SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI

SHIHAB: HIS LIFE AND POLITICS

By:
MUSTHAJAB MUHAMMED POOKATTA

MALABAR ISLAMIC COMPLEX DARUL IRSHAD ACADEMY

CHATTENCHAL, KASARAGOD, KERALA
2017
 SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI
SHIHAB: HIS LIFE AND POLITICS

By:
MUSTHAJAB MUHAMMED POOKATTA
AD NO: 279
REGISTER NO: 140145

TO:

DARUL HUDHA ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY

CHEMMAD, MALAPPURAM, KERALA

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 ‫‪QUOTE PAGE‬‬

‫ض َه ْونًا َو ِإذَا‬‫شونَ َعلَى ْاﻷ َ ْر ِ‬‫الر ْح ٰ َم ِن الﱠذِينَ يَ ْم ُ‬

‫"َ ِعبَادُ ﱠ‬
‫طبَ ُه ُم ْال َجا ِهلُونَ قَالُوا َ‬
‫س َﻼ ًما"‬ ‫خَا َ‬

‫‪“SURELY WE ARE FROM ALLAH AND SURELY‬‬

‫”‪WE WILL RETURN TO HIM‬‬

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 DEDICATION PAGE

FOR MY BELOVED PARENTS{MUHAMMED [FATHER],

BADARUNNISA’[MOTHER]} AND MY TWO LOVELY
SISTERS{MEHTHAB[ELDER], MUHASIB[YOUNGER]}S WHOME
ENCOURAGED ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name of Allah, Full of Compassion, Ever Compassionate. All praises be to Allah
the Lord of the Universe. Let His regards and salutations be upon the Holy Prophet
Muhammad and his family and companions.

For the completion of this thesis, I would like to thank my respected guide ZAINUL
ABID HUDAWI as well as our principal IBRAHIM KUTTY DARIMI, for having given
generously of his precious time, guidance and moral support.

Additionally I wish to thank my teachers....like ZAINUL ABID HUDAWI who gave me

technical supports, and FARHAN FARIS HUDAWI who helped me to do dissertation
well and other teachers whom gave me back support....

Secondly I would also like to thank my parents and friends whom helped me a lot in
finalizing this project within the limited time frame.

I earnestly ask Allah the Almighty to bestow up on them with the showers of his mercy
and to fit them to the heaven in the hereafter‫ز‬

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 CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................................ vii
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM .............................................................................................. 2
1.2 RESEARCH QUESTIONS........................................................................................................... 2
1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES........................................................................................................... 2
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................. 2
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................ 3
1.6 LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................................................................. 3
1.7 METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 3
1.8 BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER SECOND ............................................................................................................................ 5
FAMILY AND BACKGROUND OF SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB ................................................ 5
2.1 FAMILY ................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 LIFE AND VISION..................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 GENEOLOGY ......................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 BA-ALAWI SAYYIDS ............................................................................................................... 13
2.5 KERALA AND SAYYIDS........................................................................................................... 15
2.6 SOCIAL TRADITION OF SAYYID FAMILY ................................................................................ 16
2.7 PANAKKAD FAMILY IN KERALA ............................................................................................ 17
2.8 SAYYIDS INTO KERALA .......................................................................................................... 19
2.9 LINEAGE OF SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB ................................................................... 21
CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................................. 24
PERSONEL, POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE OF PANAKKAD SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB ... 24
3.1 SHIHAB THANGAL: BIRTH AND LIFE ..................................................................................... 25
3.2 EDUCATION LIFE................................................................................................................... 28
3.3 MARRIEGE ............................................................................................................................ 29
3.4 SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI: A GREAT GLORY OF OUR TIMES ................................................ 29
3.5 SHIHAB THANGAL: MESSENGER OF MERCY AND LOVE ....................................................... 31
3.6 SHIHAB THANGAL: A GREAT SCHOLAR ................................................................................ 33
3.7 THANGAL: PERSON AND TIME ............................................................................................. 33
3.8 SAMASTHA AND PANAKKAD FAMILY ................................................................................... 35
3.9 GOOD TRADITION OF SUFI GENETICS .................................................................................. 37

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3.10 KODAPPANAKKAL THARAVAD............................................................................................ 38
3.11 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................... 39

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 ABSTRACT
THIS DISSERTATION HAS TWO MAIN PURPOSES. FIRST, IT AIMS TO
ANALYZE THE FAMILY AND BACKGROUND OF SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI
SHIHAB AND THE TRADITION OF SAYYEDS AND OTHER MAJOR PARTS OF
SAYYED FAMILY, AND THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS THE ARRIVAL OF
PANAKKAD FAMILY TO KERALA FROM YEMEN AND OTHER THINGS THAT
ALSO RELATED TO SAYYED FAMILY.

THE SECOND PURPOSE THIS DISSERTATION IS TO ANALYZE THE LIFE,

CAREER, AND OTHER THINGS ABOUT HIS RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL

THE DISSERTATION IS ABOUT THE LIFE AND POLITICAL OF SAYYED

MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB, IT HELPS TO CLARIFIES THE SITUATIONS OF
SAYYEDS AND SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB THANGAL

‫ﻣﻠﺨﺺ اﻟﺒﺤﺚ‬
‫ أ ا دف إﱃ ﲢلﻴل اﻷسﺮة واﳋلفﻴﺔ ﻟﺴﻴد ﷴ على شهاب وتقلﻴد سايﻴدس وساﺋﺮ أجزاء‬،ً‫ أوﻻ‬.‫ان ﰲ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻷﻃﺮوﺣﺔ ﺑﻐﺮﺿﲔ اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ‬
‫كاد ﰲ وﻻيﺔ كﲑاﻻ من اﻟﻴمن وﻏﲑﻫا من اﻷمور اﻟﱵ تتصل أيضا ﺑﺴﻴد‬ ‫ ويتضمن ﻫﺬا اﻟفصل وصول اﻷسﺮة‬،‫رﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ من اﻷسﺮة سﻴد‬
.‫اﻷسﺮة‬

‫ وأشﻴاء أﺧﺮى ﺣول ﺑلدﻩ اﻟديﻨﻴﺔ واﻟﺴﻴاسﻴﺔ‬،‫واﻟﻐﺮض اﻟﺜاﱐ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻷﻃﺮوﺣﺔ ﲢلﻴل اﳊﻴاة واﻟوﻇﻴفﻲ‬

‫ فإنه يﺴاعد على يوﺿح ﺣاﻻت ﳒال سايﻴدس وسﻴد ﷴ على شهاب‬،‫اﻷﻃﺮوﺣﺔ عن اﳊﻴاة واﻟﺴﻴاسﻴﺔ ﻟﺴﻴد ﷴ على شهاب‬

. ‫وﻫﺬا اﻟﻜتاب اﻟﺮاﺋﻊ ﻗد ﺑﻴﻨﺖ اﳌوﺿوع ﺑﻴانا شافﻴا كافﻴا مﻊ أﺑواب وافﻴﺔ‬

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 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION
Panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab one of Kerala’s most prominent leaders

led the Indian union Muslim league [IUML] for many decades. And he was a nationalist

who cherished secular values, social worker, and a powerful orator. The researcher

discusses in this dissertation life and politics of panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab,

because there is a huge unknown hidden history about him in his religious life and

political life. He was a peaceful politician who led the people to politics with a simple

mind.

Panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab made a passionate model to all

the Muslims in the state of humanity to remain when Kerala Muslims went to incorrect

decisions. He could control all society with his hands throughout the state. Panakkad

sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab, he was born on May 4, 1936 at famous kodappanakkal

tharavadu, he was the eldest son of Puthiya Maaliyekkal sayyed Ahmed pookoya thangal,

popularly known as PMSA Pookoya thangal. In this dissertation the researcher will

discuss his personal life and hidden stories about his life, and will include his peaceful

political life too.

