Marathi Muslims

Marathi Muslims

Regions with significant populations
india	12,971,152
Pakistan	Unknown
UAE	Unknown
Religions
Sunni, Shia, Shia Ismaili
Languages
Marathi • Konkani • Hindustani

The term Muslim Marathas is usually used to signify Marathi Muslims from the state of Maharashtra in north-western coast of India, who speak Marathi as a mother-tongue (first language) and Urdu and follow certain customs slightly differing from the rest of Indian Muslims. According to 2001 Indian census, there were 10,270,485 Muslims in Maharashtra and constituted 10.60% of the state population.

Demographics

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People

See also

• Islam in India

References

Further reading

• Dandekar, Deepra (2021-08-27), "An ethnographic exploration of Muḥarram(s) in Pune, Maharashtra", Non-Shia Practices of Muḥarram in South Asia and the Diaspora (1 ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 24–40, doi:10.4324/9781003018612-3, ISBN 978-1-003-01861-2, retrieved 2026-05-23
• Bergmann, Christoph; Schaflechner, Jürgen, eds. (2019-08-09). Ritual Journeys in South Asia: Constellations and Contestations of Mobility and Space (1 ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315166278-9. ISBN 978-1-315-16627-8.
• Mujawar, Muphid, आंखे खोल देखो भाई : मुस्लिम मराठी साहित्य चळवळ: इतिहास आणि आव्हाने (Brother... Open Your Eyes And See : Muslim Marathi Literary Movement : Its History and Challenges Ahead) (May 14, 2021). नब्ज, ईद विशेषांक , वर्ष पहिले - सन २०२१. (Nabj, Eid Special Issue, First Issue, Year 2021.),

External links

• Marathi Muslims
• 60% Muslims in Maharashtra live below poverty line
• Contribution of Muslim saint poets to Marathi literature
• Chandra, Satish (2009). A History of Medieval India: From 1000 A.D. to the Modern Age. Orient Longman. p. 234.
• Sharma, Anil (1985). "Muslim Communities in the Bombay Presidency: Socio-Economic Changes in Colonial India". Journal of Asian Studies. 44 (3): 467–489.
• Deshpande, Mangesh (2012). Cultural Confluences in India: Narratives of Identity and Integration. University of Pune Press.

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