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The '''Sandhi Muslims''' are a community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. Sandhi Muslims belong to a [[Samma tribe]] from [[Sindh]]. They are one of a number of communities of pastoral [[nomad]]s found in the [[Banni Grasslands Reserve|Banni]] region of [[Kutch]].<ref name=Lal>''People of India: Gujarat Volume XXI, Part Three'', edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen, pp. 1241-1245</ref><br />
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{{infobox ethnic group<br />
| group = Sandhi Muslims<br />
| popplace = {{flagcountry|India}} • {{flagcountry|Sindh}}<br />
| langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] • [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] • [[Hindi]]<br />
| rels = [[File:Allah-green.svg|18px]] [[Islam]] 100%<br />
| related = • [[Samma Dynasty]]<br />
}}<br />
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==History and origin==<br />
They are [[Samma (tribe)|Samma]] who converted to [[Islam]]. The Sandhi are said to have emigrated about 300 years before Independence from Sindh to Kutch and Saurashtra. In Saurashtra, they are found mainly in [[Junagadh district]]. They speak [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] with many [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] loanwords.<ref name=Lal/><br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
The Sandhi are an [[endogamous]] community, and are divided into 104 clans. They do not practice clan [[exogamy]]. Their major clans include the Jam, Lakha, [[Samejo|Sameja]], Gaha, Gajan, Abada, Sandh, Jokhiya, zakhra, Hothi, Hala, Hingora, Halapotra, Shetha, Notiyar, Fulani, Otha, Unad, Sama, Sora, seta [[Sumra]], [[Jadeja]], Nareja, Juneja, Paleja, Koreja, Dal, Deda, Chaniya, Rayma, Rathod, [[Bolim]], Bukera, [[Solanki (clan)|Solanki]], [[Theba (Sindhi tribe)|Theba]], [[Sodha]], and [[Khokhar]].<ref name=Lal/><br />
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The Sandhi of [[Kutch]] are a community of [[Maldhari]] cattle breeders. They take their cattle to the bazaars of [[Bhuj]]. They also raise goats and buffaloes. Like other Kutchi communities, many of them have migrated to other parts of [[India]] in search of employment. They are [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s and most follow the [[Hanafi]] madhhab. In [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], the Sandhi are mainly farmers, living on their own settlements. They have a statewide association, the [[Akhil Saurashtra Sindhi Muslim Vikas Jamat]], which deals with community issues.<ref name=Lal/><br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18140/IN Sindhi Muslim in India]<br />
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{{Indian Muslim}}<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Tribes of Kutch]]<br />
[[Category:Maldhari communities]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]<br />
[[Category:Sindhi tribes]]<br />
[[Category:Samma tribes|*]]<br />
[[Category:Sindhi tribes in India]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Islam in Sindh]]<br />
* [[Sindhis]]<br />
*https://www.sandhimuslim.com/<br />
*[[Samma Dynasty]]<br />
*[[History of Kutch]]</div>Ajay Kumar