.; Mohammad, K.M. (1999). "ARAB RELATIONS WITH MALABAR COAST FROM 9th TO 16th CENTURIES". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 60: 226–234. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44144090.
- ^ Koya, S.M. Mohamad (1976). "Muslims of the Malabar Coast as Descendants of the Arabs". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 37: 195–200. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44138933.
- ^ "Familytree - Syrian Christians DNA Project Information Nasranis". 18 February 2007.
- ^ "Hadhramis present a slice of Yemen in India's Hyderabad". Al Arabiya English. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ Khalidi, Omar (1996). "The Arabs of Hadramawt in Hyderabad". In Kulkarni; Naeem; De Souza (eds.). Mediaeval Deccan History. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-8-1715-4579-7.
- ^ a b c People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One Editors R. B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan and M Azeez Mohideen pages 74 to 77
- ^ Belle, Elise M. S.; Shah, Saima; Parfitt, Tudor; Thomas, Mark G. (2010-09-01). "Y chromosomes of self-identified Syeds from the Indian subcontinent show evidence of elevated Arab ancestry but not of a recent common patrilineal origin". Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 2 (3): 217–224. doi:10.1007/s12520-010-0040-1. ISSN 1866-9565. S2CID 16195047.
- ^ Yelmen, Burak; Mondal, Mayukh; Marnetto, Davide; Pathak, Ajai K; Montinaro, Francesco; Gallego Romero, Irene; Kivisild, Toomas; Metspalu, Mait; Pagani, Luca (August 2019). "Ancestry-Specific Analyses Reveal Differential Demographic Histories and Opposite Selective Pressures in Modern South Asian Populations". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36 (8): 1628–1642. doi:10.1093/molbev/msz037. ISSN 0737-4038. PMC 6657728. PMID 30952160.