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Abdul Rahman (born 1959) - Lok Sabha member for the Indian Union Muslim League 2009-2014. J. M. Aaroon Rashid (born 1950) - former member of the Parliament of India, representing the Theni Lok Sabha constituency. A. Anwar Rhazza - former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. M. Muhammad Ismail Sahib (1896—1972) - Founder of the ...
Tamil Muslims are Tamils who practise Islam. The community is 6 million in India, primarily in the state of Tamil Nadu where 90% of the Muslim community identified themselves as Tamils . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Tamil Nadu, the majority of Tamil-speaking Muslims belong to the Rowthers Community while other Muslims live in coastal Tamil Nadu.
Below is a list of Muslim communities that have been accorded Other Backward Classes status by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Karnataka state government. [ 4] 1. Achchukattalavandlu, Singali, Singamvallu, Achchupanivallu, Achchukattuvaru, Achukatlavandlu. 2.
Tamil People, Tamil Muslims. The Rowther ( anglicised as Irauttar, Rawther, Ravuttar, Ravutta, Ravuthar, Ravuthamar) are originally a Tamil community from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. [ 1] They were converted to Islam by preacher Nathar Shah. [ 2] Even after conversion they retained their caste name.
The Tamils ( / ˈtæmɪlz, ˈtɑː -/ TAM-ilz, TAHM- ), [ 8] also known as the Tamilar, [ 9][ note 3] are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group who natively speak the Tamil language and trace their ancestry mainly to India 's southern state of Tamil Nadu, to the union territory of Puducherry, and to Sri Lanka. The Tamil language is one of the world ...
Mappila - Mappila is a surname for Travancore Syrian Christians and Muslims of Malabar. Moopan - All Kerala and North Malabar most commonly. [9] Koya [10] - Muslim surname in Malappuram district. Kongassery (Kongasseri) [11] - A major Tharavad from Nemmara (North Kerala) and Palassena (Palakkad). Kongassery is a surname of the Nair community of ...
Labbay is derived from the Arabic phrase Labbay'k ( Arabic : لبیک ), which means - Here I am. Labbay is a surname for Arwi (tamil - arabic) speaking muslims in the Coastal places especially Kayalpattinam, Adirampattinam, Kilakarai and Sri Lanka and many other coastal villages in Tamilnadu. Labbays identify as descendants of Arab traders who ...
t. e. Religion in Tamil Nadu consists of various religions practiced by the populace of the state. Hinduism is the predominant religion in the state with significant Christian and Muslim minorities. As a home to a multitude of religions, the Tamil culture reflects the influence of the same. Various places of worship are spread across the state.