Among muslims themselves its practically non-existent.
Speaking as a Muslim, the way the Indian society perceives us, we are the lowest of the lowest castes.
Muslims themselves perceive our layer as fairly flat. This is mostly because most muslims themselves have been caste refugees to a new religion(Islam) in the past. And for the better wouldn't want to go back to that history.
Emancipation of the Dalit Muslims hasn't yet occurred, Hindu-Muslim binary contributes to this oppression of Pasmanda and Dalit/ lower caste Muslims.
The oppressor can never understand the pain of the oppressed. How many lower caste Muslims ruled India? Why 90% of the Muslims politicians are upper caste ashrafs/syeeds? Ashraf hegemony must end.
Im as lowest as lowest goes. Like whole family used to sleep in a small room, seen struggle for food and finished engineering with help of lots of people and scholarships.
Dad started with manual labor work, and things like cutting wood in forests when he started. Retired as a taxi driver.
Not seen any caste system in muslims, let alone discrimination of any kind. Looks like desparate attempt from Hindus to drag muslims into this just to be able to say 'Its not just us'.
Speaking as a Muslim, the way the Indian society perceives us, we are the lowest of the lowest castes.
Muslims themselves perceive our layer as fairly flat. This is mostly because most muslims themselves have been caste refugees to a new religion(Islam) in the past. And for the better wouldn't want to go back to that history.