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mazhabi: religious

Description of mazhabi: Mazhabi refers to a Sikh community, primarily from the Punjab region of northern India, originating from Chuhra converts who embraced Sikhism and earned the name from the Arabic/Urdu mazhab meaning "religion" or "sect," denoting "the faithful." Unlike general Sikhs from higher castes like Jats, Mazhabis faced historical discrimination despite their renowned martial valor in Sikh Khalsa, British Indian, and modern Indian armies. Differs from non-Sikh Chuhras, as Mazhabis fully integrated

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mazhabi behas main ne ki hi naheen

faaltu aql mujh mein

thi hi naheen

in religious debates

i did not participate

useless smarts

i did not have in me

Akbar Allahabadi (12)

mazhabi (1)

religious

behas (m) (1)

debate, argue

faaltu (m) (1)

useless, pointless

aql (m) (6)

reason, intellect

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