This dissertation will help people to know panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab well.

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1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The people know about sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab as only a political leading

leader, but there is hidden story behind his lifestyle as a religious politician. There no

work which was published or researched on his religious background with leading

poliotics.so the researcher wants to discuss his politics along with his attitude. So the

researcher selected the topic to discuss on his dissertation. Panakkad sayyed Muhammad

Ali shihab was a politician as well as a religious scholar and he led the Muslim

community with his political and religious agendas.

1.2 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The researcher wants to find out the answers to some questions

1. How was the family and background of panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab?

2. How was his personel, political and religious attitudes?

1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

 To explain the background and family matters of panakkad sayyed Muhammad

Ali shihab with full details.

 To elucidate his religious, political and personal life of panakkad sayyed

Muhammad ali shihab, For a clarification of his life.

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The researcher selected this topic to ensure more informed about panakkad sayyed

Muhammad Ali shihab and to describe his situation in his political life, the researcher

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 will describe about panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali Shihab thoughts in peaceful

politics and this dissertation will elucidate his political, social and religious attitudes

throughout his life.

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The significances of this study are to get more attraction for panakkad sayyed

Muhammad Ali shihab throughout Kerala. in this era the people in the world know

about sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab only as a political leader but this dissertation

will help people know well about his religious and social life. The researcher includes

his religious thoughts in this dissertation. It's enough to persuade people to study

about him.

1.6 LITERATURE REVIEW

There no work which was published or researched like this dissertation because

there are some books written about sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab and about his

political attitudes but this dissertation is distinct from others work. The researcher will

open a door to his religious attitude and social life in this dissertation, and the

researcher selected variation method to narrate his work.

1.7 METHODOLOGY

The researcher will discuss the dissertation using the biographical method because

it depends on panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali Shihab personal life. So it will act a

model of biography. And researcher depends upon available references about panakkad

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sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab. The research will pass through his own personal life and

it will include his social, religious and political life.

1.8 BIBLIOGRAPHY

 ORU JANATHA THANGALUDE NASHTA SNEHATHE

OORTEDUKKUNNU by chandrika publications

 SMRITHI PADANGALILESHIHAB THANGAL by k p kanji

moosa

 SHIHAB THNGAL [LAGU CHARITRAM] by Ismail

padiyarakkara

 PANAKKATTE PACHATTURUTH by dr:m a Kareem

 KUTTIKALUDE SHIHAB THANGAL by pro:koduvally Abdul

khader

 SAYYED SHIHAB by middle east chandrika publication

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panakkad_Shihab_Thangal

 http://www.jaihoon.com/489.htm

 http://shihab-thangal.blogspot.in/

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 CHAPTER SECOND

FAMILY AND BACKGROUND OF SAYYED

MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB

2.1 FAMILY

The ancestors of Sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab thangal were moved from Yemen

to valappattanam in present day Kannur locale of Kerala. Ali shihabudheen BA Alawi is

the principal known vagrant of this family, who arrived at a valappattanam seaport in

1212 ah. The nearby individuals invited him warmly and kindly. He is the 33rd grandson

of the prophet Muhammad. His grave arranges in the burial ground of kakkulangara

masjid in valappattanam. His child Husain shihabudheen malarkey tangle wedded

khadeeja from the royal family arakkal of kannur. He relocated from valappattanam to

Calicut and inhabited ‘kammathi house’ which later known as the Qazi house in Calicut.

He had a great deal of supporters in various parts of Malabar, and he wedded a young

lady from kainod village in Malappuram the demand of the neighbourhood individuals. In

this marriage the couples conceived an offspring for a young lady, who later wedded by

three distinctive sayyed from ponnani and Malappuram, each after one's end. He

possessed various properties in panakkad and kattungal,as the neighbourhood individuals

skilled him. His death was in 7th ramsan, 1235 AH, and was covered on the east side of

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llayante masjid, developed without anyone else's input. As asgar Ali composes, his grave

was destructed by the wahabis, when they ruled managing committee of the masjid.

Mullakkoya thangal had four children in particular sayyed muhdhar, sayyed Ali, sayyed

hamid, and sayyed Muhammad; and three girls specifically Fatima, alawiyya and

fatheema.

Among them, the senior child sayyed muhdhar once came to Malappuram to visit his

sister's home, all of a sudden he fallen slope and inhaled his final gasp in 1258 AH.he

wedded from the koyamarakkarath family at Calicut. His grave arranges in the burial

ground of valiyangadi masjid, at Malappuram. Sayyed Muhshar’ s child Sayed Husain

shihabudheen Ba Alawi, famously known as Husain Attakoya thangal, was a notable

hostile to pioneer struggle and a scholar. Sayyed Husain‘s religious training was from

Malappuram itself; and after the instruction he instructed at the conventional instructive

focuses to be specific Darses at Malappuram and tirurangad. he was a contemporary of

Sayed fadhl, child of sayed alawi mampuram, the praised charming pioneers of the time

and known hostile to Coloniolists. Sayyed fadhl and Sayyed Husain were dear

companions and relatives. Sayyed fadhl was ousted to Arabia by the British government

in 1852, Sayyed Husain was captured by the administration in 1882, charging his

empowering parts for the Muslim battles in Trikkalur rebellion; and was sent to the

central jail Vellore; he additionally pronounced a fatwa against the British pioneer

government, urging the Muslims to the battle against the provincial forces. He passed far

from the Vellore, and was let go in the memorial park of main bazaar Jamia masjids,

close popular religious foundation in south India, baqiyathu Ssalihath Arabic School. He

had two spouses; Ayesha, little girl of Qazi Odakkal kunhahammed musliyar, and a little

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girl of sayyed Hamid. He had six kids to be specific sayyed Muhammad shihabudheen

koyanjikkoya, sayyed Ali Pookoya, sayyed Muhdhar Kunji seethikkoya, sayyed Ahmed

imbichikoya, sayyed abdullakkoya, and sayyed fadhl cherinjikkoya.

Among them sayyed Muhammad shihabudheen ba alawi, famously known as koyanjikkoya tangle

is the immediate Granded of sayyed Muhammad Ali Shihab Thangal. Koyanjikkoya Thangal

inhabited puthanpurakkal house, at Panakkad. His child and father of sayyed Muhammad Ali

Shihab, sayyed Ahmed sshihabudheen ba alawi, famously known as PMSA pookoya thangal, was

a prominent identity in the religious, political and social situation of Kerala.

2.2 LIFE AND VISION

Sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab thangal was a standout amongst the most

persuasive religious and political pioneers in Kerala. He has a place with an uncommon

type of pioneer, raised the message of adoration, philanthropy and congruity among the

people groups of all kinds of different backgrounds, independent of their cast statement of

faith and group. The strengthening of the Muslim people group was his prime concern

and he was fruitful to join the all organizations of Muslims in Kerala through his

grassroots, yet significant impact on their life. By his short logical words and his ecstatic

disposition towards political and different issues, thangal got undisputed adequacy from

the whole Kerala people group.

