Like their neighbors the Kaitaks, the Aghuls were converted to Islam at a fairly early date, subsequent to the Arab conquest of the eighth century.
Each tukhum had its own cemetery, pastures, and hay fields, and the members were bound by obligations of mutual support and defense.
In the past the Aghuls lived in extended family households, though not especially large ones (fifteen to twenty members, on average).
A senior male, father or eldest brother, functioned as chief, with fairly broad authority over the affairs of the household and its members.
They were each apportioned one-half of the land share given to each of their brothers, a practice that was unusually generous by Daghestanian standards.