query: how much of india 's population is muslim

pos: Islam in India Islam in India Islam is the second largest religion in India, with 14.2% of the country's population or roughly 172 million people identifying as adherents of Islam (2011 census) as an ethnoreligious group. Islam first came to the western coast of India when Arab traders as early as the 7th century CE came to coastal Malabar and Konkan-Gujarat. Cheraman Juma Mosque in Kerala is thought to be the first mosque in India, built in 629 CE by Malik Deenar. Following an expedition by the governor of Bahrain to Bharuch in the 7th century CE, immigrant Arab and Persian trading communities

pos: Muslim nationalism in South Asia fled from India to Pakistan. However, because Muslim communities existed throughout the South Asia, independence actually left tens of millions of Muslims within the boundaries of the secular Indian state. Currently, approximately 14.2% of the population of India is Muslim. The Muslim League idea of a Muslim Nationalism encompassing all the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent seemed to lose out to ethnic nationalism in 1971, when East Pakistan, a Bengali dominated province, fought with support and the subsequent war with India helped them win their independence from Pakistan, and became the independent country of Bangladesh. Pakistani nationalism refers to the

neg: Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India know for sure that the term crime against humanity is not exaggerated." Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India "Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India (1000-1800)" is a book written by K. S. Lal published in 1973. The book assesses the demographics of India between 1000 CE and 1500 CE. On the basis of the available historical evidence, K.S. Lal concluded that the population of Indian subcontinent in 1000 was about 200 million and in 1500 was about 170 million. He says, however, that "any study of the population of the pre-census times can be based only on estimates,

neg: Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India "Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India (1000-1800)" is a book written by K. S. Lal published in 1973. The book assesses the demographics of India between 1000 CE and 1500 CE. On the basis of the available historical evidence, K.S. Lal concluded that the population of Indian subcontinent in 1000 was about 200 million and in 1500 was about 170 million. He says, however, that "any study of the population of the pre-census times can be based only on estimates, and estimates by their very nature tend to be tentative." Lal estimates

neg: Karachi be 50% Muslim, 40% Hindu, with the remaining 10% primarily Christians (both British and native), with a small numbers of Jews. Following the independence of Pakistan, much of Karachi's Sindhi Hindu population left for India while Muslim refugees from India in turn settled in the city. The city continued to attract migrants from throughout Pakistan, who were overwhelmingly Muslim, and city's population nearly doubled again in the 1950s. As a result of continued migration, over 96.5% of the city currently is estimated to be Muslim. Karachi is overwhelmingly Muslim, though the city is one of Pakistan's most secular cities. Approximately

neg: Kerala of the Kidney Federation of India which aims to support financially disadvantaged patients. [[Hinduism]] is the most widely professed faith in Kerala, with significant [[Muslim]] and [[Christian]] minorities. In comparison with the rest of India, Kerala experiences relatively little [[sectarianism]]. According to [[2011 Census of India]] figures, 54.73% of Kerala's residents are [[Hindu]]s, 26.56% are [[Muslims]], 18.38% are Christians, and the remaining 0.32% follow another religion or have no religious affiliation. [[Hindu]]s constitute the majority in all districts except [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]], where they are outnumbered by [[Muslim]]s. Kerala has the largest population of Christians in India. As of 2015, [[Hindu]]s,

neg: Toba Tek Singh District southeastern borders. During the British Raj, Toba Tek Singh had a small Sikh population, much of which migrated to India after the partition, while many Muslim refugees from modern-day India settled in the Toba Tek Singh District. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the population was 905,580 of this, 720,601 were Muslim and 184,979 were non-Muslim, mainly Christian. According to the 2008 estimate the population had risen to 1.39 million. According to the 1998 census, Punjabi was the predominant first language, accounting for 98.9% of the district's population. Toba Tek Singh District is ranked fifth highest Human Development Index

neg: Wa, Ghana a population of 13,025. In 1948 Wa had a population of 5,128 while the district had 15,827 people. In 1960 the population was 14,406. In 1970 the population had risen to 21,393. In 1984 Wa had a population of 36,000. In the 1880s Wa was said to have a population that was entirely Muslim. The Ahmadiyya began gaining converts here in the 1930s. Recent estimates place the overall population of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa as about 40% Catholic, but how much this is in Wa and how much in other areas under the diocese is not clear. The

neg: Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India School of Oriental and African Studies", Digby stated that estimate lacks accurate data in pre-census times. Marxist historian Irfan Habib criticized the book in his "Economic History of the Delhi Sultanate"(1978). K. S. Lal wrote a reply to Irfan Habib's criticism in 1979 in his book "Bias in Indian Historiography" (1979) and "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" (1999). Koenraad Elst, a Hindutva sympathizer, referred to Lal's statistics in his book "Negationism in India", remarking that "More research is needed before we can settle for a quantitatively accurate evaluation of Muslim rule in India, but at least we

neg: Islam in India the population in the only Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and in a Union territory Lakshadweep. In 110 minority-concentrated districts, at least a fifth of the population are Muslim. Muslim populations by Indian state: 2011 census Muslim population growth per Census 1981 Census: * Parts of Assam were not included in the 1981 Census Data due to violence in some districts. 1991 Census: ** Jammu and Kashmir was not included in the 1991 Census Data due to militant activity in the state. Muslims in India have a much higher total fertility rate (TFR) compared to that of other religious

neg: Muslim nationalism in South Asia three distinct supporters: According to official government statistics, Hindu-majority India has almost 14% Muslim population spread across all states with significant concentrations in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir. It is the second-largest home to Muslims after Indonesia and the third-largest home to Shia Muslims. Since independence, there has been a great deal of conflict within the various Muslim communities as to how to best function within the complex political and cultural mosaic that defines Indian politics in India today. All in all, Muslim perseverance in sustaining their continued advancement along with

neg: Islam in India counterparts. Noted Indian sociologist, B.K. Prasad, argues that since India's Muslim population is more urban compared to their Hindu counterparts, infant mortality rates among Muslims is about 12% lower than those among Hindus. However, other sociologists point out that religious factors can explain high Muslim birthrates. Surveys indicate that Muslims in India have been relatively less willing to adopt family planning measures and that Muslim women have a larger fertility period since they get married at a much younger age compared to Hindu women. On the other hand, it is also documented that Muslims tend to adopt family planning measures.