Thangal, a 33rd era individual from Prophet Muhammad’s family by plunge, learned at al

Azhar and Cairo colleges after the completion of primary education and customary higher

learning focuses. Aced in Arabic, English and French dialects from al Azhar and granted

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the doctoral degree in Arabic literature from Cairo University. He was offered numerous

higher posts in the Arab world, however his father demanded him to return with a specific

end goal to proceed with his family custom of serving the poor society. He demonstrated

no enthusiasm for governmental issues until the gathering picked him for the president’s

post on his father’s passing in 1975. In any case, leading the gathering for long three

decades with incomparable power close by, he never looked for a chose office and kept

constantly far from the draw of parliamentary legislative issues. He has argued others

likewise to keep the assurance of equitable legislative issues inside the gathering and

state. His eyes and ears have been ever open for the poorest of the general and connected

with up to the late hours of his living days to handle the grievances of average citizens.

Thangal headed the Indian union Muslim league [IUML], Kerala’s third biggest political

gathering, set up in 1948 in Malabar, and after that a part of the Madras area, then Iuml

confronted political alienation from different gatherings who called it collective and

attempted to connect it with all India Muslim league [AIML], which is reprimanded for

the segment. In spite of the fact that the IUML had turned into a political drive to figure

with one of shihab Thangal’s chance, the disgrace of communalism proceeded. Through

wise treatment of delicate issues, shihab thangal prevailing with regards to picking up for

his gathering an open acknowledgment as a major aspect of the common standard, and

confidence as a gathering that maintains the mainstream perfect in spite of the religious

tag in its name. He put the issues of the Muslim people group in the expansive setting of

the social, monetary and instructive backwardness of huge segments of the populace,

along these lines looking for answers for group issues without activating public entities.

Thangal guaranteed that a greater part of the state’s minority group kept its confidence in

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standard society and governmental issues. Making a political decision and restriction

fronts with mainstream parties, he made conceivable a solid and sure combination

between groups.

His valour and duty towards public amicability was enormously refreshing and he

accepted the part of an incredible divider upbraiding the ultra mutual voices by fortune

searchers being trespassed to visually impaired mass. In spite of cries of retribution from

specific areas in the wake of babri masjid pulverization in 1992, he firmly requested his

adherents to guarantee the common concordance is not disturbed. He particularly solicited

Muslims to take protect from temples in Muslim areas and to guarantee the security of

explorers setting out to the shabarimala sanctuary in the pinnacle period of December. He

generally declined to make bargains for here and now picks up. He never offered into the

cries from his scrutinizes and in addition from his devotees to play with shared card

considering on its fleeting advantage may prompt to unbridgeable inlets among different

communities.

As an researcher over law furthermore different Islamic schools he required with lead the

group keeping also sharia undertakings of more than 300 mahalls [Living quarters set aside

for a particular group of people] jamaths[an Islamic council or assembly,

from Arabic jama'at group, congregation,] for kerala the place as much fatwas[an Islamic

religious decree issued by the ʿulama] what’s more edicts were the most recent

expression. Under as much energetic administration hundreds about instructive also

selfless foundations were germinate what’s more flourished the inlet also abroad

particularly in gulf nations.he was the most looked for nearness and his endowments were

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unavoidable to introduce any group strengthening development or welfare wanders in and

out the state. He has constantly given need for establishments that mix religious and

mainstream instruction. His short words were sufficient to end years-in length contention

in family, businessor society. Indeed, even the state high court alluded extended family

fight to him just to be agreeably unravelled in tears. In word and soul he lived for general

population, dependably administered to them, flew out from early morning to mid night

for the necessities and reasons for people in general and never closes his entryways before

anybody. Different individuals from his family are likewise doing likewise. In spite of

being a blazing speaker or made author he had been the most powerful muslim pioneer in

the state

2.3 GENEOLOGY

Sayyed actually implies to leader or pioneer Sayyed But in line with Islamic

epistemology the time period denotes the descendants of Prophet Muhammad. Hassan

and Husain were beloved grandsons of Prophet Muhammad, through his daughter Fatima

and her husband Ali; and the descendants of the Prophet were unfold through them. In

Islamic epistemology, the phrases Aalunnabi and Shareef connote the same which means.

Generally they have referred to as Ahl al Baith, Members of the Family, and the members

of Prophet’s own family.

Hasan’s kids are Zaid, Ummul Hamza, Ummul Husain, Hasan II, Umar, Qasim, Abdulla,

Abdul Rahman, Thalhath, Husain, Fathima, Ummu Salama, and Ruqiyya. Among them,

Umar, Qasim and Abdulla were killed inside the Battle of Karbala, and only Zaid and

Hasan II had the grandchildren. Husain’s children have been Abdulla, Sukaina, Ali Asgar

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(Zainul Abideen), Ali Akbar, Jafar, and Fathima. Among them most of them have been

murdered with Husain within the Battle of Karbala, and most effective Zainul Abideen

had the grandchildren. Therefore, the Ahl al Bait or Sayyeds spread everywhere in the

world through Zaid and Hasan II, sons of Hasan, and Zain al Abideen, son of Husain.

There is every other descendant-family of the Prophet Muhammad, through Zainab, the

daughter of Fatima.

Twenty three men of honor from the group of prophet muhammed[pbuh] have been killed

within the Battle of Karbala. Zainul Abideen didn’t participate in the battle, although the

enemies attempted to kill him via deceptions, but was in useless. Zainul Abideen had 11

sons and four daughters. Though Ali, the son-in-regulation of the Prophet had migrated

from Madina to Basra, in gift-day Iraq, Zainul Abideen and other participants of the Ahl

al Bait again to Madina after the Battle of Karbala. Zainul Abideen’s grand-grandson

Muhammad and his son Isa al Naqeeb got here lower back to Basra. After the dying of Isa

al Naqeeb in Basra, his son Ahmad al Muhajir conducted a adventure to Makkah and

Madina with his sons and loved ones. Later on, they settled in Husaiyya, in Hadarmouth

place, in gift-day Yeman. Ahmad al Muhajir’s sons Ubaidulla and Muhammad migrated

from Husaiyya to Bait al Jubair and later to Tarim, the fatherland of the Alawi Sayyids all

over the international.

W.H. Ingram, the British historian writes in his A Report at the Social Economic and

Political Condition of the Hadarmouth: ‘The Sayyids of the Hadarmouth derive their

descent from Ahmad bin Isa al Muhajir, who migrated to Hadarmouth from Basra and

died there approximately 1050 year ago. His grave is on the right bank of the main Wadi

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Hadarmouth at al Hasisa, a few miles east of Seiyun. Many of households of Sayyids

have hereditary chiefs bearing the name of mansab. They are identified as spiritual

leaders by means of the encompassing tribes and even via tribes a ways away.’ (pp. 36-

37)

As the Sayyeds had been journey-lovers, they travelled a good deal to everywhere with

the religious and spiritual teachings. As the Hadramouth, or extra particularly Tarim was

a coastal region touching the Indian Ocean, Sayyeds from there started out to widen their

travels from inland to ocean. Through the sea each descendants of the Prophet, travelled

all around the world and settled in special components of the worlds. As oceans have

become their top travel-course they in most cases settled in coastal areas, and in no way

went back to their homelands. They have voyaged to East Africa, West Asia, South Asia,

South East Asia, and East Asia. Zanzibar, Morocco, Tunisia, Malabar, Malacca,

Philippines, Malaysia, Java are a number of the coastal areas with colossal presences of

the Sayyeds.

Most of the coastal areas within the Indian Ocean had a strong Islamic community, thru

the have an effect on of the Arab investors from lengthy-centuries. Therefore, anywhere

those Sayyeds arrived; they got exact reception and reputation, as the descendants of the

Prophet Muhammad. Utilizing this legal popularity, Sayyeds attempted to reform the

Muslim community and spread the message of Islam amongst other groups. They had a

few metaphysical powers which attracted the people, inside and out of doors the Muslim

community. They cured the sicknesses, gave-again the misplaced properties, and plenty

of other powers.

