Muslim Kayasths

Ethnic group The Kayastha Muslim are community of Muslims , descendents of members of the Kayasth ( Urdu : کائستھ) caste who embraced Islam .

Ethnic group The Kayastha Muslim ( ) are community of Muslims , descendents of members of the Kayastha caste of northern India , mainly in modern Uttar Pradesh , who embraced Islam during the rule of Muslim dynasties . The Muslim Kayastha are part of the Muslims of Uttar Pradesh . The Muslim Kayastha are considered to be Shaikh and follow Sunni Hanafi fiqh . The Muslim Kayasths have intermarried with the other Muslim communities over the centuries and have lost their community consciousness and consider themselves to be part of the Urdu speaking Muslims of Pakistan and northern India . They live in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India , the provinces of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan and many have now settled in United Kingdom , United States and Canada .

Community of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh "Siddiqui" redirects here. Ethnic group The Muslim Kayastha ( ), also known as Siddiqui , are a community of Muslims , are related to the Kayastha of northern India , mainly modern Uttar Pradesh , who converted to Islam during the rule of the Islamic empires in India . "Appendix I.(page 7) Translation of the letter addressed by the Benaras Pandits to the Peshwa Darbar" . Kayasthas are said to be of three sorts (kinds)— (1) the Chitragupta Kayasthas (2) Dhalbhaga Gatri Kshatriya Kayasthas and (3) Kayasthas of the mixed blood. The origin of Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas is given in the Puranas. He was born from the body of Brahma while he was contemplating how he should know the good and evil acts of living beings. He was a brilliant person with pen and ink in his hands. He was known as Chitragupta and was placed near the God of death. He was appointed to record the good and evil acts of men. He was a Brahmin possessed of supra sensible knowledge. He was a god sharing the offerings at sacrifices. All the Brahmins offer him oblations of rice before taking their meals. He is called Kayastha because of his origin from the body of Brahma. Many descendants of his bearing different Gotras still exist on this earth. From this it will be seen that Kayastha Brahmins of Karhada and Khandesha are the Brahma-Kayasthas. Now about the origin of Chandraseniya Kshatriya Kayastha.....

Community of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh Ethnic group The Muslim Kayasths ( Urdu : مسلمان کائستھ ), also known as Siddiqui, are descendants of the Kayasth community of North India , mainly modern Uttar Pradesh , which embraced Islam during medieval period. They are now mostly concentrated in Pakistani provinces of Punjab , Sindh as well as northern India .