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Islam is the second-most practiced religion in the Indian state of Kerala with 24.7% of the population according to the 2001 Census of India figures. The religion reached Kerala by the Arabs merchants in coastal regions, prior to the arrival of Muslim Central Asian nomadic clans in India. Prior to the independence of India , the present-day state of Kerala comprised the three areas known as Malabar District , Travancore and Cochin . There had been considerable trade relations between Arabia and Kerala even before the time of Islamic prophet Muhammad . Islam might have been introduced in the region by the Arab traders in the 7th or 8th century AD. Like the Jews and Christians , the Arabs also settled down at Cranganore and established a separate colony of their part of the town. According to a tradition, Cheraman Perumal , the last of the Chera kings , became a convert to Islam and traveled to Mecca and this event helped the spread of Islam. The patronage of the Zamorins of Kozhikode was also an important factor in the spread of Islam in north Kerala. The Muslims were a major power to be reckoned with in the kingdom and had great influence in the court. The arrival of the Portuguese in 1498 checked the then well-established community's progress. However in the later Colonial period Muslims increased by conversion chiefly among the "outcaste" Hindu groups of southern interior Malabar as Muslim traders turned inland in search of alternative occupations to commerce. By the mid-18th century the majority of the Muslims of Kerala were landless laborers, poor fishermen and petty traders, and they were in a psychological retreat. This trend was reversed during the Mysore invasions of the late 18th century. The victory of the British and princely Hindu confederacy in 1792 placed the Muslims once again in economical and cultural subjection. Historians also believe that during invasion of North Kerala by Tipu Sultan , he forcefully converted many Hindus to Islam. In a letter Tipu sent to one of his generals he claims to have converted over four lakh Hindus. These conditions found expression in a recurrent form of violent protests known as the Moplah Outrages (1836-1919) and the Moplah Rising (1921–22). The Muslim community of Kerala was also influenced by "the wind of change" in the 20th century. Social and religious leaders worked hard for social uplift and moral regeneration in society, exhorting Muslims to give up all un-Islamic practices and to take to Islamic education. They also promoted education of women. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . The Legacy of Kerala (Reprinted ed.). Tipu Sultan: villain or hero? : an anthology (Page 38)by Sita Ram Goel Tipu in a letter to Badroos Saman Khan (dated January 19, 1790) admits I have achieved a great victory recently in Malabar and over four lakh Hindus were converted to Islam. I am now determined to march against the cursed Raman Nair (Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma) Cultural heritage of Kerala - A Sreedhara Menon - Google Books .1
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Islam arrived in Kerala , the Malayalam language speaking region in the south-western tip of India, through Middle Eastern merchants.The Indian coast has an ancient relation with West Asia, and the Middle East, even during the pre-Islamic period (c. 4th century AD).Kerala Muslims from north Kerala are generally referred to as Mappilas .Mappilas are but one among the many communities that forms the Muslim population of Kerala.According to some scholars, the Mappilas are the oldest settled Muslim community in South Asia.As per some studies, the term "Mappila" denotes not a single community but a variety of Malayali Muslims from Kerala (former Malabar District) of different origins.Native Muslims of Kerala were known as Mouros da Terra, or Mouros Malabares in medieval period.Settled foreign Muslims of Kerala were known as Mouros da Arabia/Mouros de Meca.Muslims in Kerala share a common language ( Malayalam ) with the rest of the non-Muslim population and have a culture commonly regarded as the Malayali culture.Islam is the second largest practised religion in Kerala (26.56%) next to Hinduism .The calculated Muslim population (Indian Census, 2011) in Kerala state is 8,873,472.Most of the Muslims in Kerala follow the Shāfiʿī School , while a large minority follow modern movements (such as Salafism ) that developed within Sunni Islam .Very much unlike other parts of South Asia, the caste system does not exist among the Muslims of Kerala.A number of different communities, some of them having distant ethnic roots, exist as status groups in Kerala.P., Razak Abdul "Colonialism and community formation in Malabar: a study of muslims of Malabar" Unpublished PhD thesis (2013) Department of History, University of Calicut [2] Kunhali, V.Nandakumar, "54.72 % of population in Kerala are Hindus" The Hindu August 26, 2015 [4] Miller, Roland.
