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Many Shaikhs from North India are descended from Arabs, and adopted 'Shaikh' as their last name through marriage or their job. In Frontier Regions , Punjab of Pakistan, or Kashmir , the title shaikh was given to those who had descended from upper caste natives such as the Brahmins , Kayasthas and Rajputs .
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Shershabadia, also known as Badia are a Bengali Muslim community found in the state of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand in India. [2] They belong to Shaikh community and also form a significant part of the Shaikhs of West Bengal and Bihar. Common surnames used by the community include Shekh, Sekh, Haque, Islam, Mondal. [3]
Shaikh is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "elder." It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe , a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar . Some members of Brahmins , Rajputs and Khatri community also converted to Islam.
The Shaikh of the Indian state of Rajasthan are part of the wider Shaikh community of South Asia. They form the largest single Muslim community of the state. They form the largest single Muslim community of the state.
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The Gujarati Shaikh are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. The Shaikhs of Gujarat have no single definite origin, as anyone could take up the title "shaikh" and thus different groups could be called Shaikhs, regardless of common origin. Socioeconomically, they range from poor labourers to the urban lower class.