Pakistanis are celebrating Muhajir culture day, it’s trending on social media as well.
Upon the creation of Pakistan in 1947, millions of muhajrs and migrants from India made Karachi their new home, settling alongside the native Sindhi population.
Who is Muhajir?
In Urdu, the term ‘Muhajir’ means a migrant or refugee whose decision to leave their homeland is directly related to the preservation of their faith.
A Muhajir is someone who has performed the act of hijarat, which comes from Arabic and connotes ‘separation, migration, flight, specifically the flight of the Prophet from Mecca to Medina’.
The term united the refugees on religious grounds and gave them a common cause; having sacrificed their homeland to be part of Pakistan to protect their faith, they believed that the state should give them special status.
Urdu speaking community and modern history
The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the settlement of Muslim from India especially from the part of Punjab which remained in India after its division.
The Muslim migrants left behind all their land and properties in India when they migrated and some were partly compensated by properties left by Hindus that fled from Pakistan to India to escape the communal violence. The
Muslim Gujaratis, Konkanis, Hyderabadis, Marathis, Rajasthanis and Biharis fled India and settled in Karachi.
The non-Urdu-speaking Muslim refugees from India now speak the Urdu language and have assimilated into the wider community of Muhajirs.
What is Muhajir culture?
Muhajir culture is the culture of Urdu-speaking nation that migrated mainly from North India after the independence of Pakistan in 1947 generally to Karachi. Many Muhajirs of Pakistan is closely related to the Muslims of Uttar Pradesh in India.
Muhajir culture day and Twitter
A hashtag of ‘Muhajir culture day’ is trending on social media since morning. One of the users wrote: ‘Muhajir Culture Day is not just about a political party’s program or day. This day belongs to all the Muhajirs living in Pakistan and especially in Karachi. Muhajir are not terrorists. Rather, Muhajir is the heart of Pakistan. #MuhajirCultureDay2021 ‘
‘We as a nation especially our youth is at a crossroad to give and attain confidence among masses that we are united and our youth as all the capacity to unite,’ another user wrote.
Mohajir Culture Day is not just about a political party’s program.This day belongs to all the Muhajir living in Pakistan and especially. Muhajir is the heart of Pakistan. And Muhajir is our identity, no one can take it away from us…#MuhajirCultureDay2021 pic.twitter.com/I0dbWS1n7k
— ABDULLAH ASAD (@mjsblood) December 24, 2021
Mohajir is our identity and no one can take that away from us!#MuhajirCultureDay2021 https://t.co/Kqc8zMkhX7
— Ali (@Bhuut_) December 23, 2021
Educated and pragmatic nations don’t follow their inapt leaders blindly. Muhajir nation has been following a mentality sick man for very long time.Time for Muhajir to rethink & reorganize. #MuhajirCultureDay2021 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/oq6ogYweYD
— Muhammad Shahbaz (@Itxx_Shebi) December 24, 2021
The fragrance that can be neatly dissolved in the air,
There are still some people who can speak Urdu.
— Shahzad Malik (@MalikShahzad25) December 24, 2021
Muhajir Culture day Mubarak to all the muhajirs to every muhajir celebrate your day Happy culture day
From a Punjabi Brother#MuhajirCultureDay2021— Umair Rashdi🔥 🇵🇰 (@_Umair0) December 24, 2021
