. ▁They ▁refer ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁" K osh ur " ▁in ▁their ▁mother ▁language . ▁▁ ▁Pres ently , ▁the ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim ▁population ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁found ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁Valley . ▁Sm aller ▁K ash mi ri ▁communities ▁also ▁live ▁in ▁other ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁state . ▁ ▁One ▁significant ▁population ▁of ▁K ash mir is ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Chen ab ▁valley ▁region , ▁which ▁compr ises ▁the ▁D oda , ▁R amb an ▁and ▁K is ht war ▁districts ▁of ▁Jam mu . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁eth nic ▁K ash mi ri ▁populations ▁inhab iting ▁Ne el am ▁Valley ▁and ▁Le ep a ▁Valley ▁of ▁Az ad ▁K ash mir . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁many ▁eth nic ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim s ▁also ▁live ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁Many ▁eth nic ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim s ▁from ▁the ▁K ash mir ▁Valley ▁also ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁region ▁during ▁Dog ra ▁and ▁S ikh ▁rule . ▁ ▁K ash mi ri ▁language , ▁or ▁K ash ur , ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁spoken ▁D ard ic ▁language , ▁is ▁the ▁mother ▁tongue ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Islam ▁started ▁making ▁in ro ads ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁earliest ▁copy ▁of ▁Q ur an ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1