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They converted from Hinduism to Islam from the medieval period onwards, creating various dynasties and states while retaining Hindu surnames such as Chauhan. [2] [3] [4] Today, Muslim Rajputs can be found mostly in present-day Northern India and Pakistan. [5] They are further divided into different clans. [6]
However, as consistent with their Hindu tradition, they have adopted non-Indic traditions. This has led to a small sub-set of the Moyhal community paying reverence to Islam, most notably to the third Imam Hussain. [2] According to V. Upadhyaya [3] they were influenced by the Chisti Sufis.
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Memon lineage traces back to the Lohanas who traditionally practiced Hinduism. [7] [8] The origin of the name comes from Mu'min (مؤمن, "believer" in Arabic) and later evolved to present name Memon. [9] The Memon community was founded in the 15th century by 700 families comprising 6,178 persons total. [10]
Dhar is an Indian surname. It is commonly found among the Hindu Bengali Kayastha and Baniks including Subarnabanik community in Bengal region. [1] [2] [3] Dhar or Dar is also used by some Kashmiri and Punjabi-Kashmiri clans and communities [4] [5] [6] native to the Kashmir Valley and Punjab, and common today [4] among Kashmiri Hindus [7] and Kashmiri Muslims.
The Khoja are a caste of Muslims mainly members of the Nizari Ismaʿiliyyah sect of Islam with a minority of followers of Sunni Islam originating the western Indian subcontinent, and converted to Islam from Hinduism by the 14th century by the Persian pīr (religious leader or teacher) Saḍr-al-Dīn. [1] [2]
Agarwals trace their origin to Agroha, a historic town near Hisar in Haryana and Barnwal (also spelled Baranwal, Burnwal, Varnwal, Warnwal or Barnawal) is an Indian toponymic Marwari surname from Baran in Rajasthan, India, while Khandelwal and Maheshwari communities are said to be originated from Khandela, near Jaipur.
Originally following the Balmiki sect of Hinduism, many Chuhras converted to Sikhism, Islam and Christianity during the colonial era in India. [11] Today, Chuhras in Indian Punjab are largely followers of Sikhism. [12] A minority continue to follow Hinduism, which incorporates elements of Sikhism in its practices, as well as Christianity.