Rayeen

The Rayeen is a Sunni Muslim community who were originally petty landowners or gardeners and are present mainly in Western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Many have associated with the Arain community of Punjab.They are said to get their name from Rayeen mountains, which are said to exist somewhere in Arabia. They speak Urdu, Hindi, In fact the Rayeen community of UP West like Bareilly and Pilibhit are the most educated, and Rayeen traces their origin from Syria Arab, claiming relationship with Pakistani landlord Rayeen Community. Many members of Rayeen community have migrated to Pakistan after independence have settled in Karachi, Sindh. History and origin According to the traditions of the tribe, they were originally settled along the banks of the Ghaggar river, in what is now Haryana. Their ancestors were landlords, living in Uch, near the city of Multan, in Pakistan, but were overthrown by a powerful enemy. They fled and settled in on the Ghaggar about Sirsa, and held the whole of the Ghaggar valley from Bhatner upwards to near Tohana, being in possession of 116 villages. .The region was afflicted by a major famine in 1584, and as a result of this famine and attacks by the Bhattis and Ranghars, they left the region and settled in Bareilly and Pillibhit districts. These Ghaggar Rayeen may be connected with the much larger Arain tribe, which was historically settled along the banks of the Sutlej river, not far from the settlement of the Rayeen. many Rayeen died and got separated from their familieswhen India got independence from the British Raj. The movement involved many political and social organizations and armed and unarmed struggle. also contributed to the movement with the most famous person Mohandas Gandhi.

Rayeen (Hindu)

The Rayeen, or sometimes pronounced as Arain are a Hindu caste found in the state of Haryana in India. They are also known as Chaudhary.

Origin

Their connection with the Arain, Muslim farming caste from Punjab region is uncertain. According to their own traditions, the community were Hindus of Afghanistan, who were expelled by Turkic Muslim kings. They also claim a connection with Raja Sahasi Rain of Sindh. The community is now found mainly in the villages of Mundakhera, Jotisar and Haryapur in Kurukshetra District. A small number of Hindu Rayeen are also found in Ambala and Karnal districts.

Present circumstances

The Rayeen are divided into exogamous clans known as gotras. According to their traditions, the community has about 206 clans, of which the main ones are the Saroha, Badrao, Gellan, Bhatia, Rajre, Dhillon, Malana, Kakkar, Sandhu, Kasan, Andrao and Khaturya. The community is Hindu, which distinguishes it from other Arain groups, who are all Muslim. Their regional deities are Dada Roopa ki Samad and Sati Mata. Like other Hindu castes, they have set up a caste association known as the Akhil Kshatriya Raayeen Sabha (the United Kshatriya Rayeen Association in English). This act both as a community welfare association as well as an instrument of social control.