Much of caste system among Muslims in India perpetuates & is justified with the argument of Kafaa in some cases. Although endogamy among Muslims isn’t as prominent as it is among the Hindu Community but it exists subtly nevertheless. At the same time it would be wrong to put- https://twitter.com/salyounas/status/1347611406091358208

the blame entirely on argument of Kafaa as many Muslim Anti-Caste Activists do so in India. Cultural ideas play an equally important role, very often these ideas are prevalent even in those part of the society where religious knowledge or the existence of the argument of Kafaa-

- isn’t even known to the people. Constructing non existing similarities between Caste System in Hinduism & Muslim Community is more of a disservice to the people that the activists & literature intend to help. It is important to understand the peculiarities of how the Muslim-

Community operates around the question of biradri/caste system. Kafaa is not the sole reason nor it is the religion, Islam which strengthens it (as there exist many fatawa countering the use of Kafaa as the basis of caste system written by prominent scholars including Sh. Mufti-

Taqi Usmai, whose father’s fatwa is often cited to be one of the evidences of ‘ashraf’ scholars sanctioning caste system with the interpretation of hadith in favour of Kafaa). The responsibility falls upon the shoulders of researchers to at least find the real cause(s) than to-

look for evidences that fit their narratives. Only then can one actually help people stuck with the stigma that comes with belonging from a certain caste/biradri especially when it comes to the issue of marriage. Sh. Salman’s thread can serve as a useful resource to bookmark-

for further research or just a lead perhaps.