Series 44 Momna of kutch -bombay presidency gazetter 1880

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Series 44 -Momna of Kutch -Bombay Presidency Gazetter 1880 -Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency Vol V of the year 1880 clearly shows that Momnas are Shia Muslims and further also says that Momnas outwardly appear as Hindus, but are Muslims by religion

Transcript of Series 44 Momna of kutch -bombay presidency gazetter 1880

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Muslims perform

Hindu ceremonies

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In line with Taqiyya,

Shias hide their identity

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Momnas are originallyHindus converted byImam Shah toMusalman faith

Inspite of living in Kutch, their Gujarati home tongue suggests, thesepeople are immigrants from Gujarat.

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Most Mumnas are poor

Shia Muslims in faith,but their names,habits, feelings andgeneral mode ofthought being Hindu.

Momnas observe"Janmasthami" &"Diwali" holidays

Headquarters isat Manakuva

Head Man or

" " had

sweeping powers

Marriageceremonies werefirst performed byBrahman and laterby Syed.

Children are notsent to schools

They bury (notcremate) their dead.

They have khanas of prayers

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Reasons why Khoja(and hence PiranaSatpanth) religion ismuch like the Hindureligion.

Hindu Dasavatarbook was corruptedto include Ali as 10thavatar.

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