Ajlaf Muslims

Target entity: Ajlaf Muslims
Context triple: [North Indian Muslims, majorSubgroup, Ajlaf Muslims]

• A. Khoja Muslims
  Khoja Muslims are a mercantile Muslim community of Gujarati origin, historically linked to the Nizari Ismaili tradition and prominent in trade and diaspora networks across South Asia and East Africa.
• B. Serahule Muslims
  Serahule Muslims are members of the Serahule (Soninke) ethnic group in The Gambia who practice Islam and form one of the country’s key Muslim communities.
• C. Torlakian Muslims
  Torlakian Muslims are a South Slavic Muslim community in the central Balkans, culturally and linguistically linked to Torlakian-speaking populations while practicing Islam.
• D. Madhesi Muslims
  Madhesi Muslims are a Muslim minority community native to Nepal’s southern Terai region, sharing cultural and linguistic ties with other Madhesi groups while maintaining distinct Islamic religious traditions.
• E. Bihari Muslims
  Bihari Muslims are a South Asian Muslim community originating from the Bihar region of India, many of whom migrated to and now reside in Pakistan and Bangladesh, maintaining distinct linguistic and cultural traditions.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Ajlaf Muslims
Target entity description: Ajlaf Muslims are a socially and economically marginalized grouping within the North Indian Muslim community, historically associated with lower-status occupations and often compared to “backward” or lower castes in the regional social hierarchy.

• A. Khoja Muslims
  Khoja Muslims are a mercantile Muslim community of Gujarati origin, historically linked to the Nizari Ismaili tradition and prominent in trade and diaspora networks across South Asia and East Africa.
• B. Serahule Muslims
  Serahule Muslims are members of the Serahule (Soninke) ethnic group in The Gambia who practice Islam and form one of the country’s key Muslim communities.
• C. Torlakian Muslims
  Torlakian Muslims are a South Slavic Muslim community in the central Balkans, culturally and linguistically linked to Torlakian-speaking populations while practicing Islam.
• D. Madhesi Muslims
  Madhesi Muslims are a Muslim minority community native to Nepal’s southern Terai region, sharing cultural and linguistic ties with other Madhesi groups while maintaining distinct Islamic religious traditions.
• E. Bihari Muslims
  Bihari Muslims are a South Asian Muslim community originating from the Bihar region of India, many of whom migrated to and now reside in Pakistan and Bangladesh, maintaining distinct linguistic and cultural traditions.
• F. None of above. chosen