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Momin Ansari ( ) are a indigenous Muslim community, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.1In North India, the community are known as Ansari order while in Maharashtra the community are known as Momin The community are found throughout India, but Varanasi District , in Uttar Pradesh , is always regarded by most Momin as the centre of their community.2 In that city, the Ansari are said to make up a third of the city's population. Important Ansari neighbourhoods in the city include Madanpura, Adampura and Jaitpura.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ethnic group The Momin Ansari ( ) or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India , and the province of Sindh in Pakistan . A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal .
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Ethnic group The Momin Ansari (Urdu: مومن أنصاري ) or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. In North India, the community are known as Ansari, while in Maharashtra the community is known as Momin.The name or title of Ansari ("supporters") originated in Arabia at the time of the prophet Mohammed .The community are found throughout West and North India, but Varanasi District , in Uttar Pradesh , is always looked at by most Momin as the centre of their community.In that city, the Ansari are said to make a third of the city's population.Important Ansari neighbourhoods in the city include Madanpura, Adampura and Jaitpura.
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Ethnic group The Momin Ansari ( ) or saudagar are a Muslim community of merchants found mainly in India , Pakistan , and Nepal .The surname originated from Ansar tribe, the Medinan people who helped the Islamic prophet, Muhammad , in his migration from Mecca to Medina .They were the first tribe in Arabia to accept Islam.The literal meaning of Ansar is "supporter".In North India , the community are known as Ansari or Shaikh while in Maharashtra the community are known as Momin or saudagar Although the community can be found throughout the Indian subcontinent , the Varanasi District in Uttar Pradesh is always regarded by most Momin as the centre of their community. In that city, the Ansari are said to make up a third of the city's population. Important Ansari neighborhoods in the city include Madanpura , Adampura and Jaitpura.There are many people outside South Asia with the surname Ansari; however, this article is strictly about a Muslim South Asian community.
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Indian Muslim merchant community Ethnic group The Momin Ansari ( Urdu : مومن أنصاري ) or Saudagar are a Muslim community of merchants found mainly in India, Pakistan, and Nepal . The literal meaning of Ansar is "supporter" in Arabic. In North India , the community are known as Ansari or Shaikh while in Maharashtra the community are known as Momin or Saudagar . Although the community can be found throughout the Indian subcontinent , the Varanasi District in Uttar Pradesh is always regarded by most Momin as the centre of their community. In that city, the Ansari are said to make up a third of the city's population. Important Ansari neighborhoods in the city include Madanpura , Adampura and Jaitpura.
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Today
“indigenous” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today it appears nowhere in the article, references included. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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Then
muslim community
Now
muslim community of merchants found mainly in india
Sections that no longer exist
This section existed on October 6, 2023. It is gone today. The current article has no similar heading in its place, and the article is shorter overall. So this is not a heading that got renamed, and it is not a topic that got folded into a bigger section. 7 sections of 400 characters or more gone since October 6 2023, with the article 10,109 characters shorter.
History
In Bihar
In Gujarat
In Rajasthan
Momin of Maharashtra
Pakistan
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