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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. There is a ...
' Madras Language ') was the variety of the Tamil language spoken by native people in the city of Chennai (then known as Madras) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] It was sometimes considered a pidgin , as its vocabulary was heavily influenced by Hindustani , Indian English , Telugu , Malayalam , and Burmese ; it is not mutually ...
Deccanis. The Deccanis or Deccani people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-religious community of Deccani-speaking Muslims who inhabit or are from the Deccan region of Southern Asia. [ 2] The community traces its origins to the shifting of the Delhi Sultanate 's capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in 1327 during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq. [ 3]
Arwi language (a mixture of Arabic and Tamil) uses the Arabic script together with the addition of 13 letters. It is mainly used in Sri Lanka and the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu for religious purposes. Arwi language is the language of Tamil Muslims. Arabi Malayalam is Malayalam written in the Arabic script.
Parimelazhagar [ 7] (c. 13th century) codified the Classical-era conventions in his explanation of the correct name of Yanaikatchai Mantaran Cheral Irumporai as Kōccēramān Yāṇaikkaṭcēi Māntarañcēral Irumpoṛai. Kō meaning 'king' signifying his official title; Cēramān is the dynastic name; Yāṇaikkat 'Elephant-eyed' is a ...
'Maturai Vīraņ') is a Tamil folk deity popular in southern Tamil Nadu. His name was derived as a result of his association with the southern city of Madurai as a protector of the city. [118] Kālī (Tamil: காளி) is the Hindu goddess associated with power, shakti.
Meenakshi ( Sanskrit: मीनाक्षि, romanized : Mīnākṣi, Tamil: மீனாக்ஷி, romanized: Mīṉākṣi; also spelled as Minakshi; also known as Aṅgayaṟkaṇṇi, [ 2][ 3] Mīnāṭci and Taḍādakai) [ 4] is a Hindu goddess. She is the tutelary deity of Madurai and is considered a form of the goddess Parvati ...
Khalil or Khaleel ( Arabic: خليل) means friend and is a common male first name in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia and among Muslims in South Asia and as such is also a common surname. It is also used amongst Turkic peoples of Russia and African Americans.