Ludhyanwi Lakhnawi Meerathi

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Re: Ludhyanwi Lakhnawi Meerathi

@khoji

I think that instead of using the word ‘caste’, we should use the word ‘family’. Caste has negative connotations to it. Because it reminds of 4-layered Hindu caste system.
True that most Muslims in India don’t have caste or family names. This is why Urdu speaking people mostly use two names instead of three. Because they don’t have the family name.

They did followed categorization of Ashraaf o Ajlaaf and then each category has sub-category like Ashraaf were divided into four (Syed, Shaikh, Pathan / Afghan and Mughal). On other hand, Ajlaaf were recognised according to their profession like Nai, Qasai, KunjRe, Pansari, etc.

This was compartmentalization in society which crept into Muslims when they observed caste systems in Hindus