The Abdal (Shekh Hashmi) are a Muslim community found in
North India
North India is a geographical region, loosely defined as a cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans (speaking Indo-Aryan languages) form the prominent majority populati ...
. They are a sub-group within the
Arabic old shekh community.
[Marginal Muslim Communities in India edited by M.K.A Siddiqui pages 344-356]
See also
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Faqir
Fakir, faqeer, or faqīr (; (noun of faqr)), derived from ''faqr'' (, 'poverty'), is an Islamic term traditionally used for Sufi Muslim ascetics who renounce their worldly possessions and dedicate their lives to the worship of God. They do n ...
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Muslim communities of India