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Thangal
The Thangals (also spelled Tangals) are a social group among the Muslims of Kerala, south India.Kunhali, V. "Muslim Communities in Kerala to 1798" PhD Dissertation Aligarh Muslim University (1986/ref> The Thangals are often regarded as roughly equivalent to the more general Sayyid, Sayyids or Sharifs, or descendants of Muhammad, of the wider Islamic culture.Miller, Roland E., ''Mappila Muslim Culture''. New York, State University of New York Press, 2015. pp. 268-271. Most members of the community practices endogamy and rarely marry spouses from outside their community.Kunhali, V. "Muslim Communities in Kerala to 1798" PhD Dissertation Aligarh Muslim University (1986/ref> The Thangal families are numerous in Kerala, all receive recognition, but some are considered as saints. The Thangal identification brings much 'reverence and attention' in the Kerala Muslim community (which predominantly identifies with Shafi'i madhab). Some individuals take advice from the Thangals on crucial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal
Sayed Muhammad Ali Shihab Thangal (Malayalam: സയ്യിദ് മുഹമ്മദലി ഷെഹാബ് തങ്ങൾ) (4 May 1936 – 1 August 2009) was an Indian community leader, Islamic scholar and politician from Kerala. He is sometimes regarded as "the most important Mappila leader" of modern Kerala. Born in the Hadhrami-origin ''Thangal'' Pukkoya family of Panakkad.Miller, Roland E., ''Mappila Muslim Culture''. New York, State University of New York Press, 2015. pp. 115, 268-69. Shihab Thangal also functioned as the president of the Kerala state committee of the Indian Union Muslim League (1975 - 2009). According to historian Roland Miller, "wisely and sensitively, he led Muslims through the landmines of state politics for over three decades. He also led the way into cordial relationships with members of other religious communities". Early life and education Sayed Muhammad Ali Shihab Thangal was born as the eldest son of P. M. S. A. Ali Shihab Ba Alawi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal
Panakkad Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal or Hyder Ali AlHusseini Ba Alvi (15 June 1947 – 6 March 2022) was a sayyid (thangal) community leader and religious scholar from Kerala, southern India who was the Kerala State President and chairman, national political advisory committee, Indian Union Muslim League from 2009 to 2022. He was also the vice president of the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (1926–1989), Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyat al-'Ulama' (E. K. faction), the principal Sunni Islam, Sunni-Shafi‘i, Shafi'i scholarly body in Kerala. Hyderali Thangal was a member of the Pukkoya family of Panakkad, Pukkoya family of Panakkad (north Kerala). He was the third son of Pukkoya Tangal, P. M. S. A. Pookkoya Thangal (1913 – 1975) and the younger brother of Panakkad Sayeed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal, Sayed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal and Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal. He was the founding president of Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (S.K.S. S. F.), the student wing of Sama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayed Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal
Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal also known as Panakkad Sayed Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal (born 31 May 1971) is a Sayyid (known with the honorific prefix Sayed),(thangal) community leader from Kerala, India. He is the youngest son of Sayed Pookoya thangal, Panakkad. He is National Political Advisory Committee, Indian Union Muslim League, He holds various significant positions including Malappuram District President of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). He former president of Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF) which is the students wing of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama. Family Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal was a member of the Pukkoya family of Panakkad (north Kerala). He is the third son of the late P. M. S. A. Pookkoya Thangal (1913 – 1975) and the brother of the late Sayed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal and the late Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal. Public life Sayed Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal was the president of Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation Samastha K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukkoya Family Of Panakkad
Pukkoya family of Panakkad is a Yemeni-origin ''sayyid'', known locally in Kerala as ''thangal'' family based in present-day northern Kerala.Miller, Roland E., ''Mappila Muslim Culture''. New York, State University of New York Press, 2015. pp. 115, 268-69. The family, descending from the family of Muhammad, is generally revered by the Sunni Shāfiʿī Kerala Muslims.Osella, F., and C. Osella. "Islamism and Social Reform in Kerala, South India." ''Modern Asian Studies'', vol. 42, no. 2-3, 2008, pp. 317–346. The thangals are respected as religious and political leaders amongst the Muslims of Kerala. The Panakkad family descended from Sayyid Ali Al-Shihabuddin who emigrated from the Ḥaḍramawt region of Yemen to Kerala in the 18th century along with his family.Miller, Roland E., ''Mappila Muslim Culture''. New York, State University of New York Press, 2015. pp. 268-271. By the 19th century, the ethnic Yemenis came to occupy a powerful position within the north Kerala Muslim co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panakkad
Panakkad is a small town and Village in Malappuram municipality in the state of Kerala, India. It is located on the banks of Kadalundippuzha river. Pukkoya family of Panakkad, Panakkad Thangal family resides in this village. Panakkad serves as one of the residential area of Malappuram city. The English and Foreign Languages University started its campus at Panakkad in 2013-14 academic year Demographics India census, Panakkad had a population of 6325 with 3012 males and 3313 females. Notable people *Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal *Pukkoya Tangal *Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal *Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal References Suburbs of Malappuram Cities and towns in Malappuram district Villages in Malappuram district {{Malappuram-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafi'i
