Julaha
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| • India • Pakistan • England | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi • Hindi • Urdu • Haryanvi • Gujarati | |
| Religion | |
 Hinduism •  Islam •  Sikhism •  Christianity[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Ramdasia |
The Julaha (Weaver) are a community of Pakistan and India, which adopted the profession of weaving.
Etymology
The term Julaha may derive from the Persian julah (ball of thread).[2] Other explanation put forth by Julaha themselves include "jal (net), jils (decorated) or uila (lighted up, or white)".
Both Hindu and Muslim Julaha groups exist; a number of the Muslim Julaha later changed their group name to terms such as Ansari[3] (the prophet Mohammed's term for the Muslims of Medina) or Nurbaf (weaver of light), Persian being a prestigious language amongst area Muslims).
See also
- Malik (Julaha)
- Vankar
- Kabir panth
- Bhuiyar
- Ramdasia
References
- ↑ Nava Kishor Das (23 Jun 2009). Culture, religion, and philosophy: critical studies in syncretism and inter-faith harmony. the University of Michigan. pp. 374 pages. ISBN 978-81-7033-820-8.
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=zQRuAAAAMAAJ&q=julaha+etymology&dq=julaha+etymology&hl=en
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=fl53OdhuU7YC&pg=PA130&dq=julaha+derive&hl=en#v=onepage&q=julaha%20derive&f=false
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