Rayeen
رائِیں
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Urdu, Hindustani
Religion
Islam

The Rayeen is a Sunni Muslim community.[1][2] They are big and small level farmers mainly in the Nainital, Rampur, Bareilly and Pilibheet regions.[3][4] of Western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in India. They migrated from Sirsa district of Punjab (in present-day Haryana).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames and titles by Kumar Suresh Singh pg.60
  2. ^ Muslims by S. H. M. Rizvi, Shibani Roy, B. B. Dutta pg.111
  3. ^ The Arain Diaspora in the Rohilkhand region of India: A historical perspective: General History of Arain tribe of Punjab & Sindh with sociocultural background of the diaspora in Rohilkhand, India. (2017). (n.p.): Rehan Asad .
  4. ^ Minorities and the State: Changing Social and Political Landscape of Bengal edited by Abhijit Dasgupta, Masahiko Togawa, Abul Barkat pg.37