It can apply to marriage (the nikah mut’ah) or to the Hajj (the obligatory pilgrimage) (the Mut’ah of Hajj). Mut’ah is a sensitive area of disagreement between those who follow Sunni Islam (for whom nikah mut’ah is forbidden) and those who follow Shia Islam (for whom nikah mut’ah is allowed).

He is one of the central figures in Shia Islam and is regarded as the rightful immediate successor to Muhammad as an Imam by Shia Muslims….Ali.

The title is also used to refer to religious leaders for both Sunni and Shia Muslims. For example, the Saudi Arabian family Al ash-Sheikh (literally House of the Sheikh) is named after the religious leader and eponymous founder of Wahhabism, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

Shaikh is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means “elder.” It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar. In the context of Uttar Pradesh, the title Shaikh signifies actual or claimed Arab descent and connotes a status group.

Siddiqui (Urdu: صدیقی‎) are a South Asian Muslim Sheikh community, found mainly in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, and in expatriate communities in Saudi Arabia and Middle East Region.

Sheikh, also spelled sheik, shaikh, or shaykh, Arabic shaykh, Arabic title of respect dating from pre-Islamic antiquity; it strictly means a venerable man of more than 50 years of age.

The meaning of the word ‘Ansari’ is supporter, the community are known as Ansari, as well as Alvi (mixed with the descendants of Ali), Momin, Saudagar, Sheikh and Sayyid (mixed with the descendants of Muhammad). Historically, the community produced the sage, scholars and philosopher.

In the caste system present among medieval Indian Muslim society, the Pathans (historically also known as ethnic ‘Afghans’) were classified as one of the ashraf castes – those who claimed descent from foreign immigrants, and who claimed the status of nobility by virtue of conquests and Muslim rule in the Indian …

Below is a list of Muslim communities that have been accorded OBC status by the state government of Delhi….State list.

The community belong to both the Sunni and Shia sects of Islam, but the majority are Sunnis. The Qassab have local caste associations, known as jamats, in each of their settlements, which deal with disputes within the community. In Bihar, the Qassab are a class of Muslim butchers, and are generally known as Qureshis.

Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify castes which are educationally or socially disadvantaged. Until 1985, the affairs of the Backward Classes were looked after by the Backward Classes Cell in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Hence they are locally called the Dudekula, the. cotton cleaners and mattress makers. They are mentioned as “a. Mohammadan caste of cotton-cleaners, rope and tape makers” [Francis loc cit by Thruston: 1909].

OEC (Other Eligible Communities) As per the G.O. (Ms) 10/2014/BCDD dated 23.05. 2014, 30 communities from state OBC list are selected for OEC educational assistance subjected to a maximum of Rs. 6 Lakh annual income.

At present, OBCs are entitled to 27% reservation in higher educational institutions and public sector employment provided the gross annual income of the parents does not exceed Rs 8 lakh. A person with annual income of `8 lakh and above is classified as “creamy layer” and cannot get reservation benefits.

The main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation. Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots – the Dalits or the untouchables.

Kshatriyas: Next to Brahmans are the Kshatriyas in varna ranking. They comprise very powerful castes as they are traditionally warriors and play a major role in defence.

Forward caste (referred as General Class/General Category/Open Category) is a term used in India to denote castes whose members are on average ahead of other Indians economically and socially.

Mishra or Misra is a surname found among Hindu Brahmins, in the northern, eastern, western and central parts of India and in Nepal.