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Abstract Muslim women in shopian enjoy religious rights. Purdah is observed by them, but is gradually decreasing among youth. Prayers are regularly performed by the majority of women. Generally the women go to the markets independently except elderly.There is seen impact of modernization and westernization on the dress code of young Muslim girls. usually the girls from shopian get firstly enrolled in general schools and attend local muktabas(religious centers)for religious teaching especially quran. Most of the womenfolk of shopian are able to read Quran. Many girls of shopian are having higher Islamic degrees like Hafiz, Aalima etc. Most of the Muslim women of shopian keep fast regularly during the month of Ramadan. The study was carried out in 2017, with the help of interview schedule. 400 respondents were interviewed through random sampling. The purpose of the paper was to find out the social and religious status of Muslim women in shopian.