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-The '''Bharbhunja''' are a Muslim community found in the states of [[Gujarat]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India. In [[Uttar Pradesh]], the community are also known as Bharbhunja Shaikh.<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 154 to 158 Popular Prakashan</ref><ref>Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume II by William Crook</ref>
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|related= • [[Bharbhunja (Hindu)|Bharbhunja Hindu]] • [[Shaikhs in South Asia|Shaikh]] • [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh]] • [[Gujarati Shaikh|Shaikh of Gujarat]]
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The '''Bharbhunja''' are a Muslim community found in the states of [[Gujarat]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India. In [[Uttar Pradesh]], the community are also known as Bharbhunja Shaikh.<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 154 to 158 Popular Prakashan</ref><ref>Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume II by William Crook</ref>

== Origin ==
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The two Bharbhunja groupings are, in fact, distinct, each with its own origin myth and traditions, and speaking their own language. What unites the two communities is their traditional occupation, which was grain parching. They get their name from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''bhrij'', which means to fry.

=== In Gujarat ===

The word Bharbhunja is derived from the [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] words ''bhad'' which means an earthen oven, and ''bhunja'' which means to parch. Historically the Bharbhunja made a living by selling [[parched grain]]. The community originates from the [[Udaipur]] and [[Jodhpur]] regions of [[Rajasthan]]. They speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], but most understand [[Hindi]]. The Bharbhunja are found mainly in the cities of [[Ahmedabad|Ahmadabad]] and [[Surat]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 154 to 158 Popular Prakashan</ref>

The Bharbhunja consist of a number of clans, the main ones being the Behlim, Chauhan, Pawar, Bhati and Dhangar. All these clans are of equal status, and intermarry. They are a strictly endogamous community, and prefer marrying close kin.<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 154 to 158 Popular Prakashan</ref>

The traditional occupation of the Bharbhunja is the selling of fried and parched grains. Like other artisan groups, they have seen a decline in their traditional occupation, with many petty businessmen or wage labourers. Like other [[Gujarati Muslim]]s groups, they have a caste association, the Jamat Gilkhan Afroz, which deals with issues of community welfare. The Bharbhunjas are [[Sunni]] Muslims, and have customs similar to other [[Gujarati Muslim]]s communities.

=== In Uttar Pradesh ===
The Bharbhunja in [[Uttar Pradesh]] are traditionally grain parchers. They have a mixed origin, with some claiming to be of [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh|Shaikh]] origin, while other claiming [[Rajput]] origin. In fact, the community consists of forty clans, each of whom has its own origin myth. Often the divisions is merely territorial, such as the Hamirpuriya, originally from [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], the Jaunpuriya, originally those from [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]]. Each subdivision in referred to as a biradari. They are found mainly in the districts of [[Saharanpur District|Saharanpur]], [[Muzaffarnagar District|Muzaffarnagar]], [[Meerut District|Meerut]], [[Aligarh District|Aligarh]], [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad]], [[Bijnor District|Bijnor]], [[Moradabad District|Moradabad]] and [[Badaun District|Badaun]]. The Bharbhunja speak both [[Urdu]] and [[Khari boli]]. A second cluster of Bharbhunjas are found in the districts of [[Barabanki District|Barabanki]] and [[Bahraich District|Bahraich]], who speak the [[Awadhi]] dialect.<ref>Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume II by William Crook</ref>

The Bharbhunja are still involved with grain parching, although many are now petty businessmen. They are strictly endogamous, and marriages tend to occur within the biradari. They live in multi caste and multi religious settlements, but occupy their own distinct quarters. Each settlement has a [[caste]] council, known as a [[panchayat]], which acts as an instrument of social control. It deals with intra community disputes, as well as punishing those who breach communal norms. Although they live in close proximity to other Muslim groups, such as the [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh|Shaikh]], [[Kabaria]], [[Momin Ansari|Ansari]], [[Muslim Dhobi]] and [[Qassab]] in [[Awadh]], and the [[Muslim Teli]], [[Banjara (Muslim)|Muslim Banjara]], [[Baghban]] and [[Rohilla]] in [[Rohilkhand]], there is very little interaction, and virtually no intermarriage. The community are [[Sunni]] Muslims, and have customs similar to other [[Muslims of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh Muslim]]s.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 318 Manohar Publications</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Bharbhunja (Hindu)|Bharbhunja Hindu]]

==References==

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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Tribes of Kutch]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]