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SELECT GLOSSARY Allah ALim b. ,.amdl Azan Barakath Bismilla Burkha Dargah Dubash Eedgah Farman Fur2 Fatheeha Hadhish Ha/ Hajj Haklm Hanball God Expert in lslamlc Laws Summon to prayer proclaimed by the Mouzin from the mosque Miraculous power conferred on Muslim saints and their shrines. " In the name of God ( Allah) an expresslon frequently used by Muslims especially when commencing a work. Loose garment generally of black colour covering the entire body with vieled opening, for the eyes, worn by Muslim women. Operation of the foreskin of the penis of Muslim boys It is a sunnat (Tradltlon) for Muslims. Muslim saint's Tomb Shrine Interpretor, translator Place of festival prayer Wrltten order issued by a ruler Injunction An offering to God - The Opening chapter of Quran called Sura Fatheeha is usually read as a part of the invocation to God (Allah) or the Prophet or a Saint. Traditional Record I.e., the recorded saying of the Prophet It Is the tradition to follow of what the Holy Prophet said and did. Pilgrimage to Mecca A person who have perfomed Ha] Doctor or specialist in mediclne A school of lslamic jurisprudance. This rejects the concensus of the learned scholars as unlawful and depends upon the actual wordings of the sunna as a source of Islamic law. A school of Islamic Jurisprudance which rejects the method of ijma. The Prophet's journey from Medina to Mecca, the Musllm era commences from this year ie., AD 622. Permissible in Islam Forbidden or prohibited ( In Islam) The consensus of the companions of the Prophet or the learned Musllm scholars of subsequent periods as a authentlc source of lslamlc laws, on the aspects, which are not clear either from Quran Hadhish
Imam Maulavl Mauzln Mdadun Nabi Narnar Nlkah Prr Purdah Slam Religious leader and also to mean the religious specialist of the congragational prayer. It is derived from Arabic root, "SLM", means peace, submission or obedience. In religious sense Islam means submission to the will of god (Allah) and obedience to his laws. It is a " Cultural process " where by groups and individuals dirtinguish themselves and behave according to Islamic prescription and Islamic view of life. Gathering of people, the informal village elder's council of the Muslims of a particular where a mosque is situated area The sacred house in Mecca ( the first Mosque) White cloth that cover the dead body before placing into the grave. Sovereign; a successor of the Prophet Mohamed with authority both in religious and civil governments. Sermon delivered on every Friday before the forenoon prayer Verses of Islamic confession of faith Mdim festival commemorating the death of a saint or pir. Muslim residential area adjacent to a Mosque Dowy promised by the groom to his bride at the time of marriage, it Is compukoy on the part of the groom and the is recorded. A school of lslarnlc jurlsptudance founded by Imam Abu Malik Mosque, place of worship of Muslims. A wide bottomed boat with timber sewn together with coir, plying In Coromandel coast. Religious discourse by recitation of religious books, usually held on various socio-religious functions and also on the birth anniversary of the Prophet, Mohamed. Muslim priest and teacher The person attached to the mosque to ~erform the duty of announcement of the time of prayer by reciting Azan; Birth Anniversary of the Prophet Mohamed. The Islamic form of prayer or worship Marriage Muslim saint Women's veile ~h~ lslamic way of greeting with the right hand raised to the forehead as a mark of respect.
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MARITIME ACTIVITIES ECONOMY AND SOC
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During my field work. I interviewed
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J RAJA MOHAMAD CURATOR GOVERNMENT M
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Key to Abbrevlmtlonm ARE ARP BOR FS
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Chapter - I INTRODUCTION A study of
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However the Muslims were no match t
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Secondary Sources Castes and Tribes
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Chapter two outlines the geographic
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at Tranquebar. Their trading activi
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At the beginning of nineteenth cent
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There were Muslim weavers in large
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The Tamil speaking Muslims of Corom
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and they have been pooled together
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Chapter I1 THE COROMANDEL COAST The
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community of the present day Tamil
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Most of the Coromandel ports were l
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trading communltles and their settl
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acquired the knowledge about the oc
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Kenneth Hall. op. dt. p - 167. A.R.