neg: Beary Chikmagalur, Shimoga, Kodagu, Hassan and Uttara Kannada. Mumbai and Goa also have a considerable Beary population. Also, a good number of Bearys are in the Persian Gulf States of the Middle East doing a variety of jobs. The total Beary population numbers about 1.5 million. There are several documents available which prove that at least 90 years prior to the invasion of Muhammad bin Qasim in North India, Arab Muslim businessmen were thriving in the south. This proves Islam was prevalent in South India much before Muslim conquerors came to North India. These facts are available in a research document

neg: Islam in India partition and communalism in India. An estimate of the number of people killed, based on the Muslim chronicles and demographic calculations, was done by K. S. Lal in his book "Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India", who claimed that between 1000 CE and 1500 CE, the population of Hindus decreased by 80 million. His work has come under criticism by historians such as Simon Digby (SOAS, University of London) and Irfan Habib for its agenda and lack of accurate data in pre-census times. Lal has responded to these criticisms in later works. Historians such as Will Durant contend that

neg: Islam in India circumstances. The historian Lawrence James concurs that in 1947 Mountbatten was left with no option but to cut and run. The alternative seemed to be involvement in a potentially bloody civil war from which it would be difficult to get out. India's Muslim population is the world's third largest and the world's largest Muslim-minority population. Officially, India has the third largest Muslim population next to Indonesia and Pakistan. India is home to 10% of the world's Muslim population. India has around 172 million Muslims (2011 census). Pakistan has more Muslims than India, as the 2017 Census in Pakistan released on

neg: Religious violence in India doubtful value as a historical record. Moriz Winternitz, for example, stated, "these legends [in the Divyāvadāna] scarcely contain anything of much historical value". Historical records of religious violence are extensive for medieval India, in the form of corpus written by Muslim historians. According to Will Durant, Hindus historically experienced persecution during Islamic rule of the Indian subcontinent. There are also numerous recorded instances of temple desecration, by Hindu, Muslim and Buddhist kingdoms, desecrating Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples. Historian K. S. Lal in his book "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" claims that between the years 1000 AD

neg: Persecution of Hindus 800 years. Historian K. S. Lal in his book "Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India" claims that between the years 1000 AD and 1500 AD, the population of the Indian subcontinent decreased from 200 to 170 million. In "Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India" meanwhile he claimed that it fell from 200 million to 120 million by establishment of the Mughal empire because of killings, deportations, dissemination, wars, and famines. He stated that his estimates were tentative and did not claim any finality. The destruction of temples and educational institutions, the killings of learned monks and the

neg: Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India book contains reviews of some of Lal's books and his reply to them. During his research for this book, K. S. Lal has read and consulted six authentic Hadis, the Bukhari, Muslim, Nasai, Sunan Abi Da'ud, Sunan al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, as well as the Quran and biographies of Muhammad. Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India is a book by historian K. S. Lal published by Aditya Prakashan in 1999. It is a study on Muslim administration in India. In the first part of the book, Lal writes about the

neg: Aligarh Movement romantic style of prose and poetry, and suggested the adoption of a moral, cultural, historical and political attitude which influenced the common life of the Indian Muslim. Urdu Defence Association is regarded as an offshoot of the Aligarh Movement. Aligarh Movement The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of education for the Muslim population of British India, during the later decades of the 19th century. The movement′s name derives from the fact that its core and origins lay in the city of Aligarh in Northern India and, in particular, with the foundation of the Mohammedan Anglo

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Demographics of India population, age 15–25, in 2006) 22% (2006 est.) 7.8% −0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) "At birth:" 1.12 male(s)/female
"Under 10 years:" 1.13 male(s)/female
"15–24 years:" 1.13 male(s)/female
"24–64 years:" 1.06 male(s)/female
"65 years and over:" 0.9 male(s)/female
"Total population:" 1.08 male(s)/female (2017 est.) "total population:" 68.8 years
"male:" 67.6 years
"female:" 70.1 years (2017 est.) 2.43 (2017 est.) The TFR (total number of children born per women) by religion in 2005–2006 was: Hindus, 2.7; Muslims, 3.1; Christians, 2.4; and Sikhs, 2.0. Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.8%, Buddhists 0.8%, Jains 0.4%, others 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census) Scheduled

neg: Multan was completed in February 1849, after the British victory at the Battle of Gujrat. Between the 1890s and 1920s, the British laid a vast network of canals in the Multan region, and throughout much of central and southern Punjab province. Thousands of "Canal Towns" and villages were built according to standardized plans throughout the newly irrigated swathes of land. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India en masse, while some Muslim refugees from the newly independent Republic of India settled in the

neg: Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India is a book by historian K. S. Lal published by Aditya Prakashan in 1999. It is a study on Muslim administration in India. In the first part of the book, Lal writes about the obligations, income and expenditure of the Muslim government in India. The expenditure for monuments, for the army, for "royal benevolence" and for gifts to Caliphs and to Mecca are discussed. In the second part he writes about the concept of "Muslim State" in today's India. The third part of the

