Islam in India
Let an agent describe Islam in India with demographic, historical and cultural information from official and scholarly sources, present the history and contemporary issues with attribution and neutrality, describe regional communities, and route to entries for specific states, movements and institutions.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Islam in India with demographic, historical and cultural information from official and scholarly sources, present the history and contemporary issues with attribution and neutrality, describe regional communities, and route to entries for specific states, movements and institutions.
Islam as practised in India, the religion of about 200 million people, the second largest religious community in the country and the third largest Muslim population in the world, present since the seventh century through trade and later through sultanates and the Mughal Empire, with communities in every state and union territory, including large shares in Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and Kerala, and diverse traditions across Sunni, Shia and Sufi practice.
What it is for: Not applicable; a religious community and its history.
It can be relay demographics with sources; describe history and traditions with attribution; describe regional communities; present contemporary issues neutrally.
Distinguishing features
Second largest religion in India
Long history from trade to empires
Regional and sectarian diversity
Constitutional secularism context
What it looks like
Not a visible object; mosques, shrines, communities and institutions across India.
Physical character
Muslim population: about 200 million people - 2011 census gave 172 million, 14.2 percent
states with Muslim majority: 1 count - Jammu and Kashmir before 2019 reorganisation; Lakshadweep as a territory
How it is recognised
Muslim community and Islamic practice in India
Sunni, Shia and Sufi traditions across regions
Islam in Pakistan and Bangladesh are separate topics with shared history
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is practised by - the community
is related to - a major period of its history
In practice
Families and kinds
Islam by state, including Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Sikkim and Mizoram
Sunni, Shia and other communities
Sufi orders and shrine traditions
reform and educational movements such as Deoband and Aligarh
Muslim personal law and institutions
Identifiers
census of India religion tables official demographics
Standards and regulation
Constitution of India on freedom of religion and minority rights
Muslim personal law and the Waqf Act
Minority institution provisions
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting contested political and communal questions as settled
Unsourced demographic claims
Conflating communities and movements
Non-neutral framing
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Overview Islam in India.
Sources.
Demography
Demography.
Demography
Demography.
- How many Muslims live in India, and how are they distributed by state, with census sources? measurement
- Is the question about India or a neighbouring country with shared history? boundary
Traditions
Traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- What Sunni, Shia, Sufi and reform traditions exist, described with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
History History.
Attribution.
Arrival
Arrival and spread.
Arrival
Arrival.
- How did Islam arrive and spread in India, from Arab traders and Kerala to the sultanates and Mughals, as historians describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Modern
Colonial and modern period.
Modern
Modern.
- How did colonial rule, Partition and independence shape Muslim communities in India, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and neutral? boundary
Regions Regional communities.
Attribution.
States
By state.
States
States.
- How do Muslim communities differ across states such as Kerala, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific state? action
Culture
Culture and heritage.
Culture
Culture.
- What are the contributions of Indian Muslims to architecture, music, literature and cuisine? provenance
- Which entry fits Indo-Islamic culture? action
Today Contemporary issues.
Attribution.
Law
Law and institutions.
Law
Law.
- How do constitutional provisions, personal law and minority institutions apply? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Issues
Social and political issues.
Issues
Issues.
- What do reports and studies say about socio-economic conditions, communal relations and rights, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation balanced and sourced? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should Islam in each state be a separate entry?
- How should census and scholarly sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for state-level topics; should they be split off?