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Nawayath s (also spelled as Navayath or Nawayat) are a small Muslim community found living in and around the town of Bhatkal on the west coast of Uttara Kannada , Karnataka , India . There are smaller distributed pockets of Nawayaths in Byndoor , Murdeshwar(Kaikini) , Gangoli , Shiroor , Maneki , Hoode , Basrur , Kandloor, Honnalla, and Kumta in Karnataka and in Arcot district in Tamil Nadu . Meenambur, a small village close to Gingee south of Madras in Tamil Nadu , is the largest of these. Navyaths also found in Dewas District of Madhya Pradesh also in Indore , Ujjain , Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh . Many have migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and have predominantly settled in Karachi , Sindh . In Pakistan , Nawayath community has merged with Muhajir community and now speak Urdu as mother tongue . Nawayath are involved in small business and trade. They trace their ancestry back to the Arab traders who arrived on the Western coast of South India during the medieval era. The Nawayaths spread around India and the rest of the world maintain their strong sense of community and identity. There is a large Nawayath diaspora community of economic migrants working in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf . The Nawayaths belong to the Sunni Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence , unlike most North Indian Muslims who generally adhere to the Sunni Hanafi school.1
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The Nawayath (also spelled Navayath and Nawayat ) are a Muslim community concentrated mostly in Uttara Kannada , and Udupi in coastal Karnataka , India.They are mostly of Arab descent.
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The Nawayath (also spelled as Naiti , Navayath and Nawayat ) are an Indian community and a subgroup of Konkani Muslims concentrated mostly in the state of Karnataka , and in southern Maharashtra and some parts of Tamil Nadu .Some live in Madhya Pradesh and many migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and predominantly settled in Karachi .Historically, the Nawayathi language was the dominant language in this community.Bhatkal is the major town of Nawayathi people.The Indian historian Omar Khalidi says they are one of three groups of Indian Muslims who has used the Nawayarh name.These groups have common origins in the Arabian Peninsular and the Persian Gulf regions, where they were mariners and merchants. and that they have also been called Nait , Naiti , Naita. groups is based mainly in the Hassan, Bhatkal , Tonse , Malpe , Shiroor , Gangolli ,Sagar, Kandlur, Murdeshwar -Hassan- Karnataka, while another is nowadays found in Chennai around Royapettah who have moved from Meenambur , a small village located between Gingee and Villupuram in the Villupuram District in the State of Tamil Nadu .A third group are generally known today as Konkani Muslims , after the region in which they live.Muslims in the Deccan: A Historical Survey .
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Indian community and a subgroup of Konkani Muslims Nawab Saadatullah Khan I The Nawayath (also spelled as Navayath and Nawayat and also called Nait , Naiti , Naithee and Naita ) are an Indian community and a subgroup of Konkani Muslims .They speak the Nawayathi dialect of Konkani .The term, as described by Qanoon-e-Islam , Mark Wilks and The Imperial Gazetteer of India , means "new comers" in Persian, referring to Arab emigrants in India .Indian historian Omar Khalidi says they are one of three groups of Indian Muslims who have used the Nawayath name.These groups have common origins in Arabia and Yemen and Persian Gulf regions, where they were mariners and merchants.One group is based mainly in Bhatkal , Tonse , Malpe , Shiroor , Gangolli , Sagar , Kumta , Kandlur and Murdeshwar villages in Karnataka , while another is found in Chennai around Royapettah who have moved from Meenambur , a small village located between Gingee and Villupuram in Tamil Nadu . The third group are generally known today as Konkani Muslims , after the region in which they live. Muslims in the Deccan: A Historical Survey .
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Indian community and a subgroup of Konkani Muslims The Nawayath (also spelled as Navayath and Nawayat and also called Nait , Naiti , Naithee and Naita ) are an Indian community and a subgroup of Konkani Muslims . They speak the Nawayathi dialect of Konkani . The term, as described by Qanoon-e-Islam , Mark Wilks and The Imperial Gazetteer of India , means "new comers" in Persian, referring to Arab emigrants in India . Indian historian Omar Khalidi says they are one of three groups of Indian Muslims who have used the Nawayath name. These groups have common origins in Oman and Yemen and Persian Gulf and Iran and Iraq regions, where they were mariners and merchants.One group is based mainly in Bhatkal , manki , Tonse , Malpe , Shiroor , Gangolli , Sagar , Kumta , Kandlur and Murdeshwar villages in Karnataka , while another is found in Chennai in Tamil Nadu . The third group are generally known today as Konkani Muslims , after the region in which they live. Muslims in the Deccan: A Historical Survey .
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small muslim community found living in and around the town of bhatkal on the west coast of uttara kannada
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indian community and a subgroup of konkani muslims
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