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	\|group= Panar		\|group= Panar
	\|popplace = • ~~{{flagcountry\|~~India}} • ~~{{flagcountry\|~~Pakistan}}		\|popplace = • India • Pakistan
	\|langs = • [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] • [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] • [[Urdu language\|Urdu]]		\|langs = • [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] • [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] • [[Urdu language\|Urdu]]
	\|rels= ~~• [[Image:Allah-green.svg\|18px]] [[~~Islam~~]] 100% •~~		\|rels= Islam
	\|related= ~~• [[Momin Ansari\|Ansari]] • [[Gujarati Shaikh\|Shaikh of Gujarat]] • [[Shaikhs in South Asia\|Shaikh]]~~		\|related=
	}}		}}

	The '''Panar''' are a [[Muslim]] community ~~found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1061-1065</ref>~~		The '''Panar''' are a Muslim community{{Clarify\|reason=What is it that makes them a distinct community among all the other Muslim communities of Gujarat. Is Panar the name of a caste/tribe/clan/sub-clan? Are they distinct on account of the language they use? Is it that they have a particular vocation? Or something else?\|date=September 2025}} found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in India.{{cn\|date=October 2023}}

	=~~=History and origin==~~

	~~The word panar in the [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] language means~~ a ~~weaver, the traditional occupation of the~~ community~~. They claim to have come from [[Central Asia]] and settled in~~ the ~~city of [[Patan, Gujarat\|Patan]], the historic capital~~ of [[Gujarat]]. ~~During the rule of [[Sultan]] [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur\|Ahmad Shah]], they spread all over north [[Gujarat]], and are now found in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Baroda]], Mehsana, and Panchmahal. A section of the~~ Panar ~~are also found in~~ the ~~port city~~ of ~~[[Surat]]. They are~~ a [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] speaking community, with many being bilingual in [[Urdu]] as well.<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1061-~~1065</ref>~~

	~~==Present circumstances==~~

	~~The Panar are an endogamous community, practising both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages. They are still essentially a community of weavers, particularly those~~ of the town of [[Dholka]] in [[Ahmedabad district\|Ahmadabad District]]. In addition, the community were also involved in the manufacturing of cotton threads. They are a landless community, and with the decline in their traditional occupations, have become daily wage labourers. Like other [[Gujarati Muslims]], they have a ~~caste association, the Panar Jamat, which acts as a community welfare association. The Panar are [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s, and like other Muslim communities~~ in the state~~, have been influenced by reformist sects, such as the~~ [[~~Deobandi~~]]~~.<ref>People of~~ India ~~Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R~~.~~B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1061-1065</ref>~~

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]		[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
	~~[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]~~
	~~[[Category:Weaving communities of South Asia]]~~
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{{ethnic group|
|group= Panar
|popplace = • {{flagcountry|India}} • {{flagcountry|Pakistan}}
|langs = • [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] • [[Hindi language|Hindi]] • [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|rels= • [[Image:Allah-green.svg|18px]] [[Islam]] 100% •
|related= • [[Momin Ansari|Ansari]] • [[Gujarati Shaikh|Shaikh of Gujarat]] • [[Shaikhs in South Asia|Shaikh]]
}}

The '''Panar''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1061-1065</ref>

==History and origin==

The word panar in the [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] language means a weaver, the traditional occupation of the community. They claim to have come from [[Central Asia]] and settled in the city of [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]], the historic capital of [[Gujarat]]. During the rule of [[Sultan]] [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur|Ahmad Shah]], they spread all over north [[Gujarat]], and are now found in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Baroda]], Mehsana, and Panchmahal. A section of the Panar are also found in the port city of [[Surat]]. They are a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] speaking community, with many being bilingual in [[Urdu]] as well.<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1061-1065</ref>

==Present circumstances==

The Panar are an endogamous community, practising both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages. They are still essentially a community of weavers, particularly those of the town of [[Dholka]] in [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmadabad District]]. In addition, the community were also involved in the manufacturing of cotton threads. They are a landless community, and with the decline in their traditional occupations, have become daily wage labourers. Like other [[Gujarati Muslims]], they have a caste association, the Panar Jamat, which acts as a community welfare association. The Panar are [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s, and like other Muslim communities in the state, have been influenced by reformist sects, such as the [[Deobandi]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1061-1065</ref>

==References==

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{{Indian Muslim}}

[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Weaving communities of South Asia]]

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Shai0778: brief enhance layout per standard format also and added references to improve readability

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