The Shafi'i school or Shafi'i Madhhab () or Shafi'i is one of the four major schools of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It was founded by the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist al-Shafi'i (), "the father of Muslim jurisprudence", in the early 9th century. The other three schools of Sunnī jurisprudence are Ḥanafī, Mālikī and Ḥanbalī. Like the other schools of fiqh, Shafii recognize the First Four Caliphs as the Islamic prophet Muhammad's rightful successors and relies on the Qurʾān and the "sound" books of Ḥadīths as primary sources of law. The Shafi'i school affirms the authority of both divine law-giving (the Qurʾān and the Sunnah) and human speculation regarding the Law. Where passages of Qurʾān and/or the Ḥadīths are ambiguous, the school seeks guidance of Qiyās (analogical reasoning). The Ijmā' (consensus of scholars or of the community) was "accepted but not stressed". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayyid
''Sayyid'' is an honorific title of Hasanid and Husaynid lineage, recognized as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and Ali's sons Hasan ibn Ali, Hasan and Husayn ibn Ali, Husayn. The title may also refer to the descendants of the family of the Bani Hashim through the Prophet’s great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Hashim, and others including Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Hamza, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Abbas, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Abu Talib, and Asad ibn Hashim. Etymology A few Arabic, Arabic language experts state that it has its roots in the word ''al-asad'' , meaning "lion", probably because of the qualities of valor and leadership. The word is derived from the verb sāda, meaning to rule. The title seyyid/sayyid existed before Islam, however not in light of a specific descent, but as a meritocratic sign of respect. Hans Wehr's ''Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic'' defines seyyid as a translation for master, chief, sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Kingdom of Cochin, Cochin, Malabar District, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore. Spread over , Kerala is the 14th List of states and union territories of India by area, smallest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Laccadive Sea, Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, Kerala is the List of states of India by population, 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 List of districts of Kerala, districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera dynasty was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharif
Sharīf or Sherif (, 'noble', 'highborn'), also spelled shareef, feminine sharīfa (), plural ashrāf (), shurafāʾ (), or (in the Maghreb) shurfāʾ, is a title used to designate a person descended, or claiming to be descended, from the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ( ). It may be used in three senses: #In the broadest sense, it refers to any descendant of Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim (the Banu Hashim or Hashimites, already in Muhammad's day an established clan within the Meccan tribe of the Quraysh), including all descendants of Muhammad's paternal uncles Abu Talib (the Talibids) and al-Abbas (the Abbasids).. #More often, it refers to a descendant of Ali, a son of Abu Talib and a paternal cousin of Muhammad (the Alids), especially but not exclusively through Ali's marriage with Muhammad's daughter Fatima (the Fatimids). In the sense of descendants of Fatima and Ali (the most common one), the term effectively refers to all descendants of Muhammad. # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, Jesus in Islam, Jesus, and other Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in Islam, and along with the Quran, his teachings and Sunnah, normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born in Mecca to the aristocratic Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father, Abdullah, the son of tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, died around the time Muhammad was born. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic World
The terms Islamic world and Muslim world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs, politics, and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is practiced. In a modern geopolitical sense, these terms refer to countries in which Islam is widespread, although there are no agreed criteria for inclusion. The term Muslim-majority countries is an alternative often used for the latter sense. The history of the Muslim world spans about 1,400 years and includes a variety of socio-political developments, as well as advances in the arts, science, medicine, philosophy, law, economics and technology during the Islamic Golden Age. Muslims look for guidance to the Quran and believe in the prophetic mission of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, but disagreements on other matters have led to the appearance of different religious schools of thought and sects within Islam. The Islamic conquests, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endogamy
Endogamy is the cultural practice of marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group, rejecting any from outside of the group or belief structure as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships. Its opposite, exogamy, describes the social norm of marriage outside of the group. Endogamy is common in many cultures and ethnic groups. Several religious and Ethnic religion, ethnic religious groups are traditionally more endogamous, although sometimes mating outside of the group occurs with the added dimension of requiring Marital conversion, marital religious conversion. This permits an exogamous marriage, as the convert, by accepting the partner's religion, becomes accepted within the endogamous group. Endogamy may result in a higher rate of recessive gene–linked genetic disorders. Adherence Endogamy can encourage sectarianism and serves as a form of self-segregation. For instance, a community resists integration or comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
