The Shaikh of the Indian state of Rajasthan are part of the wider Shaikh community of South Asia. They form the largest single Muslim community of the state.[2] Many members of Rajasthani Shaikh community have also migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.
The word Shaikh (Arabic: شيخ), can means an elder of a tribe, a lord, a revered old man, or Islamic scholar. In Rajasthan, the Shaikh community is of heterogenous origins, and as elsewhere in South Asia may be on occasion be descendants of the converts of Vaishya community to Islam. They speak Mewari among themselves, and Urdu with outsiders. The Shaikh are found mainly in the districts of Ajmer, Udaipur and Jodhpur. Their main sub-divisions are the Silawat and Rangrez.[citation needed]
The community is endogamous, and they practice both parallel cousin and cross-cousin marriages. Their main occupation is trade, and many are now engaged in the sale of textiles and gold. Some of the Shaikh own land, and are cultivators. In addition, some Shaikh have an expertise in cloth printing and wall painting. They are SunniMuslims and a fairly orthodox.[3]
^People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 889 to 891 Popular Prakashan
^People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 889 to 891 Popular Prakashan
January 07, 2023
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