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Overview of Islam in the Indian state of Kerala Islam arrived in Kerala , the Malayalam -speaking region in the south-western tip of India, through Middle Eastern merchants. The Indian coast has an ancient relation with West Asia and the Middle East, even during the pre-Islamic period. Kerala Muslims or Malayali Muslims from north Kerala are generally referred to as Mappilas . Mappilas are but one among the many communities that forms the Muslim population of Kerala. According to some scholars, the Mappilas are the oldest settled Muslim community in South Asia. As per some studies, the term "Mappila" denotes not a single community but a variety of Malayali Muslims from Kerala (former Malabar District ) of different origins. Native Muslims of Kerala were known as Mouros da Terra, or Mouros Malabares in medieval period. Settled foreign Muslims of Kerala were known as Mouros da Arabia/Mouros de Meca. Unlike the common misconception, the caste system does exist among the Muslims of Kerala. Muslims in Kerala share a common language ( Malayalam ) with the rest of the non-Muslim population and have a culture commonly regarded as the Malayali culture. Islam is the second largest practised religion in Kerala (26.56%) next to Hinduism . The calculated Muslim population (Indian Census, 2011) in Kerala state is 8,873,472. Most of the Muslims in Kerala follow Sunni Islam of Shāfiʿī School of thought, while a large minority follow modern movements (such as Salafism ) that developed within Sunni Islam .Udupi: Rashtrakavi Govind Pai Samshodhana Kendra, 1996.P- ix ."Sea, community and language: a study on the origin and development of Arabi- Malayalam language of mappila muslims of Malabar" .Subrahmanyam, Sanjay."The Political Economy of Commerce: Southern India 1500–1650" Cambridge University Press, (2002) "Caste system exists among Muslims though not overtly" .
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Overview of Islam in the Indian state of Kerala Islam arrived in Kerala , the Malayalam -speaking region in the south-western tip of India, through Middle Eastern merchants. The Indian coast has an ancient relation with West Asia and the Middle East, even during the pre-Islamic period. Kerala Muslims or Malayali Muslims from north Kerala are generally referred to as Mappilas . Mappilas are but one among the many communities that forms the Muslim population of Kerala. According to some scholars, the Mappilas are the oldest settled Muslim community in South Asia. As per some studies, the term "Mappila" denotes not a single community but a variety of Malayali Muslims from Kerala (former Malabar District ) of different origins. Native Muslims of Kerala were known as Mouros da Terra, or Mouros Malabares in medieval period. Settled foreign Muslims of Kerala were known as Mouros da Arabia/Mouros de Meca. Unlike the common misconception, the caste system does exist among the Muslims of Kerala. The Muslims of Southern and Central Kerala or the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore are known as Rowthers . Muslims in Kerala share a common language ( Malayalam ) with the rest of the non-Muslim population and have a culture commonly regarded as the Malayali culture. Islam is the second largest practised religion in Kerala (26.56%) next to Hinduism . The calculated Muslim population (Indian Census, 2011) in Kerala state is 8,873,472. Most of the Muslims in Kerala follow Sunni Islam of Shāfiʿī School of thought, while a large minority follow modern movements (such as Salafism ) that developed within Sunni Islam . Udupi: Rashtrakavi Govind Pai Samshodhana Kendra, 1996.P- ix . "Sea, community and language: a study on the origin and development of Arabi- Malayalam language of mappila muslims of Malabar" . Subrahmanyam, Sanjay."The Political Economy of Commerce: Southern India 1500–1650" Cambridge University Press, (2002) "Caste system exists among Muslims though not overtly" .
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