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'''Konkani Muslims''' (also spelt Kokni Muslims) are a [[Muslim]] community belonging to Western [[India]]. They adhere to the [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] branch of Islam.<ref name="Tejani2008">{{cite book|author=Shabnum Tejani|title=Indian Secularism: A Social and Intellectual History, 1890-1950|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6xtrPKa59j4C&pg=PA41|accessdate=17 March 2013|date=27 August 2008|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-22044-8|page=41}}</ref> They speak the Kokni, a dialect similar to [[Marathi language|Marathi]] in structure. Its vocabulary has numerous [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] words.<ref name="Robinson2004">{{cite book|author=Rowena Robinson|title=Sociology of Religion in India|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&pg=PA97|accessdate=17 March 2013|date=20 February 2004|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-9781-8|page=97}}</ref> They are an [[endogamy|endogamous]] group and marriage |
'''Konkani Muslims''' (also spelt Kokni Muslims) are a [[Muslim]] community belonging to Western [[India]]. They adhere to the [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] branch of Islam.<ref name="Tejani2008">{{cite book|author=Shabnum Tejani|title=Indian Secularism: A Social and Intellectual History, 1890-1950|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6xtrPKa59j4C&pg=PA41|accessdate=17 March 2013|date=27 August 2008|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-22044-8|page=41}}</ref> They speak the Kokni, a dialect similar to [[Marathi language|Marathi]] in structure. Its vocabulary has numerous [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] words.<ref name="Robinson2004">{{cite book|author=Rowena Robinson|title=Sociology of Religion in India|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=q_0O8LxsWb8C&pg=PA97|accessdate=17 March 2013|date=20 February 2004|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-9781-8|page=97}}</ref> They are an [[endogamy|endogamous]] group and [[cousin marriage]] is permitted.<ref name="Singh2004">{{cite book|author=Kumar Suresh Singh|title=People of India: Maharashtra|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&pg=PA1112|accessdate=17 March 2013|year=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-101-3|page=1112}}</ref> They follow the [[Maliki]] school of Islamic jurisprudence.<ref name="Srinivasan2007">{{cite book|author=Bina Srinivasan|title=Negotiating Complexities: A Collection of Feminist Essays|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SAJwE34jZNYC&pg=PA67|accessdate=17 March 2013|date=1 January 2007|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-71-2|page=67}}</ref> |
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Konkani Muslims (also spelt Kokni Muslims) are a Muslim community belonging to Western India. They adhere to the Sunni branch of Islam.[1] They speak the Kokni, a dialect similar to Marathi in structure. Its vocabulary has numerous Persian and Arabic words.[2] They are an endogamous group and cousin marriage is permitted.[3] They follow the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence.[4]
References
- ^ Shabnum Tejani (27 August 2008). Indian Secularism: A Social and Intellectual History, 1890-1950. Indiana University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-253-22044-8. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Rowena Robinson (20 February 2004). Sociology of Religion in India. SAGE Publications. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7619-9781-8. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Kumar Suresh Singh (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 1112. ISBN 978-81-7991-101-3. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Bina Srinivasan (1 January 2007). Negotiating Complexities: A Collection of Feminist Essays. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-85002-71-2. Retrieved 17 March 2013.