Muslim Kayasths

"Siddiqui" redirects here. For other uses, see Siddiqui (name).

Kayastha Musalmaan
Regions with significant populations
• India • Pakistan
Languages
• Urdu • Hindi • various Indic languages
Religion
• Islam
Related ethnic groups
• Kayastha • Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh • Shaikhs in South Asia

The Muslim Kayastha (Urdu: مسلمان کائستھ), also known as Siddiqui,[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jahanara was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Khanam, Azra (30 August 2013). Muslim Backward Classes: A Sociological Perspective. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 9788132116509. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2017.