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2.4 BA-ALAWI SAYYIDS

The descendants of the Prophet were very later named after the grandfathers, as

Arab genealogical culture used to. Therefore, the Sayyeds themselves were divided to

sub-clans in extraordinary names, according to the grandfathers. Ba Faqeeh Al Faqeeh,

Kadhimi Jalaliyya, Ahdal, Shihabuddhin Jifri, Jamalul Laili, Hadi, Aidarusi, Dahlavi,

Mashhur, Munaffar, Saqaf, Jeelani, Mushayyaq, Ba Abood, Rifaee, Haddad, Vahthwi,

Ba Hasan, Khareed, Musava, Siddheequi, Muqaisil ,Sahir, Aideed, Alu Swalabiyyu,

Maula al Daveela, Hibshi, Bil Faqeeh Muqaisil, and Ba Abood, Shathwiri are some of the

sub-clans inside the House of the Prophet.

Ba Alavis are the famous sub-extended family many of the Sayyeds. There are diverse

arguments about who're genuinely the Ba Alavis. Most of the conventional scholars and

historians opine that the Ba Alavis are grandchildren of Sayyed Alavi bin Abdulla, the

grandson of Ahmad al Muhajir. Some scholars argue that Ba Alavis are the grandchildren

of Ali bin Abi Talib, the son-in-law of the Prophet, whilst some others say that they may

be the grandchildren of Ali bin Abi Talib in his other halves aside from Fatima. But, the

primary observation had broadly popular among the genealogists and conventional

students.

The Ba Alavis had divided to two streams, according with their decentness from

Muhammad bin Ali of Mirbath, who's extensively known as mujammaa’ al-ashraf (the

critical factor of Sayyids). Muhammad bin Ali’s grand-family-contributors have been

divided to 2 streams after his demise:

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1. Children and grand youngsters of Muhammad Faqih al Muqaddam, son of Muhammad

bin Ali.

2. Children and grand kids of Alawi, brother of Muhammad bin Ali. On this foundation,

the descendants of Faqih al Muqaddam referred to as the First Streamers of Ba Alavis,

and the descendants of Alawi known as the Second Streamers of the Ba Alavis. The

households in the First Streamers are: 1. pedigrees of Muhammad Mauladdaveela, 2.

pedigrees of Alavi bin Faqeeh, 3. pedigrees of Eid Roos, 4. pedigrees of Ali bin Abi Bakr

Sakran, 5. pedigrees of Shihabuddeen, 6. pedigrees of Hasan bin Ali bin Abi Bakr Sakran,

7. pedigrees of Ahmad bin Abi Bakr Sakran, 8. pedigrees of Saqaf, 9. pedigrees of

Atthwas, 10. pedigrees of Shaikh Abu Bakr bin Salim, 11. pedigrees of Abdulla Ba Alavi,

12. pedigrees of Ahmad bin Faqih al Muqaddam, 13. pedigrees of Alawi bin Ahmad, 14.

pedigrees of Ali bin Faqih.

The households inside the Second Streamers are: 1. pedigrees of Abdullah Ba Abood

Magfoon, 2. pedigrees of Nudhair, 3. pedigrees of Haiqan, four. pedigrees of Bin

Sameeth, 5. pedigrees of Hashim, 6. Descents of Auhaj, 7. pedigrees of Masraf, eight.

pedigrees of Taweel, 9. pedigrees of Haddad, 10. pedigrees of Baithi, 11. pedigrees of

Fakhr, 12. pedigrees of Aideed, 13. pedigrees of Fudaili, 14. pedigrees of Ba Faqih Amm

al Faqih. Besides these households there are greater than 3 hundred other households

from the House of the Prophet itself.

However, the Ba Alavis, (Banu Alavis or Alavis) had been unfold anywhere in

Hadarmouth via Alavi bin Abdulla. Tarim, a coastal location close to to Mukalla port in

Hadarmouth became their major familial centre. According to Bigyath al Mustarshideen,

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there had been round one lakh Ba Alavis in Hadarmouth in (1203 AH). 99 percentage of

the total populace of Tarim changed into once best the Alavi Sayyids. As referred to

earlier, this Alavis utilizing their coastal connections and links with the mercantile

agencies, migrated to extraordinary components of the world through Indian Ocean. With

a strong notion of Islamic propagation and spiritual awakening of the Muslim network,

Alavis traveled round the world, and reached even Cambodia, Thailand, China, Indonesia,

Philippines, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, India, Zanzibar, and so

on. As Malabar changed into one of the major coastal area and trading middle in South

Asia at that point, loads of Sayyeds, especially Alavis arrived in Kerala.

2.5 KERALA AND SAYYIDS

Though it’s difficult to hint out the correct time period of Sayyeds’ introduction in

Kerala, they may have reached here after the demise of Muhammad bin Ali of Mirbath in

Oman. The migration of Alavis befell in a big margin from 117 AH onwards, as there

have been a few political disturbances from the country against the Sayyeds. The first

spherical migrants into Kerala is probably Sayyed Ali Shihabuddeen of Valapattanam,

Shaikh Jifri of Calicut, and Jalaluddeen Bukhari.

As the historic facts prove, the grandson of Muhammad bin Ali of Mirbath, Abdul Malik

bin Alawi landed in India from Tarim at the quit of 6th century AH. In the beginning of

the 7th century AH, the kids and grandchildren of Abdul Malik migrated from India to

Combodia, China, and Thailand for spiritual missionary activities.

According to the earliest historic evidences for the live of Sayyids in Malabar, four

brothers namely Husain bin Ahmad, Usman bin Abdul Rahman, Muhammad bin Ahmad

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Kareesha, and Eid Ruoos bin Abdul Rahman additionally had landed in Kerala. They

were sent for the spiritual propagation to the East Asian international locations, and in the

direction in their journey they landed in Malabar and stayed here in Calicut and Quilandi

for 4 years. During their live, they met Shaikh Jifri of Calicut. Later on they went to the

East Asia and stayed there till the last breath.

2.6 SOCIAL TRADITION OF SAYYID FAMILY

In kerala sayyids are two groups, halramis and bukharis; the sayyids whome

migrated from halarmoth they known as ‘halramis’and the important persons from

halramis are hairdos,bafaqeeh,ibnu

shihab,muhlar,jifry,saqaf,athas,ahdal,jamalullaily,sayyed mash-hoor,ba alavi,hibushi and

haddad.

Mampuram sayyed alavi contain in mouladhaveela family, in 1852 his son sayyed fasal

pookoya migrated to Arabia. So now days that family didn’t remain here.

And the sayyed bukharis they reached from Bukhara to Lahore and delhi, later they

migrated from dehi to kerala and they spreaded in valappattanam,karuvanthiruthi and

padoor.

In geneology of husain’s there are two groups, padoor koyakkuty[died in 1298] composed

a book about bukhari sayyids.

And the lineage of halramis,in halarmouth adobed from tareem near the mukalla port,the

halramis very famous since ancient era,and their country was desert so there is no way to

survive from that desert and their country was between west and east then the halramis

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start the trade attachements to india and kerala since 8 th centuary, later they migrated and

constructed the colonies.

Khadeer and yafy was the first family whom focus on trade, but the peoples attracted the

concept of islam and Islamic religion, so start increasing the count of new Muslims and

there were very difficult to educate the new Muslims disciples them, and they spreaded

very well to southern Asia some persons focused on religious matters and others on trade

and business, halarami sayyids have a power since AD 16 th centaury they spread to

Kerala over than in Indonesia and Malaysia they led the people on the way of religious

and intellectual.

