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|group= Behlim<br />
|total = 7400<br />
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|related= {{hlist|[[Shaikhs in South Asia|Shaikh]]| [[Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh]]|[[Gori (clan)|Gori]]|[[Gujarati Shaikh|Shaikh of Gujarat]]|[[Nagar Muslims]]}}<br />
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The '''Behlim''' are a Muslim community found mainly in [[North India]]. A small number are also found in the city of [[Karachi]] in Pakistan.<ref name="SC_Misra">Muslim Communities of Gujarat by S. C Misra pages 81 to 83</ref>{{full|date=October 2023}}<br />
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During the 1947 [[partition of India]], some members of the Behlim community migrated from the border regions of [[Fazilka]] and other districts of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]] to [[South Punjab Province|South Punjab]] in Pakistan, mainly settling in areas such as [[Fort Abbas]] and [[Hasilpur]].{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}<br />
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== Origin ==<br />
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The Behlim trace their descent the [[Sufi]] Masud Ghazi, and the word is said to be a corruption of the word ''ba-ilm'', meaning those who are knowledgeable in [[Arabic]]. There are in fact two distinct communities of Behlim, those of [[Gujarat]], who are found mainly in [[Mehsana]] and [[Banaskantha]] districts, while those of [[Uttar Pradesh]], who are found mainly in the [[Doab]] region of that state.<ref name="SC_Misra"/><br />
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== Present circumstances ==<br />
The Behlim are an agrarian community, found mostly in north Gujarat. According to some traditions, they were once [[Rajput]]s, and their customs are similar to other [[Muslim Rajput]] communities, such as the [[Malik (clan)|Malik]]s. The Behlim intermarry with other [[Gujarati Muslim]] communities of similar status such as [[Pathans of Gujarat|Pathan]], [[Gujarati Shaikh|Shaikh]] and [[Molesalam Rajput]]s. Unlike other Gujarati Muslims, they have no caste association, and generally are allied to other Rajput landholding classes. They speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] , Teli in south Punjab and are [[Sunni]] Muslims.<ref name="SC_Misra"/><br />
Some Behlim are also found in Rahim Yar Khan District and Ghotki District.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Shaikh clans]]</div>Joshiankit994