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Malabar Muslims or Muslim Mappilas are members of the Muslim community found predominantly in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands in Southern India. The term Mappila (Ma-Pilla) is used to describe Malabar Muslims in Northern Kerala. [8] [2] [9] [10] Muslims share the common language of Malayalam with the other religious communities of Kerala ...
Most of the Malabari Muslims Merchants were from Northern Malabar (Kannur & Kasargod) whereas the Malabari Muslim labourers were from Southern Malabar (Malappuram & Kozhikode). As Islam was a unifying factor among the Malabaris and the Malays in Penang, large number of mix marriages took place within the Malabari Muslim community in Penang ...
Muslim population was higher in South Malabar compared to its northern counterparts. Muslims formed nearly 100% of population in Laccadive Islands, and more than 50% in Eranad Taluk, according to 1881 Census. [107] Muslim population was much higher than the district average in the Taluks of Valluvanad and Ponnani too in 1881. [107]
Malabars is a term used for Indians originating from the Malabar region.The region includes the northern part of present state of Kerala in India, i.e. the southwestern coast of the country.
Malbars is derived from the word Malabar, a term which was used often by the French and other Westerners to refer to all Southern Indians, including the Tamils, Malayalees, Telugus and Kannadigas.
The tenants and the Nair army men who could not escape were converted into Islam, as described in William Logan's Malabar Manual. [25] Thus, Tipu Sultan's Kingdom of Mysore, having driven the Jenmi out of Malabar, reached accord with the Muslim Kanakkars. A new system of land revenue was introduced for the first time in the region's history ...
Oppana is a popular form of social entertainment among the Mappila (Kerala Muslims) community of Kerala, South India, prevalent throughout Kerala, especially in Malabar. [1] The term Oppana is believed to be originated from the Arabic word "Affna". [ 2 ]
The Congress Socialists and the Nationalist Muslims made common cause against the Gandhian group known as the Right Wing which was led by such leaders as K. Kelappan, C.K. Govindan Nair and K. A. Damodara Menon. A notable development in the politics of Malabar during the thirties was the rise of the Muslim League as a district political party.