Halramis accepted the ba alawi sayyids they have the special things about religious

matters and a deep connection with prophet Muhammad [PBUH] and the halaramis

known as ba alavis and this word denotes to old language of halaramis that ba from

Arabic like we use ‘the’ in English, al alavi is the son of ali or from series of ali, bafaqi

and faflal is also similar to ba alavi.

In kerala positon of leaders stand at the family of syyids, muslims have the leadership

from their own community and the peoples loved the sayyids and do many effort for

them.

2.7 PANAKKAD FAMILY IN KERALA

Yemen is a wealthy place that our prophet pray for prosperity for Yemen, lovely

prophet said that iman[Iman in Islamic theology denotes a believer's faith in the

metaphysical aspects of Islam. Its most simple definition is the belief in the six articles of

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faith, known as arkān al-īmān.. And hikma[Hikmah (also Hikmat, Arabic: ‫حﻜمﺔ‬, ḥikma,

literally wisdom, philosophy; rationale, underlying reason,) is a concept in Islamic

philosophy and law] are Yemen’s {Muslim}

Mekkah,madeena,koofa,basara are central oscillated place of Muslims and the Muslims

spreaded the Muslim ideology and concepts of islam through these nations, and in this

time life was unadulterated and best scholars were searching for a secured place to

propagate the islam, then they find out the Yemen and they migrated to Yemen for the

better future of islam.

The banu umayyid dynasty captured the authority and they absolutely avoid the respect of

prophet’s family in this time prophet’s family faced many obstacles in the time of

karbala, in this cause many sayyed races reached in Yemen.

Sayyid Ahmadul muhajir was the leader of prophet’s family reached in yaman( hijra260-

345) .He born in mekkah son of sayyid easannaqeeb . He was a massive scholler so,

called him “shikhul Islam”. He migrated to Halarmouth in Yemen with his two childs in

Hijra317.Because the issue of sheesm and other movements in Basra.

Sayyid Ahmadul muhajir lived in 318 hijra at a region. Later this region becomes

dwelling place of sayyids race. The “Ba alavi Qabeela “origin through the sayyid alaviyul

mubthakir who the elder son of sayyid Ubaidullah bin sayyid Ahmadul muhajir.

The harami scholars who the followers of sayyid alaviyul mubthakir commonly known

by “Ba’alavi” .Ba ‘is the a definitic article in old harami language . It’s meaning as “the

“in English and “al” in Arabic. The sayyid Alaviyul mubthakir is the 30th ggrand father

of panakkad sayyed shihab.

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The origin of “shihabudheen Qabeela” from sayyed Ahmad Shihabudheen bin

abdurahman . sayyid abdurahman is the14th tradition of sayyed alaviyul mubthekir .

sayyid ahmad shihabudheen was a good scholar ,arabic poet, and the owner of many

‘karamath’ . The people called him “shihabudheen “. Later his tradition known as

“shihabudheen”.

He has born at thareem in Yemen on 887 hijra. His demise was in 946. Tjareem is near of

port mukalle in Halar mouth. In a time only sayyed lived in this region today, 75

percentage of prophet’s family living in this region.

2.8 SAYYIDS INTO KERALA

In ancient age Yemen have a contact with Malabar especially ‘lifar town’ today

known as ‘salala’in halarmouth with Kozhikode through a great relation in trade zone is

very famous.

Halarmouth the first land in Arabia which brings up the coconut tree, arecanut tree, betel

leaf and etc...

Halar mouth the first land in Arabia which bring up the coconut tree. A coconut tree betel

leaf and etc. Malabars sulthan Samoothiri respect the Arabian sadaa this and traders and

he arrange their needs for them. The sufi and sadath attracted to Malabar by this reason

one of them. The sammothiri ‘s affection to Arabians and opportunities for religion

propagation sayyid muhammed bin ahmad , shiqh jifri mamburam sayyid Alavi

mouladdaveela, sayyid Hasan jifri and others. in sadahathi’s family and Makhthoom’s

family, arand fathers of Usthad E K Shamsul ulama . And others also came from yaman.

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Continuously arrival of propagators group from Yaman changed the faces of malayalies.

Ymanies islamic purity and front is piece of culture were accepted in Malabar. today the

mappila malayali following the undaunted aped heritage of Yamani hikmath. This

harmony is not limited only in cultural and dressing. The preference for fiqh and study

sitting in masjid like in kerala also has in Yman. Fathhul mueen which created by a

keralien shikh zainudheen Makhdoom which this holly book teaching in study sitting

masjid of Yaman . Mappila mislim became the shafees’s madhab by the heritage of

Yaman.

One of the most famous people who departed from halor mouth and reached in

Kozhikode in the hijra1154. His name was shikh Jifri . we can se in history of Kozhikode

musslimsrealated to his arrival . the attraction of Jifri into Kozhikode in the base of

samoothiris relationship by other religious.

Qazi muhudheen bin Abdussalam ,Kozhikode chief muslims and others received the

shikh Jifri who reached in Kozhikode and led into palace of sammothiri. Qazi

muhammed have a specialized position in front of samoothiri. samoothiri received and

respected the shikh in his place.

‘Manivikraman [samoothiri] requested to sheikh to stay in Kozhikode, for helping

Muslims in every level. In addition to this, he bestow the coconut field in aanamangad

near kallayi and a vast land in maliyekkal house[today known as jifri house] for his

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residence and this all for his concession, and samoothiri avoid the taxes from sheikh

cause of his qazi position’1

Here these matters explain the relationship between the non-Muslim rulers and Muslims

in Malabar and we can see the diagram of acceptability of prophet’s family in Malabar.

Sayyed hamid [R] who the grandfather of sayyed varakkal who was in Malabar when the

sheikh jifri reached in Malabar and sheikh jifri followed every steps of sayyed hamid[R]

at the time of sheikh jifri, sayyed shihabudheen aliyul halarami who the 8th grandfather

of panakkad sayyed Muhammad ali shihab and he is the father of shihabudheen qabeela

in Kerala

2.9 LINEAGE OF SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB

Sayyed Muhammad ali shihab is the 40th grandson of prophet Muhammad

[PBUH]

He never do anything that polites his grandfather’s dignity, and his route was like prophet

muhammed[PBUH], who lived before 1400 years.

The researcher adding the lineage that end up on prophet muhammed[PBUH] ;

1. PROPHET MUHAMMED [PBUH]

2. FATHIMATHUSSUHRA[R]

3. SAYYED HUSSAIN[R]

4. SAYYED ZAINUL ABIDEEN[R]

5. SAYYED MUHAMMEDUL BAKHIR

1
history of Kozhikoden Muslims; page 91; PP mammed koya

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6. SAYYED JA-FARUSSADIQ[R]

7. SAYYED ALIYYUL URAILI[R]

8. SAYYED MUHAMMED[R]

9. SAYYED ISA-NNAQEEB[R]

10. SAYYED AHMEDUL MUHAJIR[R]

11. SAYYED AARIFU BILLAHI ALAVI[R]

12. SAYYED MUHAMMED[R]

13. AL-AARIFU BILLAHI AS-SAYYED ALAVI[R]

14. SAYYED ALI QAZI AQSAM[R]

15. SAYYED AL AARIFU BILLAHI SAAHIBUL MIRBATH[R]

16. SAYYED VALIYYU ALAVI[R]

17. SAYYED MUHAMMEDUL FAQEEHUL MUQADDAM[R]

18. SAYYED ALAVI[R]

19. SAYYED ALI[R]

20. SAYYED MUHAMMED MOULADDAVEELA[R]

21. SAYYED ABDURAHMAN SAQAF[R]

22. SAYYED ABOOBACKERISSAQRAN[R]

23. SAYYED SHEIKH ALI[R]

24. SAYYED ABDURAHMAN[R]

25. SAYYED AHMED[R]

26. SAYYED SHIHABUDHEEN AHMED[R]

27. SAYYED UMAR[R]

28. SAYYED SHIHABUDHEEN[R]

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29. SAYYED UMAR MAHBOOB[R]

30. SAYYED ALI SHIHABUDHEEN[R]

31. SAYYED MUHAMMED[R]

32. SAYYED ALI[R]

33. SAYYED AHMED[R]

34. SAYYED ALI SHIHABUDHEEN[R]

35. SAYYED HUSSAIN[R]

36. SAYYED MUHDHAR[R]

37. SAYYED HUSSAIN AATTAKOYA THANGAL[R]

38. SAYYED MUHAMMED KUNJIKKOYA THANGAL[R]

39. SAYYED AHMED POOKOYA THANGAL[R] {PMSA POOKOYA

THANGAL}

40. SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB THANGAL[R]

AND HIS BROTHERS.

