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{{Ethnic group|<br />
|group= Dhagi<br />
|population = 106,000<ref>{{cite web | url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16652/IN | title=Dagi (Hindu traditions) in India | publisher=Joshua Project | access-date=8 April 2019 }}</ref><br />
|popplace = • {{flagcountry|India}}<br />
|langs = • [[Urdu language|Urdu]] • [[Khari Boli]] • [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
|rels= •[[Islam]] 100% •<br />
|related= • [[Dhagi]] • [[Momin Ansari]] • [[Sadh]] • [[Kori (people)|Kori]]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Muslim Dhagi''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. They were also known as the Julahas.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1025 to 1028 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
The Muslim Dhagi are converts from the [[Hindu]] [[Dhagi]] [[caste]]. They get their name from the [[Hindi]] term dhaga, which means a thread. The Dhagi were traditionally involved in the manufacture of thread. Their area of traditional habitation is the north-western part of the [[Indo-Gangetic]] plain. They are an [[Urdu]] speaking community, but are also conversant in [[Hindi]]. The Dhagi are entirely [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]], and perceive themselves of [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh|Shaikh]] status.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1025 to 1028 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
The community consist of two sub-groups, the Ansari and Bhauhanan. Each of these two sub-divisions are endogamous. They marry close kin, and practice both cross-cousin and parallel cousin marriages.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1025 to 1028 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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Their traditional occupation was, and to some extent still is weaving. But like other [[Muslim]] [[artisan]] communities, they have seen a severe decline in their traditional occupation, as a result of mechanism. Some Dhagi also work as masons and others bring wood from the forest and sell it. A small number have also become petty businessmen. Like other artisan groups, they have a traditional caste council, which acts as an instrument of social control. The caste council deal with issues of intra-community disputes such as elopement and divorces.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Dhagi]]<br />
*[[Momin Ansari]]<br />
==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 />
[[Category:Weaving communities of South Asia]]</div>Ajay Kumar