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	The '''[[Jogi (caste)\|Jogi]] Faqir''' or '''[[yogi]] Faqir''' are a [[Muslim]] community, found in [[North India]]. They are also known as '''Madariya Faqir'''. The Jogi Faqir are Muslim ~~converts from the [[Hindu]]~~ and are one of the two sub-divisions of the [[Faqir (caste)\|Faqir]] found in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="A Hasan pages 647">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 647 to 652</ref>		The '''[[Jogi (caste)\|Jogi]] Faqir''' or '''[[yogi]] Faqir''' are a [[Muslim]] community, found in [[North India]]. They are also known as '''Madariya Faqir'''. The Jogi Faqir are Muslim and are one of the two sub-divisions of the [[Faqir (caste)\|Faqir]] found in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="A Hasan pages 647">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 647 to 652</ref>

	==History and origin==		==History and origin==
	The Jogi Faqir call themselves Madariya Faqir, as they trace their origin from the [[Sufi]] saint Jinda Jhullan Shah Madari. Their ancestor was Jay Pal, the guru of the [[Chauhan]] ruler of North India, [[Prithvi Raj]], who became the disciple of the [[Sufi]], [[Moinuddin Chishti]], and was known as Abdullah Biyabani, after his conversion to [[Islam]]. The community have three sub-groups, Chaurash, Tappa and Athgara.<ref name="A Hasan pages 647"/>		The Jogi Faqir call themselves Madariya Faqir, as they trace their origin from the [[Sufi]] saint Jinda Jhullan Shah Madari. Their ancestor was Jay Pal, the guru of the [[Chauhan]] ruler of North India, Prithvi Raj, who became the disciple of the [[Sufi]], [[Moinuddin Chishti]], and was known as Abdullah Biyabani, after his conversion to [[Islam]]. The community have three sub-groups, Chaurash, Tappa and Athgara.<ref name="A Hasan pages 647"/>

	==Present circumstances==		==Present circumstances==
	They are found in the districts of [[Kanpur Nagar district\|Kanpur]], [[Fatehpur district\|Fatehpur]], [[Unnao district\|Unnao]], [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh\|Pratapgarh]], [[Allahabad district\|Allahabad]], [[Mirzapur district\|Mirzapur]], [[Varanasi district\|Varanasi]], [[Barabanki district\|Barabanki]], [[Basti district\|Basti]], [[Sant Kabir Nagar district\|Sant Kabir Nagar]] and the city of [[Lukhnow]]. They were traditionally involved with begging and providing specialized religious services. Like other [[Muslim]] communities in [[North India]], they are undergoing social change, and become more orthodox. They have always been [[Sunni]], and many are now employed as village [[imam]]s.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 642 to 646</ref>		They are found in the districts of [[Kanpur Nagar district\|Kanpur]], [[Fatehpur district\|Fatehpur]], [[Unnao district\|Unnao]], [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh\|Pratapgarh]], [[Allahabad district\|Allahabad]], [[Mirzapur district\|Mirzapur]], [[Varanasi district\|Varanasi]], [[Barabanki district\|Barabanki]], [[Basti district\|Basti]], [[Sant Kabir Nagar district\|Sant Kabir Nagar]] and the city of [[Lukhnow]]. They were traditionally involved with begging and providing specialized religious services. Like other [[Muslim]] communities in [[North India]], they are undergoing social change, and become more orthodox. They have always been [[Sunni]], and many are now employed as village [[imam]]s.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 642 to 646</ref>

	==Jogi Of Sindh==		==Jogi of Sindh==
	[[Jogi (caste)\|Jogi]] are also present in districts and places such as [[Khairpur District]], [[Tharparkar]], [[Larkana]], [[Shikarpur District]], [[Sukkur]], and [[Naushahro Feroze District]] of [[Sindh]] province in Pakistan.		[[Jogi (caste)\|Jogi]] are also present in districts and places such as [[Khairpur District]], [[Tharparkar]], [[Larkana]], [[Shikarpur District]], [[Sukkur]], and [[Naushahro Feroze District]] of [[Sindh]] province in Pakistan.
	The Jogi of Sindh are scattered in various parts of Sindh. One of the Rajpar tribe's subcaste is Jogi who are inhabitant in [[Thari Mirwah]] Khairpur. These Jogi are landlord, businessmen and other professions.		The Jogi of Sindh are scattered in various parts of Sindh. One of the Rajpar tribe's subcaste is Jogi who are inhabitant in [[Thari Mirwah]] Khairpur. These Jogi are landlord, businessmen and other professions.

