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The Bhishti (Hindustani
Hindustani may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Hindustan (another name of India)
* Hindustani language, an Indo-Aryan language, whose two official norms are Hindi and Urdu
* Fiji Hindi, a variety of Eastern Hindi spoken in Fiji, and ...
: भिश्ती, بهِشتی) are a Muslim tribe or found in North India
North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Centr ...
and Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.History and origin
They are classified as ''Ajlaf'' in the South Asian Muslim caste system. The bhisti are knows as Abbasi or Sheikh Abbasi and Saqqa.The Sheikh Abbasi belong to arab tribe (Banu_Abbas).People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285 *Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bheesty" . ''Encyclopædia Britannica
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Islam in Delhi Indian castes Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Muslim communities of India Shaikh clans Social groups of Delhi Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh Muslim communities of Gujarat Social groups of Gujarat Social groups of Maharashtra Muslim communities of Maharashtra Tribes of Asia Tribes of Pakistan Tribes of India {).People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII edited by A. Hasan & J. C. Das page 285 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bheesty" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 845