The main reason for this is the Indian caste system which is based on professions and occupations, which also affected these Muslims.

In the desert state of Rajasthan, the Darzi trace their descent from their legendary Hero Shri Peepa Ji Maharaj,[5] who later became saint during Bhakti Movement in India[6] who were the Great Spiritual Scholar of Swami Ramanada.

[7] Swami Ramananda was a 14th century Vaishnava devotional Poet, saint who lived in the Gangetic basin of Northern India.

[8] Other clans of Hindu Darzi living in the different parts and states in India include Kakusth, Damodar Vanshi, Tank or Tak, Juna Gujrati, (these are living in Gujrat, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Karnataka).

The Idrisi Darzi is said to have settled in South Asia during the early period of the Sultanate of Delhi.

In the beginning of the 18th century, the weakening army of the Mughals and the increasing rebellions and internal wars of the Jaats and Sikhs took away the power of the Mughal forces and these soldiers left their areas around Delhi and left for Awadh.

These military families were settled in Ismailganj village by the Nawab of Awadh, A few decades later, in the war of 1857, these Ilbari soldiers fought with British power at a place called Chinhat, where there was a caravan saraaen and in the village of Ismailganj, Ilbari and Sayyad were victorious.

The jagirs of Sayyad's were confiscated and the Ilbaris had to leave the village and take refuge in other areas like Barabanki, Satrikh, Kanpur, Faizabad, Rudauli and other areas, due to the brutality and barbarism of the British soldiers, they had to change their hideouts again and again, but due to the rebels, the British They could not get any help, permanent shelter from the zamindars.

Therefore, later some regional zamindars were given shelter in their areas to save their rapidly deteriorating economic condition.

The Punjabi Darzi is said to be converted from the Hindu Chhimba caste, and have several territorial divisions.

Like their North Indian kinsmen, many have now opened small shops and businesses, although many other members of the community work for other Idrissis.