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 CHAPTER THREE

PERSONEL, POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE OF

PANAKKAD SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI SHIHAB

Panakkad sayyed Muhammad ali shihab thangal was a living legend and a beacon

of light for people around him. He still remains as inspiration. There is a lot to learn from

the life of panakkad sayyed Muhammad ali shihab. He upheld the importance of

charity,love and peace throughout his life. People still follows his principles, not just in

india but all over the world, particularly in the arab world.

Panakkad sayyed muhammed ali shihab was a messenger of secularism, a champion of

minorities and a creative leader for more than two and a half decades.

Panakkad sayyed Muhammad ali shihab headed in IUML as a leader for decades, Indian

union Muslim league having bold record of service within the history of Indian Muslims.

IUML stood committed for the solidarity and integrity of Indian union, defensive cultural

identification of minorities specifically Muslim and gambling a critical role for the social

justice and empowerment of minorities, backward classes and downtrodden phase in our

country.

Late panakkad sayyed Muhammad ali shihab safeguarded in network in widespread and

IUML in precise from disaster particularly at the time of babari masjid demolition. He is

function version for communal amity, and champions in empowerment of minorities and

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a pious servant of allah the creator of world, he constantly worked for needy, terrible and

helpless. His historic achievement in establishing heaps of masjid across the country in

particular in corner and nook of Kerala country. We can’t neglect his humanitarian useful

resource to orphans at the time of Gujarat riot.

3.1 SHIHAB THANGAL: BIRTH AND LIFE

Panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab one of Kerala’s most prominent leaders

led the Indian union Muslim league [IUML] for many decades. And he was a nationalist

who cherished secular values, social worker, and a powerful orator. The researcher

discusses in this dissertation life and politics of panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab,

because there is a huge unknown hidden history about him in his religious life and

political life. He was a peaceful politician who led the people to politics with a simple

mind.

Panakkad sayyed Muhammad ali shihab born on 4th may, 1936, he was a legend on his

childhood and he born as the eldest son of Panakkad Sayyed Ahmed Pookoya Thangal,

who was a renowned Islamic leader and spiritual icon of Kerala. He Did his primary

education at the Madrasathul Muhammadiya High School, Kozhikode. Later He

continued his religious education at Thalakkadathur and Kananchery Dars under Ponmala

Moideen Musliar. In 1958, he left for Egypt for higher studies and earned his master's

degree in Arabic literature from Al Azhar University in 1961. He continued his studies in

Cairo University and pursued a Doctorate in Arabic Literature in 1966. After completing

about eight years at Egypt he returned to home land in 1966.

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In 1967, Thangal married Sayyida Fathima Beevi, daughter of Syed Abdurahman Bafaqi

Thangal, one of the leaders of Muslim League. After her death in 2006, he married Aysha

Beevi. Thangal had two sons: Syed Basheerali Shihab Thangal and Syed Munavarali

Shihab Thangal and he had four younger brothers: Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal, Sayed

Hyderali Shihab Thangal, Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal and Sayyid Abbas Ali Shihab

Thangal.

Shihab Thangal was selected as the president of the Kerala state committee Indian Union

Muslim League substitute to his father's death in 1975. Shihab Thangal remained

President until his last breath in 2009. He was a popular leader of the Muslim community

in Kerala and was Qazi to hundreds of mahals in Kerala.[2]He had a close clasp with

Kerala's prominent Islamic Organisation like Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama. He

was the president of a somany Islamic institutions like Darul Huda Islamic University,

Jamia Nooriya Arabiya, Jamia Darussalam Al Islamiya, Nandi which is managed by

Samastha. And He is one of the founding members of MEA Engineering College and

Markazu Tharbiyathil Islamiyya, Valancheri. He was behind the proposal to start another

campus of Aligarh Muslim University in Kerala.

Shihab Thangal Earlier life is very happiest . M.M.Hight School kozhikode is the first

school . He collected first primary education from the school.After that primary education

he continued his education at thalakkadathoor and kannanchery Dars ( Muslim dormitory

education about religion ) from ponmala Moideen musliar .After his education in kerala

he journeyed to Egypt in 1958 and he joined the master degree in Arabic Literature at Al-

Azhar University Cairo ( One of the famous Islamic University in the World ) , after post

graduation from Al-Azhar University he also joined the research programme in Al-Azhar

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ismaic University in Arabic Literature . Shihab Thangal returned to his home after a long

eight years life in Egypt in 1966.

Shihab Thangal practiced his education at Egypt , and his education he

returned to home land . Shihab thangal married daughter of the Famous Sayed

AbduRahman Bafakhy Thangal [Former Muslim Leegue President, Respected Islamic scholar

and business man also], Shareefa Fathima Beevi . She was the spouse of the Panakkad

Sayed Muhamed Ali Shihab Thangal .They two sons, one is Syed Basheerali Shihab

Thangal (mainly focussed on business) and Sayed Munavvarali Shihab Thangal (mainly

focussed on politics). Shihab thangal's wife Shareefa Fathima beevi died in 2006.

Panakkad sayed Muhammed Ali Shihab Thangal again married Aysha beevi in 2006.

Panakkad Muhammed Ali Shihab Thangal has 4 brothers. They are Sayed Umarali

ShihabThangal[Leader of Samastha Kerala jamiyathul Ulam - EK Sunni ],Sayed Hyder Ali

shihab Thangal[Present satate president of Indian union musim leegue and leader of

islamic Scholar - EK Sunnis],Sayed Sadiqali shihab thangal[Present Malappuram District

president of Indian Union Muslim leegue],Sayed Abbasali Shihab Thangal ( Former

President of SKSSF state committy - EK sunni's youth wing ).

He visited so many places through his life and he learned so many matters from these

countries and he visited Egypt,Saudi

Arabia,America,phalastine,iran,yamen,,Italy,austrelia,malesia,singapoor,Britain,france,

and other gulf countries

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3.2 EDUCATION LIFE

Panakkad sayyed muhammed shihab thangal very happiest on the time of

education, he studied his primary education fom Madrasathul Muhammadiya HIGH

SCHOOL KOZHIKODE, after that he continued his education at DMRT SCHOOL.after

that he turned his studies to religious so he admitted on darses 2 to learn about religious

matters, later he continued his dars study from 1953 to 1958 at tozannoor and

talakkadathoor, after the completion of dars studies he entered at famous university of

Egypt, al azhar in 1958. After the education of three years he collected the high degree in

Islamic studies, later he entered at cairo university [1961-1966] to study about history

research and Arabic literature and after the completion of these studies he collected

master degree on Arabic literature.

He also impressed on sufi arts and he accepted the sufi paths on his personel life to

fruitful his life, so he studied about Sufism in important university for three years.

