Malik clan (Bihar)

Mallick/Malik baya/Sayyid
Regions with significant populations
	• India,
Languages
	• Urdu • Hindi •
Religion
	• Islam •
Related ethnic groups
	Sayyid

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The Mallick (Hasani Qadiriyya) , Malik baya, Urdu: ملک‎)^[1] are small Sayyid Muslim community found in the state of Bihar in India and follow Sunni Islam.^[2] According to Bihar Minority commission report and several other historical books they are considered to be an ashraf community^[3] among Bihari Muslims which means that they have high social status. They are mainly concentrated around Nalanda and Bihar Sharif.^[4]

History[edit]

They are the descendants of Syed Ibrahim Mallick baya and family according to the government data of bihar Sharif and ancient books, a Sufi born near Ghazni (Afghanistan), descended from ancestors who had migrated there from Baghdad. The Muslim population of Bihar was around 13% before the partition of India in 1947. At that time "Syed Mallick Baya Families" constituted about 15% of the Muslim population of Bihar.

Hazart Syed Ibrahim Mallick Baya Tomb is historical place, being conserved by Archaeological Survey of India^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "tareekh-e-malik". Rekhta. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
↑ People of India Bihar, Volume XVI Part 2 (Seagull Books), edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha, pp. 666-667.
↑ Karna, Mahendra Narain (1981). Studies in Bihar's Economy and Society. Concept Publishing Company.
↑ Jawaid Alam (1 January 2004). Government and Politics in Colonial Bihar, 1921-1937. Mittal Publications. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-81-7099-979-9.
↑ "Alphabetical List of Monuments – Bihar « Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[1] "tareekh-e-malik". Rekhta. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[2] People of India Bihar, Volume XVI Part 2 (Seagull Books), edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha, pp. 666-667.

[3] Karna, Mahendra Narain (1981). Studies in Bihar's Economy and Society. Concept Publishing Company.

[Alam2004-4] Jawaid Alam (1 January 2004). Government and Politics in Colonial Bihar, 1921-1937. Mittal Publications. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-81-7099-979-9.

[5] "Alphabetical List of Monuments – Bihar « Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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