Punjabi Muslims

Forming the majority of the larger group of Punjabi peoples , Punjabi Muslims are those who profess Islam and speak the Punjabi language . With a population of more than 80 million, they are the largest ethnic group in Pakistan and the third largest ethnic Muslim community in the world. The majority of Punjabi Muslims are adherents of the Sunni branch of Islam . A minority adheres to Shia and other sects. The homelands of Punjabi Muslims are mainly concentrated in the Pakistani province of Punjab . They have a worldwide diaspora , with significant communities in North America and the United Kingdom, and large expatriate populations in the Middle East. Punjab literally means the land of five waters ( Persian : پنج آب panj ("five") āb ("waters")). Punjab is often referred to as the breadbasket in both Pakistan and India. The coalescence of the various tribes, castes and the inhabitants of the Punjab into a broader common "Punjabi" identity initiated from the onset of the 18th century CE. Prior to that the sense and perception of a common "Punjabi" ethno-cultural identity and community did not exist, even though the majority of the various communities of the Punjab had long shared linguistic, cultural and racial commonalities. Malhotra, edited by Anshu; Mir, Farina (2012). Punjab reconsidered : history, culture, and practice . Globalisation and the region : explorations in Punjabi identity .

Ethnic Punjabis who are adherents of Islam Ethnic group Punjabi Muslims ( ) are adherents of Islam who identify ethnically , linguistically , culturally , and genealogically as Punjabis . With a population of more than 109 million, they are the largest ethnic group in Pakistan and the world's third-largest Islam-adhering ethnicity after Arabs and Bengalis . The majority of Punjabi Muslims are adherents of Sunni Islam , while a minority adhere to Shia Islam . They are primarily geographically native to the Punjab province of Pakistan , but many have ancestry from the Punjab region as a whole. Forming the majority of the Punjabi ethnicity in the greater Punjab region (overall in the South Asia ), Punjabi Muslims speak or identify the Punjabi language (under a Perso-Arabic script known as Shahmukhi ) as their mother tongue . (US Embassy, Islamabad Report) This estimate is based of 2021 Canadian census, total number of Punjabis in Canada which is 942,170 in year 2021 out of that Sikhs are 86% and rest are other religions including Muslims. And Pakistani Canadians are 303,260 in year 2021 out of that large population is Punjabis. Punjab: A History from Aurangzeb to Mountbatten . Punjab: A History from Aurangzeb to Mountbatten .

Ethnic Punjabis who are adherents of Islam Ethnic group Punjabi Muslims are Punjabis who are adherents of Islam . With a population of more than 112 million, they are the third-largest predominantly Islam-adhering Muslim ethnicity in the world, after Arabs and Bengalis . The majority of Punjabi Muslims are adherents of Sunni Islam , while a minority adhere to Shia Islam . Most of them are primarily geographically native to the Pakistani province of Punjab , but a large group of them have ancestry across the Punjab region as a whole. Punjabi Muslims speak or identify with the Punjabi language (under a Perso-Arabic script known as Shahmukhi ) as their mother tongue . Punjab: A History from Aurangzeb to Mountbatten . Punjab: A History from Aurangzeb to Mountbatten .