He studied with malidweep president ma’moon abdul qayyom, and malidweep foreign

affairs minister fatahullah jameel.

His important teachers were ponmala moideen musliyar, later naraayan on [MM high

school] later he continued his education on cairo university then he earned some

outstanding professors from cairo university like izzudheen fareed, shouki laif, yousuf

khulaif and etc...

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( Muslim dormitory education about religion)

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3.3 MARRIEGE

Panakkad sayyed Muhammad ali shihab married two wives after the completion

of studies from al azhar university and Cairo university, firstly he married shareefa

fathima beevi the daughter of sayyed abdurahman bafaqi thangal on 24 th, November

1966.

After the death shareefa fathima beevi ha married ayisha beevi chaliyam, these wives give

to sayyed shihab thangal many best offsprings like suhra beevi,hairoos beevi,sameera

beevi,sayyed basher ali shihab and sayyed munavvir ali shihab.

And his laws are sayyed nasar mash-hoor[Kuwait],sayyed luqman[Saudi],sayyed yoosuf

hydrose[muscut],shameema beevi,shareefa haniyya.

And his brothers are late sayyed umer ali shihab,sayyed hyder ali shihab,sayyed swadiq

ali shihab,sayyed abbas ali shihab.

And his sisters are khadeejabi,kunhibeevi,mullabeevi.

3.4 SAYYED MUHAMMED ALI: A GREAT GLORY OF OUR

TIMES

Sayyed muhammed ali shihab the leader of Indian union muslim association for a

long time, and he was a powerful pioneer of high notoriety who contributed much to the

combination of common law based conventions of the state. He had been revered by

lakhs of individuals as an otherworldly pioneer cutting over every one of the boundaries

of religion, stations or gatherings. He was so connected with the general population and

his nearness was much looked for after. The processing swarms thronged to pay him last

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regards were unprecedented ever, which was itself a declaration of the warmth, profound

respect and regard the general population had towards him. He was conceived on fourth

may 1936 at panakkad close malappuram, in a respectable group of the descendents of the

prophet Muhammad. His dad PMSA pookoya thangal [1917-1975] was a flexibility

contender and profound pioneer. Their familial home, kodappanakkal at panakkad

resembles a pilgrim focus. Shihab thangal wedded the little girl of sayyed Abdurrahman

bafaqi thangal [1906-1973] who was a conspicuous pioneer of his time and one of the

designers of law based front in Kerala. It is fascinating to note that shihab thangal took

after the strides of these two extraordinary identities and turned into the leader of Kerala

state Muslim class. What's more, he drove his association undisputedly for over three

decades. The congress-iuml join of Kerala is the primary effective examination of

coalition governmental issues in India.

Sayyed Muhammad ali shihab thangal had the chance to concentrate abroad. After the

effective going out of secondary school and preparatory religious reviews later he went

Egypt for higher reviews. Amid 1958-1966, he learned at celebrated al azhar and Cairo

colleges he had post graduate degree in Arabic semantic and he was a researcher of sufi

convention which has been viewed as one of the defences of the composite culture of our

nation as well.

He led an exemplary life, a role model for political and social workers. His house was

crowded by visitors from every corner of life seeking his advice and blessings. There

were three books on him in Malayalam published during his life time and other essays.

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With his demise, Kerala has lost a towering personality. He was much popular in gulf

countries. He had visited almost all important countries of the world. He was like a good

will ambassador of indo-Arab relations. He had personal contact with ruling families and

leaders of Arab nations. And more over the non-resident Indians in gulf countries had a

champion in him. He was very close to them. he had attended a number of cultural fests

and functions in gulf countries.

3.5 SHIHAB THANGAL: MESSENGER OF MERCY AND LOVE

We can still feel the respect of others having for shihab thangal. His life was an

open book, and showed the way for people with his deeds more than words. His followers

were not restricted to any particular class. People from all walks of life followed and

respected him, and shihab thangal taught them to support the poor. And he showed them

how to do that.

Shihab thangal used to spend hours to listening to the worries of others. In all Tuesdays,

he would sit with persons in need of help. He would solve issues between persons and

families. Often those sessions lasted until 2 am. He never complainted about the rush of

people, and he worked tirelessly. His working time often extended to 19 hours a day.

Leisure was a dream of shihab thangal.

He was also in charge of various religions, political and education organisations. He spent

hours to ensure smooth functioning of those institutions. His guidance was immensely

helpful for institutions.

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Shihab thangal taught the world that anything can be conquered through love. For shihab

thangal, elements like religion, caste, class etc...Was never a barrier and he was a

ambassador of mercy and love and worked single mindedly for peace and harmony in

society. He had a mind as genuine as his smile. Many times, his smile was enough for

warring person’s tor econcile or brings peace to those suffering from some personal

issues. He served the medicine of love. His words and deeds will remain forever in the

minds of people.

He always tried to spread love carity activities on the world, when he studying in Egypt.

‘There was a rich student, who smoked quite regularly. But unfortunately his family

slipped into a financial crisis. Shihab thangal noticed that student in a depressed state, and

enquired the reason behind his despondency. He told to shihab thangal about the crisis in

family, and just to cheer him up shihab thangal and he bought the same brand of cigarette

that he was smoking and kept it under his pillow’3

Shihab thangal taught the world that anything can be conquered through love. For shihab

thangal elements like religion, caste, class, etc.... were never a barrier and he was

ambassador of charity and love, and worked single mindedley for peace and harmony in

society. He had a mind as genuine as his smile. Many times, his smile was enough for

warring persons to reconcile or bring peace to those suffering from some personal issues.

He served the medicine of love. His words and deeds will remain forever in the minds of

people.

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3.6 SHIHAB THANGAL: A GREAT SCHOLAR

Shihab thangal was a great scholar as a politician; he continued his religious

education at thalakkadathur and kananchery dars under ponmala moideen musliyar. For

further studies, he left for Egypt in 1958 and obtained his master’s degree in Arabic

literature from ala Azhar University in 1961 and he also obtained Sufi studies from

foreign university. And he was a religious leader of Kerala Muslim community who led

the people with his words and deeds.

After spending around eight years in Egypt he returned to Kerala in 1966.

After long years he was appointed as the president of the Kerala state committee of Indian

union Muslim league [IUML] subsequent to his father’s death in 1975.

He remained its president until his death in 2009. He was a very influential leader of the

Muslim community in Kerala and was qazi to three hundreds of mahalls in Kerala.

He is one of the founding members of MEA engineering college and markazu tharbiythul

islamiyya, valancheri.

3.7 THANGAL: PERSON AND TIME

Before three and half century, especially before 12 years Muslim league gone

through the many obstacles and difficulties. In this time panakkad sayyed Muhammad ali

shihab thangal was the leader of IUML but he never agree to upset but he keep his calm

and smile during the difficulties and he faced every issues with calm heart, so many

issues raised during 90, but he launched the quote of prophet Muhammad [PBUH] ‘you

don’t be angry’ it is his motivation and humanity and it is not a poison between people.

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In 1948 Indian union Muslim league formed by qayide millath Ismail sahib in this time

the Abdul kalam azad and maulana moudoodi were made laws of political and people like

Abdul kalam azad and he argued the Muslims don’t need to make political party and

work hard on that party, in many states except Kerala, Muslims were worked hard in

political parties for the report of sachar committee, Muslims were stand in the political

parties since 6th century. The sachar commission report not only explains the reportance

of Muslims. The minorities elected with closed eye in the base of their faith, so many

Muslims in west Bengal were imprisoned and some others in the depth of darkness.

