Malik clan (Gujarat)

For other uses, see Malik (disambiguation).

The Malik (Urdu: ملك‎,Gujarati: મલિક) is a community found in the state of Gujarat in India ^[1] Many members of Malik clan have migrated to Pakistan after independence have settled in Karachi, Sindh.

History and origin

The community claims a warrior in the army of Alauddin Khilji. and was given the title Malikayo Azorn, with the rights to collect taxes. These rights were confirmed by the British colonial authorities on his descendents. They were a community of petty feudal lords in the Kheda District. The word malik in Arabic means lord or master.^[2]

Education

Most of the community members complete graduation in Arts, Commerce field. Yet, current trend suggest that considerable chunk of youth have opted for engineering, and science field. Education was reported to have pursued in gujarati language. However, nowadays emphasize are put on pursuing the education in English medium. Community may opt for "Baragaon English Medium School" aimed at imparting education up to 12th Standard in future to come.

Present youth of the community has obtained education in field of Engineering, Business Administration, Social Work Profession Humanities and Science. The entire community is more emphasizing to get education of Deen and Duniya. With this reference the village people of Padal have started "Madrasa-e-Faizane-Dariyai Dulha" in Padal Village. The purpose of this organization is to teach children Deeni Tarbiyat and make them productive members of society who contribute themselves in the holistic development of society and nation at large.

Present circumstances

The Malik are now distributed in twenty seven villages, the main ones being Padal, Kuni, Vaso, Sandheli, Saloon, Sanadra, Vangroli, Nanadra,Vadad,Jargal,Palaiya and Vanoda in the Thasra taluka of Kheda District. They remain a land owning community, with very few being landless. Many have now also migrated to the towns and cities of Gujarat from their traditional home land. The community has a caste association known as the Baragaon Malik Samaj, with deals with the welfare of the community. They speak Urdu and Gujarati and have customs similar to other converted Muslim Rajput groups such as the Miyana, Nayak and Molesalam Rajput.

The community has felt the need of making way out to cut the expenses considerably on marriages, funerals, jiyarat, etc. In an attempt to harness the overall condition of the community, they have started the group marriage system without bearing extra costs individually. The first of its kind group marriage was held in 2013 in the village of Vadad in Thasra taluka of Gujarat.

The second group marriage of its kind was held on 19/05/2014 in village of padal having married 33 couples. The same has benefited many family to the great extent wherein they managed to saved on lacs of rupees in terms of avoiding extravagant expenses that once were practiced. The samuh lagn (group marriage) ceremony was held at Padal village of Galteshwar taluka (thasra taluka)wherein members of the community flocked to the village from across the state of Gujarat. The community had been offered funds from different factions. However, they refute to receive the same from others citing availability of sufficient fund from their community. The event has left positive indications among the members of the community as the same could be felt from their gestures during the event.

Subsequently, third group marriage was held in the Month of May-2015 at Vaso village of Galteshwar taluka of Kheda district. There was good management by Vaso and supported by all community very well.There was really proved moment because one brave sons of them with the name of Malek Shahid ahemad sabbirmiya from nanadara got police medal for gallantry from home minister rajanath sinh this year.

Occupation

The community basically involves in agriculture business with the selling of tobacco tops the list. The selling of tobacco is being carried out between the month of March to April of every year.

A bunch of community members serve in different sectors in government establishments, public owned group and private sectors too. The income of the community has surged to the great extent changing overall lift style. ^[3]

References

↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 840-845
↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 840-845
↑ People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Two edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 840-845

Indian Muslim communities

Majority	Arain Arghon Ansari Awan Baghban Balti Behna Bhatiara Bhishti Bisati Burig Chaush Dard Dhobi Ghosi Gujjar Hyderabadi Iraqi (Tamimi) Khanzada Kashmiri Kunjra Malkana Manihar Mappila Meo Mughal Pathans Qassab Muslim Rajput Ranghar Rangrez Saifi Shaikh Sayyid Salmani Siddi Teli

Minority	Assamese Bengali Bhili Dogra Gondi Gujarati Konkani Nawayath Marathi Marwari Meitei Oriya Punjabi Tamil Telugu Labbay Goan Muslims