neg: History of India nature, though different from both the ancient Indian culture and later westernised modern Indian culture. At the same time it must be noted that overwhelming majority of Muslims in India are Indian natives converted to Islam. This factor also played an important role in the synthesis of cultures. The growth of Muslim dominion resulted in the destruction and desecration of politically important temples of enemy states, cases of forced conversions to Islam, payment of jizya tax, and loss of life for the non-Muslim population. As noted by Alain Daniélou: Before the Muslim expeditions into the Indian subcontinent, much of North

neg: Religion in Lahore Religion in Lahore The city has a Muslim majority and Christian minority population. There is also a small but longstanding Zoroastrian community. Prior to the partition of India in 1947, a third of Lahore's population was Hindu and Sikh. Lahore's Hindus and Sikhs used to reside in 'distinct enclaves'. The city's Hindu and Sikh population left en masse during the partition and shifted to East Punjab and Delhi in India. In the process, Lahore lost its entire Hindu and Sikh population. The emigrants were replaced by Muslim refugees from India. Muslim refugees and locals competed for ownership over abandoned Hindu

neg: Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) to Srinagar. The floods of 1903 were much more severe, a great disaster. The state of Jammu and Kashmir combined disparate regions, religions, and ethnicities. In the British census of India of 1941, Jammu and Kashmir registered a Muslim majority population of 77%, a Hindu population of 20% and a sparse population of Buddhists and Sikhs comprising the remaining 3%. The total Muslim population in the State was over 31 "lacs" (3,100,000). The 1941 Census reported that most of the Muslims in the Jammu Province and its Jagirs were closely connected with the tribes of the Punjab and were of

neg: Muslim Students Organisation Muslim Students Organisation The Muslim Students Organisation of India () or MSO is a students and youth wing of Sunni Muslims, notably of Barelvi movement, who are associated with Sufism in India. It is working all over India. MSO is one of the strongest youth movement of Aligarh Muslim University and has strong presence in Muslim population and institutions of the country. Formed in 1977 at Aligarh Muslim University by students and academicians. MSO of India follows Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama'ah ideology of Islam which is also known as traditional Islam. MSO is of the view that Sufi Islamic teachings

neg: India many sojourning in Indian seminaries and translating Buddhist and Hindu texts into their languages. After the 10th century, Muslim Central Asian nomadic clans, using swift-horse cavalry and raising vast armies united by ethnicity and religion, repeatedly overran South Asia's north-western plains, leading eventually to the establishment of the Islamic Delhi Sultanate in 1206. The sultanate was to control much of North India and to make many forays into South India. Although at first disruptive for the Indian elites, the sultanate largely left its vast non-Muslim subject population to its own laws and customs. By repeatedly repulsing Mongol raiders in the

neg: Jagraon has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 65%. In Jagraon, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Besides this, the city has a large seasonal and migrant population which remains unaccounted. There is a distinctive mix of rural and sub-urban population in Jagraon. The city has a good mix of people from many faiths, including Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Buddhists, s etc. Before the Partition of India in 1947, the city was home to a sizeable Muslim population. The city is a

neg: Mawlid al-Fiqi (d. 1959) criticised Ibn Taymiyya for holding this view and stating that "How can they receive a reward for this when they are opposing the guidance of God's Messenger (pbuh)?". Mawlid is celebrated in almost all Islamic countries, and in other countries that have a significant Muslim population, such as India, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Canada. The only exceptions are Qatar and Saudi Arabia where it is not an official public holiday and is forbidden. However, as a result of Wahhabi and other strict traditionalist Muslim influence, since the last decades of

neg: Forced conversion In response to these news stories, an open letter to Sir Ian Blair, signed by ten Hindu academics, argued that claims that Hindu and Sikh girls were being forcefully converted were "part of an arsenal of myths propagated by right-wing Hindu supremacist organisations in India". The Muslim Council of Britain issued a press release pointing out there is a lack of evidence of any forced conversions and suggested it is an underhand attempt to smear the British Muslim population. An academic paper by Katy Sian published in the journal "South Asian Popular Culture" in 2011 explored the question of how

neg: Kashmiri Pandit probably not a Muslim. The actions of Sultan Sikandar Butshikan (1389–1413), the seventh Muslim ruler in Kashmir were also significant to the area. The Sultan has been referred to as an iconoclast because of his destruction of many non-Muslim religious symbols and the manner in which he forced the population to convert or flee. Many followers of the traditional religions who did not convert to Islam instead migrated to other parts of India. The migrants included some Pandits, although it is possible that some of this community relocated for economic reasons as much as to escape the new rulers. Brahmins

neg: Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University well reputed legal journal entitled "Quest for Justice" regularly since 2005-06. It also organizes National Essay Competition every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar on behalf of government of India. The Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University was ranked second by "India Today"s "India's Best Colleges 2017", 15th by "The Week"s "Top Law Colleges 2017". The following notable individuals have read law at the Faculty of Law, Aligarh. Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University The Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University is the law school of the Aligarh Muslim University which has a history of over

neg: Islam in Uttar Pradesh was much more tolerant of the customs and traditions of the local population. The role of Urdu language played an important role in the development of Muslim self-consciousness in the early twentieth century. Uttar Pradesh Muslims set up Anjumans or associations for the protection and promotion of Urdu. These early Muslim associations formed the nucleus of the All India Muslim League in Dhaka in 1905. Many of the leaders belonged to the Ashraf category. Uttar Pradesh Muslims formed the core of the movement for a separate Muslim state, later known as Pakistan. The eventual effect of this movement led to

