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A '''Masand''' was a representative and tithe collector in [[Sikhism]].<ref name="Farhadian2015p342">{{cite book|author=Charles E. Farhadian|title=Introducing World Religions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VV-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT342|year=2015|publisher=Baker Academic|isbn=978-1-4412-4650-9|page=342}}</ref> He was an officially appointed missionary minister representing the [[Sikh]] [[Guru]], who baptized conversions to Sikhism, and collected ''[[dasvandh]]'' ("the tenth" of income) as an offering to the Sikh community and religious establishment.<ref name="Farhadian2015p342"/> A ''Masand'' forwarded the collected amount to the Sikh Guru. Masands can be Sindhis or Punjabi Jats depending on the place where their ancestors lived. They mainly reside in Northern India in the present day.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nabha |first1=Kahan Singh |title=Gurshabad Ratnakar: Mahan Kosh |date=1995 |publisher=National Book Shop}}</ref> | A '''Masand''' was a representative and tithe collector in [[Sikhism]].<ref name="Farhadian2015p342">{{cite book|author=Charles E. Farhadian|title=Introducing World Religions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VV-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT342|year=2015|publisher=Baker Academic|isbn=978-1-4412-4650-9|page=342}}</ref> He was an officially appointed missionary minister representing the [[Sikh]] [[Guru]], who baptized conversions to Sikhism, and collected ''[[dasvandh]]'' ("the tenth" of income) as an offering to the Sikh community and religious establishment.<ref name="Farhadian2015p342"/> A ''Masand'' forwarded the collected amount to the Sikh Guru. Masands can be Sindhis or Punjabi Jats depending on the place where their ancestors lived. They mainly reside in Northern India in the present day.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nabha |first1=Kahan Singh |title=Gurshabad Ratnakar: Mahan Kosh |date=1995 |publisher=National Book Shop}}</ref> | ||
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