Jat Muslim

For historical Jat community in lower Iraq, see Zutt.

Jat Muslim
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan
Languages
Punjabi (and its dialects) • Lahnda • Sindhi (and its dialects) • Hindustani (Urdu-Hindi) • Khariboli
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Jat people • Gujars • Med people • Baloch

Jat Muslim or Musalman Jat (Punjabi: جٹ مسلمان; Sindhi: مسلمان جاٽ), also spelled Jatt or Jutt (Punjabi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəʈːᵊ]), are an elastic and diverse[1] ethno-social subgroup of the Jat people, who are composed of followers of Islam and are native to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent.[2] They are found primarily throughout the Sindh and Punjab regions of Pakistan.[3][4] Jats began converting to Islam from the early Middle Ages onward and constitute a distinct subgroup within the diverse community of Jat people.[5]

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  2. ^ Jairath, Vinod K. (3 April 2013). Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India. Routledge. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-136-19680-5.
  3. ^ Jat caste on Encyclopedia Britannica website Retrieved 9 November 2020
  4. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe, ed. (2002). A History of Pakistan and Its Origins. Translated by Gillian Beaumont. London: Anthem Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-1-84331-030-3. OCLC 61512448.
  5. ^ Khanna, Sunil K. (2004). "Jat". In Ember, Carol R.; Ember, Melvin (eds.). Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures. Vol. 2. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 777–783. ISBN 978-0-387-29905-1. OCLC 473757308.