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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 ...
Pact of Umar. The Pact of Umar (also known as the Covenant of Umar, Treaty of Umar or Laws of Umar; Arabic: شروط عمر or عهد عمر or عقد عمر) is a treaty between the Muslims and non-Muslims who were conquered by Umar during his conquest of the Levant ( Syria and Lebanon) in the year 637 CE that later gained a canonical status ...
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 ...
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]
Mudaliar. Mudaliar (alternatively spelled: Muthaliar, Mudali, Muthali ) is a Tamil title and surname. [ 1] As title, it was historically given to high-ranking officers, administrators and their descendants during the rule of Imperial Cholas. [ 2][ 3] The surname is most prevalent among Tamils from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
Erwadi durgah in Ramanathapuram district is a major pilgrimage shrine of the Tamil Muslims. In Tamil Nadu, Christians (predominantly adherents of the Catholic and Indian Orthodox Churches) and Muslims accounted for 6% and 5.8% respectively in 2001. [187] The majority of Muslims in Tamil Nadu speak Tamil, [188] with less than 10% of them ...
' 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 ...
The exact origin of the name Kozhikode is uncertain. According to many sources, the name Kozhikode is derived from Koyil-kota (fort), meaning "fortified palace". [ 16] Koil or Koyil or Kovil is the Malayalam / Tamil term for a Hindu temple, referring to the Tali Shiva Temple. [ 17] Both the terms kōyil and kōvil are used interchangeably.