neg: Jhelum Empress Bridge over the river Sutlej. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while Muslim refugees from India settled down in the Jhelum District. As well as being district capital, Jhelum city is also the headquarters of Jhelum Tehsil, the city of Jhelum is administratively subdivided into 7 Union Councils, namely Jhelum-I, Jhelum-II, Jhelum-III, Jhelum-IV, Jhelum-V, Jhelum-VI and Jhelum-VII. The population of the Jhelum city is about 188,800(2012) and it is the 32nd largest city of Pakistan with respect to population. Total

neg: Muslim Students Organisation Allama Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi on 29 January 2012 at Ghulam Momin College Auditorium at Bhiwandi city of Maharashtra. The seminar was presided over by Dr. Saheb Ali, Dept. of Urdu, Mumbai University. Muslim Students Organisation The Muslim Students Organisation of India () or MSO is a students and youth wing of Sunni Muslims, notably of Barelvi movement, who are associated with Sufism in India. It is working all over India. MSO is one of the strongest youth movement of Aligarh Muslim University and has strong presence in Muslim population and institutions of the country. Formed in 1977 at Aligarh Muslim University

neg: Khushab Tehsil Khushab district increased in population and importance. During British rule Khushab was a tehsil of the old Shahpur District, the tehsil at that time had an area of . The population according to the 1901 census was 161,885 a rise of over 10,000 since 1891. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Khushab Tehsil. Khushab tehsil is subdivided into 32 Union Councils: Khushab Tehsil Khushab Tehsil (), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) Khushab

neg: Triple talaq in India Pakistan. On 8 December 2016, the Allahabad High Court observed in a ruling that the practice of instant triple talaq was unconstitutional and violated the rights of Muslim women. In March 2017, over 1 million Indian Muslims, a majority of whom were women, signed a petition to end instant triple talaq. The petition was started by the Muslim Rashtriya Manch, an Islamic organisation affiliated to the right wing Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The petitioners against instant Triple talaq have given evidence showing how Instant Triple talaq is simply an innovation that does not have much to do with

neg: Child marriage ("wali") decides she is sexually mature. Over the last 25 years, All India Muslim Personal Law Board and other Muslim civil organizations have actively opposed India-wide laws and enforcement action against child marriages; they have argued that Indian Muslim families have a religious right to marry a girl aged 15 or even 12. Several states of India claim specially high child marriage rates in their Muslim and tribal communities. India, with a population of over 1.2 billion, has the world's highest total number of child marriages. It is a significant social issue. As of 2016, the situation has been legally

neg: Bahawalpur the option to join either Pakistan or India upon withdrawal of British suzerainty in August 1947. The city and princely state of Bahawalpur acceded to Pakistan on 7 October 1947 under Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur. Following independence, the city's minority Hindu and Sikh communities largely migrated to India "en masse", while Saraiki Muslim refugees from became India settled in the city and surrounding region. The city's Quaid-e-Azam Medical College was founded in 1971. While much of southern Punjab's Saraiki population in Multan support the Pakistan Peoples Party, the region around Bahawalpur is known for its support of

neg: Indian Muslims: Who Are They avenues of employment", many people of low caste converted. Indian Muslims: Who Are They Indian Muslims: Who Are They is a book by K. S. Lal published in 1990. The book studies the growth of the Muslim population during the time of Mahmud of Ghazni, during the Delhi Sultanate and during the Mughal Empire. The effect of conversions and the Muslim missionaries is discussed by Lal. It has been claimed that many converted to Islam in India because of the work of Sufis. However, K.S. Lal quotes Mohammad Habib and Prof. S.A.A. Rizvi who think that such claims are "latter-day

neg: Indian Muslims: Who Are They Indian Muslims: Who Are They Indian Muslims: Who Are They is a book by K. S. Lal published in 1990. The book studies the growth of the Muslim population during the time of Mahmud of Ghazni, during the Delhi Sultanate and during the Mughal Empire. The effect of conversions and the Muslim missionaries is discussed by Lal. It has been claimed that many converted to Islam in India because of the work of Sufis. However, K.S. Lal quotes Mohammad Habib and Prof. S.A.A. Rizvi who think that such claims are "latter-day fabrications". Lal says that "while it would not be

neg: Sialkot industrialised in Punjab, after Amritsar. Much of the city's infrastructure was paid for by local taxes, and the city was one of the few in British India to have its own electric utility company. The first communal riots between Hindus/Sikhs and Muslims took place on 24 June 1946, a day after the resolution calling for the establishment of Pakistan as a separate state. Sialkot remained peaceful for several months while communal riots had erupted in Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Rawalpindi. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. While Muslim refugees had poured into the city escaping

neg: Ethnic groups in Karachi The city's population is estimated to be growing at about 5% per year (mainly as a result of internal rural-urban migration), including an estimated 45,000 migrant workers coming to the city every month from different parts of Pakistan. The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the settlement of Muslim refugees fleeing from anti-Muslim pogroms from India. In Karachi, the Urdu speaking Muslims, now known as Muhajirs form the majority of the population. The Muslim refugees lost all their land and properties in India when they fled and some were partly compensated by properties left by Hindus that migrated to India.

