Hussaini Brahmin
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Hussaini Brahmins are a Mohyal Brahmin community of the Punjab region.
The Mohyal community comprises seven sub-clans named
.However, as consistent with their
According to V. Upadhyaya
Few families can still be found in parts of
A sect of Bhumihar Brahmins in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar also claim ancestry from Hussaini Brahmins and take part in Muharram each year.[8]
History
As per Mohyal oral history, a Mohyal Brahmin of the Dutt clan had fought on behalf of Imam al-Husayn in the
Other
In
See also
- Punjabi Hindus
- Mohyal Brahmins
- Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb
- Hindu–Islamic relations
- Hindu–Muslim unity
- Religious syncretism
References
- ^ Nonica Datta (30 September 2019). "The Forgotten History of Hussaini Brahmins and Muharram in Amritsar". The Wire (Indian News and Opinion Website). Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ संत-वैष्णव काव्य पर तांत्रिक प्रभाव, V. Upadhyaya, 1962, Page 181
- ^ Hamara Samaj, Sant Ham, 1957, p. 115
- ^ Jayasi, Malik Muhammad, Ramchandra Billaurey, 1973, p. 131
- ^ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883 · Volume 2, Horace Arthur Rose, Sir Denzil Ibbetson, Sir Edward Maclagan, 1911, p. 141
- ^ NADEEM INAMDAR, RIZWAN KHAN. "Brahmins who went to war for the Imam". Times group, India. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Akram, Maria (5 November 2014). "For Hussaini brahmans, it's Muharram as usual". Times group, India. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Where Hindus join Shias to mourn Imam Hussain". 25 November 2012.
- ^ Mohyals, Muslims and Mustafabad". The Tribune, Chandigarh. 8 August 1993
- ^ a b Mahdi Nazmi (1984). Reg-i-Surkh: Dut Brahman Imam Husain se Rabt o Zabt. Abu Talib Academy, New Delhi. pp. 63–71.
- ^ Mitra, Sisir Kumar. The Vision of India. Bombay, India: Jaico Publishing House. pp. 229–230 (First Print 1949).