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The Marakkars speak Malayalam in Kerala and Tamil in Tamil Nadu and both Tamil and Sinhala in Sri Lanka. [3] The community trace their ancestry to marriages between early Arab Muslim traders of the high seas and indigenous Paravar coastal women [4] on the Gulf of Mannar coast and with Mukkuvar coastal women. Arab traders have also married other ...
This tradition involves firstly having the father's name followed by one's own name. This system was carried even into the medieval period. [5]Examples include cēramān, meaning "son of Chera" composed of cēra and makan, or vēlmān, meaning "son of Vel" composed of vēl and makan.
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 ...
Due to the Girmityas, Tamil and Telugu immigration to British, French, and Dutch colonies brought the religious practices that were derived from Dravidian Folk Religion but were syncretized with Vedic Hinduism. One of the most famous examples is the Cult of Mariamman which can be found across the Tamil
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 ...
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 ...
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Tamil Nadu, in south India. It has existed since 1 November 1986. [ 1] As of 2022, it comprises members from 234 constituencies, whom are democratically elected using the First-past-the-post system. The presiding officer of the Assembly is called the Speaker.
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. They were elite cavalrymen of the Chola and Pandya kingdoms ...