neg: Siranwali this jagir to Sardar Lal Singh Sandhu whose daughter married to Ranjit Singh's elder son Kharak Singh in 1840.After the decline of Sikh empire in 1849, this region was captured by British rule in India. The predominantly Muslim population supported the All-India Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the Independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Sialkot. The ruling family departed for India. Their mansion was subsequently acquired by Mewati-speaking Muslim refugees. The town is home to grain markets which provides jobs to over fifty

neg: Raghunathganj II While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system In India. As per the Human Development

neg: Suti I Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system In India. As per the Human Development Report 2004 for West

neg: Sahiwal District formed 28%. The district was part of the Lahore Division of Punjab. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Sahiwal. According to the 1998 census, Punjabi is the predominant first language of the district accounting for % of its population. Urdu is the first language of 1.4% and Pashto of 0.4%. Sahiwal Division is in the southeast of Punjab. From Multan Division it lies between 30-40 north latitude and 73-06 longitude. It is

neg: Islam expected to have Muslim majorities by 2050. In India, the Muslim population will be larger than any other country. Europe's non-Muslim population is set to decline as opposed to their Muslim population which is set to grow to 10% of Europe's total. Growth rates of Islam in Europe was due primarily to immigration and higher birth rates of Muslims in 2005. The term "Islamic culture" could be used to mean aspects of culture that pertain to the religion, such as festivals and dress code. It is also controversially used to denote the cultural aspects of traditionally Muslim people. Finally, "Islamic

neg: Shia Islam in India and villages with a majority Shiite Muslim population in India. Many Sayyids between 11th to 16th century migrated to the Indian subcontinent to escape the persecution of Shias in mostly Sunni ruled Middle East, Prominent places in India with majority or considerable Shia Muslim population are Kargil, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Hallaur, Amroha and others. Among the Shias of India, an overwhelming majority belongs to the Ithna Ashari (Twelver) division, while the Shias among the Khoja and Bohra communities are Ismaili. Dawoodi Bohras are primarily based in India, even though the Dawoodi theology originated in Yemen. India is home to

neg: Culture of West Bengal from weddings, other important social functions include "annyaprasan" (first rice-feeding ceremony of Hindu babies), "upanayan" ("poitey" or sacred thread ceremony for Brahmins), birthday, marriage anniversary, "griha prabesh" (ceremony before residing in a new home), "shraddha" (funeral rites for the dead), "sunnat" (circumcision ritual of Muslim boys) etc. Unlike neighbouring Bangladesh which is predominantly Bengali Muslim, West Bengal is much more diverse in terms of religion and ethnicity. People belonging to almost all the religions, communities and ethnicities in India can be seen in West Bengal. Although Bengali Hindus form more than half of the total population of the state, there

neg: Freedom of religion in India has region-specific religious practices: for instance, Jammu and Kashmir has a Muslim majority, Punjab has a Sikh majority, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram have Christian majorities and the Indian Himalayan States such as Sikkim and Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh and the state of Maharashtra and the Darjeeling District of West Bengal have large concentrations of Buddhist population. The country has significant Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain and Zoroastrian populations. Islam is the largest minority religion in India, and the Indian Muslims form the third largest Muslim population in the world, accounting for over 14 percent of the nation's population. Rajni Kothari, founder

neg: Islam in India rates than other states. However, the Sachar Committee Report shows that the Muslim Population Growth has slowed down and will be on par with national averages. The Sachar Committee Report estimated that the Muslim proportion will stabilise at between 17% and 21% of the Indian population by 2100. Social and economic reasons behind population growth Demographers have put forward several factors behind high birthrates among Muslims in India. According to sociologists Roger and Patricia Jeffery, socio-economic conditions rather than religious determinism is the main reason for higher Muslim birthrates. Indian Muslims are poorer and less educated compared to their Hindu

neg: Beldanga I formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the

neg: Bhagawangola I formed 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the

neg: Islam in India communities found in Southern India, Sri Lanka, Western Burma, Bangladesh, Southern Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia coupled with the distinctive lack of equivalent Muslim communities around the heartland of historical Muslim empires in the Indian subcontinent as refutation to the "conversion by the sword theory". The legacy of the Muslim conquest of South Asia is a hotly debated issue and argued even today. Different population estimates by economics historian Angus Maddison and by Jean-Noël Biraben also indicate that India's population did not decrease between 1000 and 1500, but increased by about 35 million during that time. Not all Muslim invaders were

neg: Hafizabad Ain-i-Akbari as headquarters of a Mahal. Hafiz, the founder, was a favourite of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Ghalib Hussain Kharal The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while Muslim refugees from India settled in the Hafizabad. Most of the refugees have since settled and inter-married into the local population. Hafizabad is away in the west from Gujranwala. Connection with the city is by Gujranwala Road or Hafizabad Road. On the Wazirabad – Faisalabad Railway Section, Hafizabad is the eighth railway station. The distance

neg: Lalgola (community development block) the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system In India. As per

neg: The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India is a book written by Paul Brass, a professor emeritus at the University of Washington. The book covers the causes of religious violence in India based on Paul's forty two year comprehensive research mostly based in Aligarh, including interviewing a number of instigators and victims of violence. Young people such as Yugvijay stand up and go against these violence, The book mainly discusses how the incidents of violence occur. In the first part of the book, Brass criticizes the justifications presented for religious riots.

neg: Raigarh district Raigarh district Raigarh district is a district of the state of Chhattisgarh, in India. Raigarh is the district headquarters.The languages spoken in the district are Chhattisgarhi, Odia and Hindi. Due to Railway and industrial development a fair representation from all over India we can see here. A large population of Schedule Tribe, Marwari, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Christian, Muslim, Gujrati, Punjabi, Bihari and many other community are living here. The city has cosmopolitan nature. The district was formed by merging the [Princely state]s of [Raigarh State|Raigarh], [Sakti State|Sakti], [Sarangarh State|Sarangarh], [Udaipur, Dharamjaigarh|Udaipur] and [Jashpur State|Jashpur]. Jashpur is now a separate district.