Bihar	Abdal Ansari Bakho Bisati Chamail Churihar Chik Gaddi Idrisi Khanzada Kulhaiya Lal Begi Malik of Bihar Mirasi Mirshikar Mughal Muker Pasi Nat Pamaria Pathans Rayeen Sai Sapera Sayyid Syed (Mallick) Shaikh of Bihar Shershahabadia Thakurai Teli

Gujarat	Abdal Alavi Bohra Ansari Arabs Attarwala Bafan Baloch Banjara Behlim Bhadala Bharbhunja Bhishti Chhipa Chunara Chundrigar Dawoodi Bohra Dhobi Dhuldhoya Doodwala Faqir Galiara Ghanchi Ghanchi-Pinjara Halaypotra Hingorja Hingora Jats of Kutch Juneja Kadia Kagzi Ker Khalifa Khaskheli Khoja Machiyar Makrani Malik of Gujarat Mandali Makwana Manka Mansoori Memon Meta Qureshi Miyana Molesalam Momna Mughal Multani Multani Lohar Mutwa Nagori Nayak Node Panar Parmar Patani Bohra Patni Jamat Pathans Salaat Samma Sandhai Muslims Sanghar Shaikhs of Gujarat Shaikhda Sayyid of Gujarat Siddi Sipahi Soomra Sulaymani Bohra Sunni Bohra Tai Turk Jamat Vora Patel Vyapari Wagher

Karnataka	Baghban Beary Chaush Chhaparband Kodava Maaple Konkani Muslims Nawayath Pinjara Siddi Assadi

Kerala	Mappila Keyi Thangal Marakkar Ossan Pusalan Thulukkar

Madhya Pradesh	Ansari Banjara Dawoodi Bohra Mughal Dhobi Pathans Shaikh Sayyid

Maharashtra	Attar Baghban Bhishti Chaush Chhaparband Dawoodi Bohra Dhawad Faqir Garodi Gavandi Kachar Kagzi Konkani Muslims Momin Muslim Raj Gond Qassab Qutbi Bohra Saiqalgar Tadvi Bhil

Rajasthan	Ansari Bhutta Cheetah Chadwa Dawoodi Bohra Deshwali Gaddi Ghosi Hela Mehtar Hiranbaz Kandera Khadem Khanzada Langha Manganiar Merat Meo Mughal Pathans Pinjara Qaimkhani Rangrez Rath Shaikhs of Rajasthan Silawat Sindhi-Sipahi Singiwala Sorgar

Tamil Nadu	Kayalar Labbay Marakkar Pathans Rowther Mappila

Uttar Pradesh	Ahbans Khanzada Ansari Atishbaz Bachgoti Khanzada Baghban Baluch Bandhmati Banjara Barhai Behlim Banu Israil Behna Bhand Bharbhunja Bhale Sultan Khanzada Bhatti Khanzada Bhatiara Bhishti Bhumihar Musalman Bisen Khanzada Bisati Chandel Khanzada Chik Dakhini Dafali Dhagi Dharhi Dhobi Musalmaan Dogar Fareedi Faqir Gaddi Gautam Khanzada Ghosi Goriya Gujjar Musalmaan Halalkhor Halwai Idrisi Iraqi (Tamimi) Jat Musalmaan Jhojha Kabaria Kakorvi Shaikh Kamangar Kamboh Kasgar Kayastha Musalman Khanzada Khokhar Khanzada Khumra Kingharia Kunjra Lal Begi Lalkhani Rajput Madari Mandarkia Malkana Manihar Meo Milki Mirasi Mughal Mujavir Muker Nagar Muslims Nalband Nanbai Naqqal Panchpiria Pankhiya Pathans Putliwale Qalandar Qassab Qaum-e-Punjaban Qidwai Rai Bhatt Raj Rajput Musalmaan Ramaiya Rangrez Rayeen Rohilla Sadaat Amroha Saadat-e-Bara Sadaat-e-Bilgram Sai Saifi Salmani Sayyid of Uttar Pradesh Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh Shaikh Ja'fri Shaikhzada Siddiqui Sikarwar Khanzada Teli Musalmaan Turk Tyagi Musalmaan Zamindara

West Bengal	Abdal Dawoodi Bohra Bedia Faqir Ghosi Iraqi (Tamimi) Kahar Kan Kela Lodha Malla Nashya Patua Sapuria

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, December 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.