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Erwadi
Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. It belongs to Kilakarai Taluk and town panchayat. The village is at the location of the grave and shrine of Qutb-us-Sultan Syed Ibrahim Badshah Shaheed, a ruler of Madurai. Erwadi also belongs to Kadaladi assembly constituency, which is a part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency). After the delimitations in 2009, Erwadi joined the Ramanathapuram assembly constituency. Erwadi is the second largest contributor for the revenue of Ramanthapuram District. History Importance in Islam Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed sent Sikandar Badusha to the Pandiyan ruler, Thiru Pandiyan in Madurai to convert him to Islam, but he refused. Shaheed's troops won the ensuing war and Sultan Sikandar Badusha became king in Madurai. Shaheed's troops marched towards Bouthramanickapattinam (Kilakarai). Shaheed Badusha tried to convert King Vikrama Pandiyan to Islam, who refused and asked Shaheed to leave the kingdom. Shaheed refused to leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Madurai Maqbara
The Madurai Maqbara (; ) is a dargah complex that contains the mausoleums of three Sufi saints: Mir Ahmad Ibrahim, Mir Amjad Ibrahim, and Abdus Salaam Ibrahim; and is situated in Kazimar Big Mosque, Madurai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The Arabic language, Arabic, the word ''maqbara'' means mausoleum, and is derived from the word ''qabr'', meaning grave. Though maqbara refers to the graves of all Muslims, it refers especially to the graves (Raula or Rauza) of religious figures or Islamic religious leaders, Waliyullahs who dedicated their life to Islam, striving to be true Muslims and training others to follow Islam as first preached by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Overview In Madurai, in southern Tamil Nadu, there are many dargahs of Waliyullahs, but the term "Madurai Maqbara" generally refers to the dargahs of three saints: Mir Ahmad Ibrahim, Mir Amjad Ibrahim, and Abdus Salaam Ibrahim located in the Kazimar Big Mosque premises. The birth of these three Waliyullahs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Melakkal
Melakkal is a village in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India, where the grave of Varushai Syed Ibrahim Waliullah is found. Demographics Melakkal is a village surrounded by Nagamalai hills in the north, Vaigai river in the south. Kanavai Dargha Varushai Syed Ibraheem Shaheed Waliullah is the descendant of Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shahhed Badusha Nayagam of Erwadi. He is the grandfather of Mursal Ibrahim Shaheed, whose dargah is located in Thachu oorani near Mayakulam, between Kilakkarai and Ervadi in the East Coast Road East Coast Road (ECR), combination of SH-49, NH-332A, NH-32, officially known as Mutthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Road, is a two-lane highway (now being partially widened to four lanes from Chennai to Mamallapuram) in Tamil Nadu, India, built alo .... Thus he is the great-grandfather of Nalla Ibrahim Waliyullah whose is the forefather of all the levvai mujavirs (huqdhars) of Erwadi dargah. The dargah of Nalla Ibrahim (who is actually named Muhammad Ibraim) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Meesal
Meesal is a village in the Mudukulathur taluk of Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the location of the grave of Umar Khattab Shaheed, who came along with Badhusha Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed of Erwadi to spread Islam in India.. The village is famous for the grave of Umar Khattab who was a commander in the army of Sultan Sikandar Badusha of Thiruparankundram Dargah, Thiruparankundram, Madurai. The village has a Primary & Middle school, Primary Health Center, Post Office, well maintained pond, Masjid Taqwa Meesal, Kannan Temple, Ganesa Temple, Ayyanar Temple and Amman Temple, night hotel and Grocery store. This Village host annual community gathering which is well attended by all the Community leaders and members and also promote multicultural harmony; This village is home for famous Tamil poet Vanna kalanjiyam Puluvar who contributed to Tamil literature. Transportation The village is connected through roads to district headquarters Ramanathapuram and neare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Islamic Shrines In Tamil Nadu
This is a list of notable Islamic shrines in Tamil Nadu, a state of India. In Tamil, dargah is sometimes transliterated as ''darga''. List * Erwadi Dargah; contains the tomb of Qutbus Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badshah * Hazrat Noor Mohammad Shah Dargah, also known as Panruti Darga, located in Podakkudi; contains the tomb of Hazrat Noor Mohammad Shah * Kalifa e Nathar Wali, located in Trichy; contains the tomb of Shams Mansoor Shams Peer * Kattupalli, a compound of dargahs located at Ervadi * Kovalam Darga or Kovalam Darga, located in Chennai; contains the tomb of Tamim al-Ansari * Kuangudi Mastan Sahib Darga, located at Tondiarpet; contains the tomb of Kunangudi Masthan Sahib * Lalpet Dargah, located in Cuddalore; contains the tomb of Sheikh Shams-ul-Aarifeen Qutb-ul-Aqtab Khwaja Dil Nawaz FaizeeShah Noori Chisti-ul-Qadiri * Muthupet dargha; contains the tomb of Sheik Dawood Kamlil Valyullah * Nagore Dargah, in Nagore, in the Nagapattinam district; contains the tomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Karseri
