Madari

For the similarly named community of Tamil Nadu, see Arunthathiyar.

Zinda Shah Madar

Regions with significant populations
India Pakistan
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Faqir Jogi Faqir

Madari, also known as the Zinda Shah Madar and the Dewan Shah, are a Sufi order, who are derived from the Dewangan Silsila of Sufi Syed Zinda Shah Madar. Dewan/Diwan is not a caste but the name of a Sufi order executed by Sufi Dewan Syed Zamaluddin Janeman Jannati.

The Dewan community descends from Sadaat group of Zinda Shah Madar whose original shrine (majar) is located in Makanpur, Uttar Pardesh, India. The literal meaning of Dewan is the head of a Khanqah, Chief or Master. In village areas, Dewan surname is mostly used, but in the urban area, the same community is also known by different surnames such as Shah, Syed etc. Most of the Sufi Dargahs belong to Shah community. The surnames Shah and Syed are interchangeably used by the communities descending from Dewan tribe. They are a Muslim community found in a North India. They are a community of Muslim Syed Sufi Fakir, who are originally from descendants of Syed Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar through His Caliphate Syed Zamaluddin Janeman Jannati). ^[1]

They are OBC in the list of Himachal Pradesh. ^[2]

References

1. Sharma, M. L.; Bhatia, A. K., eds. (1994). People of India: Haryana, Volume XXIII. People of India. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. pp. 335–375. ISBN   9788173040917.
2. "National Commission for Backward Classes: Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.