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polygais reorganised the admlnistra
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In 1736 the rulers of Tamil country
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SethupathkofRamaMthapaoam. Lwas~fra
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Chapter IV THE MUSLIMS OF COROMANDE
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M~~llnlppattu, Ncd~~nnlvndnl,Prr~~m
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wife but also a pbce for board and
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Yonakar street or Yon street even t
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to be the merchant guild of the Mus
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which is considered to be a subcast
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Muslims of Tamil Nadu as Lovai. It
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inscription and said the term marak
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No doubt this is to enhance their e
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The Portuguese used this plural hon
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CHOUAS The Wrds of the Dutch, Engli
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W. Roboltson Smlth, Mp and manisge
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80. Qusdir Hussain Khan, op.clt., p
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Chapter - V EUROPEANS ON THE COROMA
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to be friendly with Portuguese. Rul
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the Muslims had established firmly
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assistance of the Dutch. In return
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In 1537 the three captains of the Z
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V. I1 . THE DUTCH The Hollanders -
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An impressive fort was built at Nag
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Ekojl the Maratha general was insta
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However the Dutch web caught hold o
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ejected a similar offer made to Col
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The Dutch took the Coromandel texti
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The Portuguese never extended such
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to the English and Pondichery to Fr
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The french settlements were a heave
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A record of Fort St. George of 28 J
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The settlement of Madras ( Fort. St
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The Myrore wars of subsequent times
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Under the English administration th
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for local representatives. Most of
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and confident merchants as share ho
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Choudy alleges that the English Eas
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C Sivarathnam, Tamils m Ceylon , (
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S Arasaratnam. Conlpan~eb and Comme
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130. B.Krishnamoorthy op cit ; Ch~e
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191, ibid 192 lbld p 192. 193. S. A
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in the m t h centuxy A.D.. the Atab
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The religious ties and associations
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found it extremely difficult to com
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His ships sailed to Pulicat, PortoN
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The English records from 1686 menti
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MARITIME TRADE At the beginning of
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Similarly the Cholia Muslim were we
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Some of the Muslim traders were so
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When the amount due to the merchant
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S i Moharned, and lbmhim ~agudha~'.
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The decline of opportunities in shi
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Even in the kt decatk of the nbwtem
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Malabar and Bengal ports. This fami
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He had business connection in Singa
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At Kulasekarapuram , Hassankhan Sir
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and there were no Marakkayar trader
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Thus it will be seen tha there was
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Korkai of Sangam period gave way to
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The Dutch took over the pearl fishe
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was fished in the coastal belt of T
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At KikWcarai a certain wnMbution of
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A considerable population of Muslim
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withstand the strong mansoon winds
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weather, sea and its bottom topogra
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On thei anival at Commandel the Dut
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in defence and tradeZz5. This is an
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and others they could not get inter
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There was lack of creativity and in
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References Pratandha Thjrnttu, Dr.
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Chief of PortoNovo to the chief of
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Somerset Playne, op.cit. p.4686; Pa
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TNA Judicial Consultation, Vol 242
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TNA Madurai District Record, Vo1.47
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Sarada Raju. op. cit pp.200 - 201.
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The Arabic word lslam cannotes subm
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the Shariath by Ulamas and Alims le
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equal status. Ranking as in caste s
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Tho elaborate rituals and ceremonie
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Page 253 and 254: BIBLIOGRAPHY Intensive field studie
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Page 257 and 258: Report of Customs Committee, Madras
Page 259 and 260: Magbul Ahamed. S.. lndo Arab Relati
Page 261 and 262: WUkr. Col.. Historical sketches of
Page 263 and 264: Sarlri . B.S., " P o w in South Irl
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