Karseri is a small village near Sakkimangalam in the Madurai West union of Madurai District, India. It is a small village, famous for the grave of Syed Ibrahim Shaheed who was a soldier in the army of Qutb Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed of Erwadi and Sulthan Sikandhar Badusha of Thiruparankundram in Madurai. The anniversary of his death (''urs'') at his ''dargah A Sufi shrine or dargah ( ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargāh'' दरगाह درگاہ, ''dôrgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervi ...'' (shrine) is commemorated on the 15th night of the Islamic month of Jumada al-Awwal. References Villages in Madurai district Sufi shrines in India Ziyarat Tourist attractions in Madurai Dargahs in Tamil Nadu Erwadi-related dargahs {{Madurai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a city Municipal Corporation in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) in Ramanathapuram district. History The town is at times referred as Mukhavai (Mugavai) Nagaram, that is, Entrance town. The region is well known since Puranic ages. The estate of Ramnad included the Hindu holy island city of Rameswaram, from where, legend has it that the Hindu god Rama launched his invasion of Ravana's Lanka. On the conclusion of the war and Rama's success in it, he appointed a ''Sethupathi'' or "lord of the bridge" to guard the way to the island. The "bridge" referred to here is the legendary Rama's Bridge which was believed to have been constructed by Rama. The chieftains of Ramnad were entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the bridge, hence the appellation. Historically, for a short period, this area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Natham (Keelakarai)
Natham is a village near Kilakarai in Keelakarai taluk of Ramanathapuram district. The dargah (grave) of Muhammad Ja'afar Shaheed (called as Mujabar auliya by the local people) who came along with Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badhusha of Erwadi Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. It belongs to Kilakarai Taluk and town panchayat. The village is at the location of the grave and shrine of Qutb-us-Sultan Syed Ibrahim Badshah Shaheed, a ruler of Madurai. Erwadi als ... is located here. References Villages in Ramanathapuram district Dargahs in Tamil Nadu {{Ramanathapuram-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manamadurai
Manamadurai is a Municipality Town in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Situated 58 kilometres away from the heart of Madurai on the Cochin - Dhanushkodi National Highway. It is the 4th Largest Urban Agglomeration in the Sivaganga district after Karaikudi, Sivaganga and Devakottai. Manamadurai represents its seat in Manamadurai Legislative assembly constituency. It is a river based settlement town developed on banks of river Vaigai around 2 BCE. The River flows through the core of town dividing the town into Upper Western banks and lower eastern banks. Etymology The Name ''Manamadurai'' is said to be derived from ''Vanara Veera Madurai'', As mentioned in the epic ''Ramayana'', Lord Rama, ''Hanuman'' and " Vaanara Saena" - The Monkey Force who embarked on searching Sita devi, ended in the vaigai river banks, hence all took a bath and slept here a night and left. Hence the Indo-Brahmi word '' Vaanaram'' means Monkey; ''Veera'' means Powerful. As centurie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the oldest and most important places in Islamic history. The Holiest sites in Islam, second holiest city in Islam, the population as of 2022 is 1,411,599, making it the List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia, fourth-most populous city in the country. Around 58.5% of the population are Saudi citizens and 41.5% are foreigners. Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over , of which constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hijaz Mountains, Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, Agriculture in Saudi Arabia, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes. Medina is generally considered to be the "cradle of Islamic culture and ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kattupalli
Kattupalli (), is a suburb located North of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. Location Kattupalli is located in between Ennore, Pazhaverkadu and Minjur in North of Chennai. The arterial road in Kattupalli is Port access road (Ennore - Pazhaverkadu road). Seawater Desalination Plant The Minjur seawater desalination plant in Kattupalli plays a major role of water supply in North Chennai. Kattupalli Port The Kattupalli Port cum Shipyard is a private complex which has a port and a ship building unit. It is third largest port in Chennai after Chennai Port Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest container port of India, behind Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Nhava Sheva. The port is the largest one in the Bay of Bengal. It is the thir ... and Ennore Port. There were strong opposition from people for proposal of expanding the port. References External linksCMDA Official Webpage Neig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bay Of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southeast Asian Countries of the Bay of Bengal, countries are dependent on the Bay of Bengal. Geopolitically, the bay is bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between Sangaman Kanda, Sri Lanka, and the northwesternmost point of Sumatra, Indonesia. Cox's Bazar Beach, Cox's Bazar, the longest sea beach in the world and Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest and the natural habitat of the Bengal tiger, are located along the bay. The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of . A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the Ganges–Hooghly River, Hooghly, the Padma River, Padma, the Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rameswaram
Rameswaram (; also transliterated as Ramesvaram, Rameshwaram) is a municipality in the Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It is in the Gulf of Mannar, at the tip of the Indian peninsula. Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, is connected to mainland India by the New Pamban Bridge. Rameswaram is the terminus of the railway line from Chennai and Madurai. Together with Varanasi, it is considered to be one of the holiest places in India for Hindus and is part of the Char Dham pilgrimage. According to the Ramayana, Rama is described to have built a bridge from the vicinity of this town across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor Ravana. The temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is at the centre of the town and is closely associated with Rama and Shiva. The temple and the town are considered a holy pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