neg: 2016 Kaliachak riots government vehicles including BSF and North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) vehicles were torched. The train service was disturbed as protesters blocked railway tracks at Khaltipur railway station Malda district of West Bengal has a mixed population comprising Hindus and Muslims. According to 2011 Census of India, Malda district is one of such districts in India which has Muslim population comparable to the Hindu population where in Kalichak block Muslim population shares the major proportion. This district also shares border with Indian state Bihar and Jharkhand, also an international border with Bangladesh. This place is considered to be a safe

neg: Pakpattan District of British rule, Pakpattan district increased in population and importance. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Pakpattan District. The main reason of famicity of this city is due to Hazzrat Baba Farid(Rehmullah). Basically he is the man who renamed Ajodhan Pakpattan. Before his arrival to Pakpattan, there were at least 30,000 Hindus and Sikhs in Pakpattan. He came to Pakpattan on the orders of his murshad Hazrat Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (Rehmullah) for

neg: Garkon are migrate into this valley. According to Election Commission of India the population is in voting list is around 500, and nearly 1287 peoples are there by survey of 2011 census of India. The village has divided into three parts such as Garkon, Gurgurdoo and Hordass. Garkon is the administrate block among three. In the part Gurgurdoo there is a mix tribe living there purik (Muslim) and Aryan. Only part which has mix of Muslim and Bhuddhism. The overall population of the three parts is around 3000 according to 2011 census of India and 1100 in voting list. The valley

neg: Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent (Greater India). It gives details of how villages, towns and entire cities were rid of their "Hindu" male population through systematic mass slaughters and genocide. Timur left Delhi in approximately January 1399. In April he had returned to his own capital beyond the Oxus (Amu Darya). Immense quantities of spoils were taken from India. According to Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, 90 captured elephants were employed merely to carry precious stones looted from his conquest, so as to erect a mosque at Samarkand — what historians today believe is the enormous Bibi-Khanym Mosque. Ironically, the mosque was constructed too quickly and

neg: History of Multan was awarded titles 'Rai Bahadur' and Knighted 'Sir' by Her Majesty. The British built some rail routes to the city, but its industrial capacity was never fully developed. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Multan. It initially lacked industry, hospitals and universities. Since then, there has been some industrial growth, and the city's population is continually growing. Today, it is one of the country's largest urban centres and remains an important settlement

neg: Bhugra the Sikh Empire invaded and occupied Multan District. The Muslims faced restrictions during the Sikh rule. During the period of British rule, Multan district increased in population and importance. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Multan District. Bhugra Bhugra is a place in Multan, Pakistan. People originating from there have kept the surname Bhugra. Multan District was agricultural region with forests during the Indus Valley Civilization. The Vedic period is characterized by

neg: Farakka (community development block) 33.21% of the population, and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu

neg: Dhanka Dhanka The Dhanka are a tribe of India who believe themselves to be aboriginal, although they are unable to assert from whence they came. They are historically neither Hindu nor Muslim and their occupations have changed over time, as circumstances have dictated for survival. Although similar groups in India are often referred to as "adivasi", the Dhanka generally reject this term. Anthropologist Megan Moodie says that their history and culture is poorly documented and that what does exist "tend[s] to be brief and stress their 'insignificance' and lowness". She notes that they are today found throughout much of western Indian

neg: Islam in India A minority of Indian Muslims also follow the Ahl-i Hadith movement. Shia Muslims are a large minority among India's Muslims. However, there has been no particular census conducted in India regarding sects, but Indian sources like Times of India and Daily News and Analysis reported Indian Shia population in mid 2005–2006 between 25% and 31% of entire Muslim population of India which accounts them in numbers between 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 of 157,000,000 Indian Muslim population. However, as per an estimation of one reputed Shia NGO Alimaan Trust, India's Shia population in early 2000 was around 30 million with Sayyids comprising

neg: Bhagawangola II of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river system

neg: Beldanga II 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity of the Ganges river

neg: Suti II other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan, in order to maintain the integrity

neg: Pahasu Pahasu Pahasu is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pahasu is located at . It has an average elevation of 187 metres (613 feet). Pahasu was a jagir during British India owned by Nawabs belonging to Lalkhani Muslim "Pahasu" is a large Muslim feudals of Aligarh (UP)."Pahasu" in British India was represented by Old and young party in UP legislative council from years 1909 to 1919. India census, Pahasu had a population of 17,116. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pahasu has an average literacy rate of

neg: North India North India. Other religions practiced by various ethnic communities include Islam, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Bahá'í, Christianity, and Buddhism. The states of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are overwhelmingly Hindu. The states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal have Hindu majorities with a significantly large minority of Muslims; the combined Muslim population of these three states surpasses many of the biggest Islamic nations. Jammu and Kashmir is a Muslim majority state while Punjab has a Sikh majority population. Linguistically, North India is dominated by Indo-Aryan languages. It is in this region, or its proximity, that

neg: Chichawatni a small Punjabi village into a relatively modern city by infrastructure investment and planning decrees, starting after the First World War. At the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, most Indian Muslim families migrated from Punjab towns like Ludhiana, Jallandhar, Amritsar and Firozpur, and settled in towns like Chichawatni, shaping the city's present-day Muslim population. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India from the old northwestern Punjab areas, while the Muslim refugees from the northeastern Punjab areas of India migrated

neg: Kahuta Tehsil Syedan Tehsil) is described in the "Imperial Gazetteer of India" as follows: The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Rawalpindi District. In 2009 a weekly newspaper from kahuta has been published named Kahuta Times. whose founder was Raja shahzad ahmad. The tehsil is administratively divided into 13 Union Councils, two of which form the city of Kahuta; these are: According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Kahuta has a total population of

neg: Sarkal kassar region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region. Sarkal Kassar is one of the oldest villages of Chakwal District. It was densely populated with Muslims and minority of Hindus and Sikhs. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Chakwal District. Awans اعوان comprise above 80% of the population are the village's most prominent tribes. They are further sub-divided into four

