Marathi Muslims

{{Short description|Ethnic group}}

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| group = Marathi Muslims

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| langs = Marathi • Konkani • Hindustani

| rels = 18px Sunni, Shia, Shia Ismaili

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|region1={{flag| india }}|pop1=12,971,152|ref1=2011 census of India|region2={{flag| Pakistan }}|pop2=Unknown|region3={{flag| Uae }}|pop3=Unknown|image=File:The House of Bijapur Album leaf, ca. 1680 Deccan, Bijapur. Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg|image_caption=}}

The term Muslim Marathas is usually used to signify Marathi Muslims from the state of Maharashtra in north-western coast of India, who speak Marathi as a mother-tongue (first language) and Urdu and follows certain customs slightly differing from the rest of Indian Muslims.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-17 |title=Marathi Muslims : Rich and Unique, an Identity Misplaced from Urban India ? |url=https://kaustubhdhole.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/marathi-muslims-a-rich-and-unique-identity-misplaced-from-urban-india/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Kaustubh Dholé’s Blog |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Usmani |first=Mariyam |date=2024-08-29 |title=Muslim Identity In Marathi Cinema: Lack Of Representation And Positive Possibilities |url=https://feminisminindia.com/2024/08/29/muslim-identity-in-marathi-cinema-lack-of-representation-and-positive-possibilities/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Feminism in India |language=en-GB}} According to 2001 Indian census,[https://web.archive.org/web/20070312153215/http://demotemp257.nic.in/httpdoc/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm Indian Census 2001 – Religion] There were 10,270,485 Muslims in Maharashtra and constituted 10.60% of the state.