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The story of Indian Muslims is often told as a single narrative, but the reality is far more complex. Pasmanda Muslims India, who form the statistical majority—estimates range from 70 to 85 percent—are largely invisible in the institutions that claim to represent them.

India holds a vast legacy of Waqf properties, lands and buildings donated by Muslim philanthropists over generations to support the poor, orphans, and widows. Yet, this legacy is marred by neglect, mismanagement, and internal failures that have left millions of these assets underutilized or lost to illegal occupation.