series 44 momna of kutch -bombay presidency gazetter 1880
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Muslims perform
Hindu ceremonies
In line with Taqiyya,
Shias hide their identity
Momnas are originallyHindus converted byImam Shah toMusalman faith
Inspite of living in Kutch, their Gujarati home tongue suggests, thesepeople are immigrants from Gujarat.
Most Mumnas are poor
Shia Muslims in faith,but their names,habits, feelings andgeneral mode ofthought being Hindu.
Momnas observe"Janmasthami" &"Diwali" holidays
Headquarters isat Manakuva
Head Man or
" " had
sweeping powers
Marriageceremonies werefirst performed byBrahman and laterby Syed.
Children are notsent to schools
They bury (notcremate) their dead.
They have khanas of prayers
Reasons why Khoja(and hence PiranaSatpanth) religion ismuch like the Hindureligion.
Hindu Dasavatarbook was corruptedto include Ali as 10thavatar.
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