	==Jogi Rajpar==		Jogi of Sindh are further divided into three types:
	The Rajpar are offspring of the [[Samma tribe]] and one of the sub-castes in the Rajpar is Jogi inhabited in [[Thari Mirwah]] of [[Khairpur]] erstwhile [[Khairpur (princely_state)\|princely state of Khairpur]], which is nowadays district of Sindh province of [[Pakistan]]. These Jogi (probably these Jogi have inherited the name Jogi due to their forefather named Jogi, in such cases it happens that some people or a community is known followed by their elder or a great grandfather name) are not involved in any practice of snake charming, begging or any type of Yoga; but these are landlords, educated who are doing various occupations such as teaching, labor, journalism, business etc.		* Jogi - Hindus
			* Jogi - Muslim
			* Jogi - Rajpar

			=== Jogi Rajpar ===
			The [[Rajper\|Rajpar]] are offspring of the [[Samma tribe]] and one of the sub-castes in the Rajpar is Jogi inhabited in [[Thari Mirwah]] of [[Khairpur]] erstwhile [[Khairpur (princely_state)\|princely state of Khairpur]], which is nowadays district of Sindh province of [[Pakistan]]. These Jogi (probably these Jogi have inherited the name Jogi due to their forefather named Jogi, in such cases it happens that some people or a community is known followed by their elder or a great grandfather name) are not involved in any practice of snake charming, begging or any type of Yoga; but these are landlords, educated who are doing various occupations such as teaching, labor, journalism, business etc.

	==See also==		==See also==

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|group= Jogi Faqir
|population = 103,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309110117/http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php |archive-date=2009-03-09 }}</ref>
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|langs = • [[Urdu language|Urdu]] • [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|rels= • [[File:Allah-green.svg|18px]] [[Islam]] 100% •
|related= • [[Faqir (caste)|Faqir]] • [[Jogi (castes)|Jogi]] • [[Qalandar (caste)|Qalandar]] • [[Sai (caste)|Sai]] • [[Shaikhs in South Asia|Shaikh]] •
}}

The '''[[Jogi (caste)|Jogi]] Faqir''' or '''[[yogi]] Faqir''' are a [[Muslim]] community, found in [[North India]]. They are also known as '''Madariya Faqir'''. The Jogi Faqir are Muslim converts from the [[Hindu]] and are one of the two sub-divisions of the [[Faqir (caste)|Faqir]] found in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="A Hasan pages 647">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 647 to 652</ref>

==History and origin==
The Jogi Faqir call themselves Madariya Faqir, as they trace their origin from the [[Sufi]] saint Jinda Jhullan Shah Madari. Their ancestor was Jay Pal, the guru of the [[Chauhan]] ruler of North India, [[Prithvi Raj]], who became the disciple of the [[Sufi]], [[Moinuddin Chishti]], and was known as Abdullah Biyabani, after his conversion to [[Islam]]. The community have three sub-groups, Chaurash, Tappa and Athgara.<ref name="A Hasan pages 647"/>

==Present circumstances==
They are found in the districts of [[Kanpur Nagar district|Kanpur]], [[Fatehpur district|Fatehpur]], [[Unnao district|Unnao]], [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]], [[Allahabad district|Allahabad]], [[Mirzapur district|Mirzapur]], [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]], [[Barabanki district|Barabanki]], [[Basti district|Basti]], [[Sant Kabir Nagar district|Sant Kabir Nagar]] and the city of [[Lukhnow]]. They were traditionally involved with begging and providing specialized religious services. Like other [[Muslim]] communities in [[North India]], they are undergoing social change, and become more orthodox. They have always been [[Sunni]], and many are now employed as village [[imam]]s.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 642 to 646</ref>

==Jogi Of Sindh==
[[Jogi (caste)|Jogi]] are also present in districts and places such as [[Khairpur District]], [[Tharparkar]], [[Larkana]], [[Shikarpur District]], [[Sukkur]], and [[Naushahro Feroze District]] of [[Sindh]] province in Pakistan.
The Jogi of Sindh are scattered in various parts of Sindh. One of the Rajpar tribe's subcaste is Jogi who are inhabitant in [[Thari Mirwah]] Khairpur. These Jogi are landlord, businessmen and other professions.

==Jogi Rajpar==
The Rajpar are offspring of the [[Samma tribe]] and one of the sub-castes in the Rajpar is Jogi inhabited in [[Thari Mirwah]] of [[Khairpur]] erstwhile [[Khairpur (princely_state)|princely state of Khairpur]], which is nowadays district of Sindh province of [[Pakistan]]. These Jogi (probably these Jogi have inherited the name Jogi due to their forefather named Jogi, in such cases it happens that some people or a community is known followed by their elder or a great grandfather name) are not involved in any practice of snake charming, begging or any type of Yoga; but these are landlords, educated who are doing various occupations such as teaching, labor, journalism, business etc.

==See also==
* [[Jogi (caste)]]
* [[Qalandar (clan)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Muslim}}

[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian castes]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Thari Mirwah]]

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Ajay Kumar: Added citation to support the statement.

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