neg: Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi his status, Ahmadi also continues to speak out for Muslim Rights in India, himself being a Muslim. Today he remains active in Indian politics as an advocate of minority rights, most recently through a book entitled "A Guide To Uplift Minorities" by the city-based Human Welfare Trust . Putting emphasis on education, Ahmadi has frequently mentioned that the vast Muslim population of India is struggling to put children in school. He encourages federal and state governments to solve this problem, stating that, "the country simply cannot afford to have a certain percentage of population unable to contribute to the country's

neg: Ralioke during the Sikh rule. During the period of British rule, Sialkot District increased in population and importance. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Sialkot District. The town is predominantly Muslim with small Christian and Ahmadi minority. Punjabi and Urdu are the basic languages of the people. The new generation also speaks English. Three calendars are often used by the villagers. Old age people are well conversant with the Islamic calendar and

neg: Samserganj (community development block) 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan, in

neg: Hariharpara (community development block) and 37, 173 persons belonging to other religions who formed 0.52% of the population, in the 2011 census. While the proportion of Muslim population in the district increased from 61.40% in 1991 to 63.67% in 2001, the proportion of Hindu population declined from 38.39% in 1991 to 35.92% in 2001. Murshidabad was the only Muslim majority district in West Bengal at the time of partition of India in 1947. The proportion of Muslims in the population of Murshidabad district in 1951 was 55.24%. The Radcliffe Line had placed Muslim majority Murshidabad in India and the Hindu majority Khulna in Pakistan,

neg: Asia Christian sects mainly adhered to Assyrian people or Syriac Christians. Saint Thomas Christians in India trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. Islam, which originated in the Hejaz located in modern-day Saudi Arabia, is the second largest and most widely-spread religion in Asia with at least 1 billion Muslims constituting around 23.8% of the total population of Asia. With 12.7% of the world Muslim population, the country currently with the largest Muslim population in the world is Indonesia, followed by Pakistan (11.5%), India (10%), Bangladesh, Iran and Turkey. Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem

neg: Azerbaijan–India relations Nizami Ganjavi was well known from the times of Amir Khusrau, one of the famous poet and music composer in 1800s. Some other important names are Rashid Behbudov, a famous singer who was also the friend of the Indian actor Raj Kapoor. Across much of the non-Arab Muslim world celebrate Norouz, the festival that marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the New Year. Azerbaijan–India relations Azerbaijan-Indian relations are the bilateral ties between India and Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani-Indian relations are old and mature. Many big personalities including Dr S Radhakrishnan, former Prime Minister J L Nehru have visited

neg: Islam in India A study conducted by K.C. Zacharia in Kerala in 1983 revealed that on average, the number of children born to a Muslim woman was 4.1 while a Hindu woman gave birth to only 2.9 children. Religious customs and marriage practices were cited as some of the reasons behind the high Muslim birth rate. According to Paul Kurtz, Muslims in India are much more resistant to modern contraception than are Hindus and, as a consequence, the decline in fertility rate among Hindu women is much higher compared to that of Muslim women. The National Family and Health survey conducted in 1998–99

neg: Shia Islam in India India, and the India 2013 International Religious Freedom Report puts a figure of less than 15% and the Pew Research Center figure them between 15 and 20 percent of the Muslim population estimating the numbers between 30,000,000 and 40,000,000. However national and International reports suggest that the numbers maybe higher after taking into consideration the report released by Britannica Book of the year in 1997 which put the estimates of Shia population in India in 1996 over 26,000,000 out of entire Indian Muslim population of 103,000,000 in 1996. Shias live in the town of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir with a

neg: Mangowal Gharbi refugees from India settled down in the Gujrat District. Most of the population belongs to the Sahi, syeds, Kashmiris, Arain, Jatt, Warraich, Cheema, Khsas, Rajput, Rehmani, Khan and Mirza tribes. A variety of people inhabit here. The population is Muslim of which about half are Muslims refugees from India that settled down in the Gujrat District after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. The people are known as Muhajir (meaning Migrants), who fled their property in India during anti-Muslim pogroms and settled in Pakistan. During the last century, many families from the surrounding area and hundreds of the Pakhtun Have

neg: Noorpur Thal Tehsil The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region. After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh Empire invaded and occupied Khushab Tehsil. During the period of British rule, Noorpur Thal Tehsil increased in population and importance. During British rule the road and railway networks were built to connect Noorpur Tehsil with the rest of Punjab region. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled

neg: Demographics of Sindh majority of Muslims are Sunni Hanafi followed by Shia Ithnā‘ashariyyah. The non-Muslim communities include Hindus, Christians, and Zoroastrians. A large number of Hindus migrated to India after creation of Pakistan in 1947 while Muslim refugees, Muhajirs, arrived from India. Demographics of Sindh The estimated population of Sindh in 2017 is 47.89 million. Sindh is the most urbanized and industrialized province of Pakistan. Sindh has the 2nd highest Human Development Index out of all of Pakistan's provinces at 0.628. The 1998 Census of Pakistan indicated a population of 30.4 million. Just under half of the population are urban dwellers, mainly found

neg: History of Hyderabad, Sindh a smart gravitational concept, the water was then supplied to the far most arid regions of the town. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Hyderabad District. Prior to the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Hyderabad had a large population of Hindu Sindhi who were mainly involved in trade and commerce. After independencee of Pakistan, the Hindu Sindhis expected to remain in Sindh, but they were compelled to migrate to India. The waves

neg: Jawaharlal Nehru separatist Muslim League fared much poorer. But these achievements were severely compromised in the aftermath of the Quit India Movement in 1942, which saw the British effectively crush the Congress as a political organisation. Nehru, who had reluctantly heeded Gandhi's call for immediate independence, for he had desired to support the Allied war effort during World War II, came out of a lengthy prison term to a much altered political landscape. The Muslim League under his old Congress colleague and now opponent, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, had come to dominate Muslim politics in India. Negotiations between Congress and Muslim League for