In addition to the natural life of Kerala Muslims were improved over than Bengal

minorities, and it indicates in rajendra sachar report, we can explain this proud by Muslim

league after independence, every candidate in election they want the administration

without the development of the people and many people’s trapped in this way of cheating,

and it happen in the states of Abdul kalam azad’s followers. The people escaped from

political religious which thought of moudoodi.

In this time, the responsibility of leading the Muslim league reached in the hand of

panakkad shihab thangal this time was full of bangles of challenges because so many

challenges raised in Muslim league over than other political parties, the enemies want the

delay of Muslim league in that time. In this age, the cpm want to cover the malappuram

by real collapse of babri masjid by terrorists noted by talk of share-at, and brutal attacks

of Narendra Modi in Gujarat, in this time the leading of Muslim league’s responsibility

reached in the hands of shihab thangal and it was a fair experiment.

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On that time there were two ways have in front of IUML and one of them that the way of

PDP, NDF which promoting the in piece, injustice and revolution, and the second one is

the way of peace and giving facilities for people through the parliament, and shihab

thangal accepted the second way the way of peace and love, and he lead the party without

difficulties. And this way helped IUML to spread the IUML around the world and to

spread the love throughout communities without separation of class and castes etc…

3.8 SAMASTHA AND PANAKKAD FAMILY

The presence of islam in Kerala from 14th century or more..Muslims have a proud

history in Kerala and other countries. In Kerala the leaders of ‘makhdoom’ scholars have

a big role in Kerala Muslims, its popularity become from other countries like Yemen,

koofa, Basra etc… and the makhdoom scholars tried to spread development among

Muslims on their religious and life matters, and they compose so many literatures on

religious education like fath-hul mueen, thuhfathul mujahedeen and so many books and

these are famous between Muslims.

Muslims faced so many tragedies and obstacles after the arrival of Portuguese navy and

vasco-da Gama in Kozhikode in 1498. And they collapsed the fraternity and relations

among Muslims.

Muslims faced many obstacles and tragedies. Scholars and sayyed came as freedom

fighters like mampuram sayyed saithalavi koya thangal, panakkad sayyed Husain

aattakoya, Ali Musliyar, and umar qazi and they carried big roles on freedom fight.

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Here we can discuss about the relation between Samastha and panakkad family that

Samastha Kerala jamyathul Ulama established in 1925 when the bida-ees grouped

between peoples and they raised betrayal and cheatings among peoples, and peoples

trapped in the nest of bida-ees, in this time the peoples want a good path to follow, and

they wished to know the reality, in this period, the Samastha Kerala formed to show the

truth and to express the reality.

All facilities of education like primary education and higher education reached by

Samastha, 8878 madrasas, 200 or more Arabic colleges, and thousand of palli darses its

all development brought up by Samastha, all scholars of Samastha karalla jamyathul

Ulama give the importance and help for education field, like marhoom sayyed

Abdurrahman bafaqi, marhoom PMSA pookoya thangal and other panakkad sayyed

scholars.

Panakkad sayyeds were the leaders of kerala and scholers carry a big role and effort in

growth of samastha and its devolepment and acceptance of samastha among peoples.and

the donation of panakkad sayyeds to samastha is unforgettable.

Pookoya thangal have a great position in ruling of samastha and he was the state secretary

of sunni yuvajana sangham and his son umer ali shihab thangal was secretary of samastha

and state and state president of sunni yuvajana sangam in1974, panakkad sayyed

muhammed ali shihab thangal become malappuram district president of sunni yuvajana

sangham, sayyed hyder ali shihab thangal was member of mush-ara, general secretary of

mahall federation, president of sunni yuvajana sangham, and treasurer of education board,

and the swadiqali shihab thangal is the leader of SKSSF today.

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Munavvar ali shihab thangal is the leader of the sunni balavedi and he was the successor

of sayyed hameed ali shihab.

The role of sayyed muhammed Ali shihab in building of MEA engineering college is

unforgettable, and its growth. And most of religious institutions grown under the

leadership of sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab. And Muhammad Ali shihab thangal carried

so many positions among Kerala community, like qazi of mahalls. He holed qazi position

over 300 mahall.

The panakkad family has a great relation with madrassa and mahall in Kerala.

3.9 GOOD TRADITION OF SUFI GENETICS

Panakkad sayyed Muhammad Ali shihab thangal was a Sufi in the view of

religious tradition, he earned a degree in the topic of Sufism from a great university, and

its denotes that the wish of shihab thangal on Sufism,

The forefathers of Muhammad Ali shihab thangal reached in Kerala shore with full of

religious spirit, and one of them was 8th grandfather of sayyed Muhammad ali shihab and

his tom situates in valappattanam, and his son married from arakkal family and he settled

in the masjid of uncle at Kozhikode. And his son sayyed muhdhar kunhi seethe stayed at

malappuram in this time the heredity spread in his era, and he recorded adhkars and sufi

factors, prayers and his heredity.

His follower sayyed hussain aattakkoya avoid that place and went to velloor and he died

in 1882 and his situates in puliyan kandam. Sayyed muhammed koya constructed

kodappanakkal family, it’s not only a place for dhikr and dua its also shelter for people

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whom reaches at panakkad kodappanakkal tharavadu. To get duas and to discuss about

marriage and other things. Panakkad and sayyed muhammed ali shihab are the pearl of

mappila people whom respected him very well.

He was a good person for any time when have the disasters and political problems,

panakkad sayyed pookoya gained political power and social power to common people.

Peoples also respected pookoya thangal and sayyed muhammed ali shihab who the

president of muslim league for many years.

Muhammed ali shihab thangal gained many good manners from his father PMSA

pookoya thangal, he was popular between all communities.

3.10 KODAPPANAKKAL THARAVAD

The Panakkad Kodappanakkal home. The compound is overwhelmed with group

on Tuesdays. They are of various position and religions – however their goal is one. They

need to relate the distresses of the bothered heart. They need to discover an answer for the

unpleasant issues. When they give back, their souls are exhausted of the distresses.

Sayyed Shihab's words are recuperating to their throbbing hearts.

Sayyed Shihab who lives like an open book has no privileged insights to cover up.

Everybody feels that he is actually their own. A darling pioneer, a dear sibling… the

group never makes the Sayyed eager. There is none to supplant him.

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Sayyed Shihab's area is not confined to legislative issues alone. He is similarly dynamic

in socio-social and instructive fields. He is the Qazi of various regions and also the

director of various beneficent foundations.

His is the last word while pronouncing the locating of the moon for different events. He

tries to discover time for managing the working of various establishments. He has

constantly given need for organizations that mix religious and mainstream instruction..

Sayyed Shihab accentuates on the significance of coordinating profound qualities with the

exercises of exchange unions as wells as the need to accept accountability alongside the

battle for rights. He never thinks that its hard to blend with the specialists. No other

pioneer can sit and feast with the low class specialists on a similar table. Such is Sayyed

Shihab.

3.11 CONCLUSION

Sayyed Muhammad Ali Shihab Thangal was a great politician as a good scholar

he gives so many donations to peaceful politics and showed the route of peace politics.

And this dissertation will helps to find out the hidden story about peaceful politics of

sayyed Muhammad Ali Shihab.

And this dissertation includes the religious aspects of Shihab Thangal on the way of his

politics with coordination community.

He was also a Sufi scholar to who search the religious leader. And he did a degree on the

topic of Sufism from an important university.

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The purpose of this dissertation is to show the life and religious aspects of Shihab

Thangal, and this dissertation also includes his personal life and background of his family

and background of Panakkad family.

Shihab Thangal was the 40th grandson of Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] and he moved on

the way of his grandfather Muhammad [PBUH].

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