Pukkoya Tangal

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P. M. S. A. Pukkoya Thangal
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P. M. S. A. Pukkoya Thangal
Died1975 (1976)
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Muslim Spiritual Leader
  • Islamic Scholar
  • Politician[1]

Pukkoya Thangal, full P. M. S. A. Pukkoya Thangal (died 1975),[1] of the Pukkoya Tangal family of Panakkad, was an Indian community leader and Indian Union Muslim League politician from Kerala.[1] He served as the President of Indian Union Muslim League (Kerala) and the President of Samastha Kerala Jamiat ul-Ulema (the body of Sunni-Shafi'i scholars in Kerala).[2]

The thangal was born in the Pukkoya family of northern Kerala. He was widely believed to possess the Grace of Karamat and was revered for his "saintly" qualities by the Kerala Muslims. The tangal is also said to be the Shaikh of the al-Aydarusiyya wa-Alawiyya.[1]

Pukkoya Tangal was succeeded by his eldest son Shihab Thangal (1936 - 2009).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Miller, Roland E., Mappila Muslim Culture. New York, State University of New York Press, 2015. pp. 115, 268-69.
  2. ^ Miller, Roland. E., "Mappila" in "The Encyclopedia of Islam". Volume VI. E. J. Brill, Leiden. 1987 pp. 460.
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