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The '''Mujavir''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. They are also known as Shaikh Hashemi Or Sheikh Masudi.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 991 to 994 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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== Origin ==<br />
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The word mujavir literally means caretakers, and the Mujavir are the caretakers of the shrine of the famous [[Sufi]], Saiyid Salar Masood in [[Bahraich]]. They claim that their ancestors came from [[Iraq]], and were appointed custodians of the shrine. The Mujavir speak [[Urdu]] among themselves and [[Hindi]] with outsiders.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 991 to 994 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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== Present circumstances ==<br />
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Their traditional occupation as the custodians of the shrine is now limited to few members of the community. Most Mujavir are now employed as Engineers, Doctors, Self Employee, Small Scale Businesses, carpenters, rickshaw pullers and daily wage labourers. They reside in their own quarters in the city of [[Bahraich]] And All over UttarPradesh or National Capital Delhi. Specially they live in West UttarPradesh (Bareilly, Muradabaad, Gaziabaad,). The Mujavir are endogamous, and only marry within the community. There are, however, some cases of intermarriage with other [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh|Shaikh]] groups.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 991 to 994 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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*[[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]<br />
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