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The Mallick ( Hasani Qadiriyya), Malik baya, ur, ملک) are small Sayyid Muslim community found in the state of Bihar in India and follow Sunni Islam. According to Bihar Minority commission report and several other historical books they are considered to be an ''ashraf'' community among Bihari Muslims which means that they have high social status. They are mainly concentrated around
Nalanda
Nalanda (, ) was a renowned ''mahavihara'' (Buddhist monastic university) in ancient Magadha (modern-day Bihar), India.Bihar Sharif.
History
They are the descendants of Syed Ibrahim Mallick baya and family according to the government data of bihar Sharif and ancient books, a Sufi born near Ghazni ( Afghanistan), descended from ancestors who had migrated there from Baghdad. The Muslim population of Bihar was around 13% before the partition of India in 1947. At that time "Syed Mallick Baya Families" constituted about 15% of the Muslim population of Bihar.
See also
* Bihari Muslims * Bihar Sharif *Syed Ibrahim Mallick Baya
Mallick Ibrahim Bayu was a legendary Sufi saint-warrior who arrived in South Bihar in the 14th century and defeated the tribal Kol chiefdoms who had been oppressing the local Muslims. He also defeated Raja Birthal and became first Muslim conqueror ...
References
{{reflist Muslim communities of India Social groups of India Social groups of Bihar Muslim communities of Bihar