neg: Ali Riaz but forsook its secularist tradition of centuries in less than a decade and embraced Islam as state religion. The political actors, their strategies, and methods of instrumentalisation of Islam in the third largest Muslim majority country of the world are indicative of how and why the ideology of Islamism appeals, and how domestic, regional and international events influence the dynamics. The findings that the war in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989, US foreign policy towards the Middle East, and the fifty year regional rivalry between India and Pakistan facilitated this transformation as much as domestic power jockeying made other analysts

neg: Zafarwal Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region. After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikhs conquered Mianwali District. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Zafarwal Tehsil. It is a famous city of Dist. Narowal. Zafarwal Zafarwal (), () is a city and capital of Zafarwal Tehsil situated in the Narowal District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°21'0N 74°54'0E

neg: Islam in Seychelles Islam in Seychelles Islam in the Indian Ocean was established by Muslim sea merchants well before the European discovery of Seychelles. However, unlike in other island states including the Comoros and Maldives, there were no permanent inhabitants in Seychelles until the French settlement in 1770. Today, the Muslim population of the islands is reported to be only 1.1%, roughly 900 people. Many of its island neighbors in the southern Indian Ocean, including Comoros, the Maldives and Zanzibar, have a much larger Muslim influence because of their colonization by Muslims, before European colonization. Mauritius also has a much higher Muslim population

neg: Hajipur (Meerut) ( 2.9 km ), Kamalpur ( 3.0 km ) and Bajaut ( 3.2 km)== References == Hajipur (Meerut) Hajipur is a village in Meerut District in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It has a population of about 1461 persons living in around 194 householdshols. Most of the population is Muslim, and belongs mainly to the Muslim Gaddi community, with smaller numbers of Bhishti, Jogi Faqir, Muslim Barhai and Muslim Banjara. Hajipur is 9.162 km from the district headquarters Meerut and 390 km from the state capital Lucknow. Villages near Hajipur include Jalalpur ( 1.4 km ), Jalalpur (

neg: Hajipur (Meerut) Hajipur (Meerut) Hajipur is a village in Meerut District in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It has a population of about 1461 persons living in around 194 householdshols. Most of the population is Muslim, and belongs mainly to the Muslim Gaddi community, with smaller numbers of Bhishti, Jogi Faqir, Muslim Barhai and Muslim Banjara. Hajipur is 9.162 km from the district headquarters Meerut and 390 km from the state capital Lucknow. Villages near Hajipur include Jalalpur ( 1.4 km ), Jalalpur ( 1.4 km ), Allipur Jijmana ( 1.8 km ), Narahara ( 2.0 km ), Tatina Sani

neg: Islamgarh the Dogra invaded and occupied Mirpur District. The Muslims faced severe restrictions during the Dogra rule. During the period of British rule, Mirpur District increased in population and importance. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Mirpur District. Many residents of Islamgarh have emigrated to the United Kingdom during the 1950-60s. Islamgarh has highest population of Bainse Rajput clan members living anywhere in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The trust is a registered

neg: Partition of India Muslim rulers of North India. The series of Islamic rulers keeping Delhi as a stronghold of their empires left a vast array of Islamic architecture in Delhi and a strong Islamic culture permeated the city. The 1941 Census listed Delhi's population as being 33.22% Muslim. However thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees from Punjab poured into the city. This created an atmosphere of upheavals as anti-Muslim pogroms rocked the historical stronghold of Indo-Islamic culture and politics. Pakistani diplomat in Delhi, Hussain, alleged that the Indian government was intent on eliminating Delhi's Muslim population or was indifferent to their fate. He

neg: Islam in India communities in the country. Because of higher birthrates the percentage of Muslims in India has risen from about 10% in 1951 to 14.23% by 2013. The Muslim population growth rate from 1991-01 was higher by more than 10% of the total growth compared to that of Hindus. However, since 1991, the largest decline in fertility rates among all religious groups in India has occurred among Muslims. The Population Growth rate is also attributable to the fact that majority of Muslim populations are concentrated in the states that are lagging behind in social reforms and services which have shown higher birth

neg: Rawalpindi to do so in the city on account of Rawalpindi's heavily armed Sikhs. At the dawn of Pakistan's independence in 1947, Rawalpindi was a 43.79% Muslim, while Rawalpindi District as a whole was 80% Muslim. The region, on account of its large Muslim majority, was thus awarded to Pakistan. Rawalpindi's Hindu and Sikh population, who had made up 33.72% and 17.32% of the city, migrated "en masse" to the newly independent Dominion of India after communal riots in western Punjab, while Muslim refugees from India settled in the city following anti-Muslim pogroms in eastern Punjab and northern India. In the

neg: Hyderabad, Sindh Hindus who departed had played a major role in the city's economy, and formed the majority of the Hyderabad's population. The vacuum left by the departure of much of the city's Hindu population was quickly filled by the newly arrived Urdu speaking Muslim refugees from India, known as Muhajirs. Following the arrival of Muhajirs, Hyderabad became a majority Urdu-speaking city, with Muhajirs making up 66% of the city's population. The arrival of Pashtuns and Punjabis from northern Pakistan further diversified the city's ethnic composition over the next few decades, and by 1998, the percentage of Urdu speakers had fallen to

neg: Khori Alam rule. During the period of British rule, Gujrat District increased in population and importance. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Mandi Bahauddin. As this village is part of tehsil kharian, so it is also rich village. Many people settled to different foreign countries.cultural is same as the other locality. Khori Alam Khori Alam is a village located in Kharian Tehsil, Gujrat District of Punjab, Pakistan.this village is located near Noor Jamal