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The '''Salaat''' are [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. They are [[Muslim]] converts from the [[Hindu]] [[Salaat (caste)|Salaat]] [[caste]].<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 1227-1231</ref>

==History and Origins==

The name Salaat is a derivative of the Aramaic word saliya meaning stone. Their traditional occupation was stone cutting. The community originated in [[Sindh]] and migrated to Jalore in [[Rajasthan]]. In the 16th Century, the [[Nawab]] of [[Palanpur]] invited a few Salaats to work in his quarries. They are found mainly in [[Palanpur]], with small numbers in [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Baroda]]. The community speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], with substantial [[Marwari language|Marwari]] loanwords. The community are distantly related to the [[Silawat]] community of [[Rajasthan]].<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 1227-1231</ref>

==Present circumstances==

The Salat are an endogamous community, with marriages arranged with a close kin. In addition to stone cutting, the community are also masons, involved in the building of mosques and temples. Many Salat are now petty traders or building contractors. Like other [[Gujarati Muslim]]s, they have a communal organization referred to as a jamat. The Salat Muslim Jamat is their principle community organization, and deals with issues of welfare.<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 1227-1231</ref>

==See also==

*[[Silawat]]

==References==

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