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ഇപ്പോള്‍ നടക്കുന്ന സംസ്ഥാനസമ്മേളനത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ച്‌ മദര്‍ തെരേസായുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ പ്രദര്‍ശിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതായി കണ്ടു. അതുപോലെതന്നെ പള്ളിയുടെയും മോസ്കിന്റെയുമെല്ലാം ചിത്രീകരണങ്ങളും.

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Nature at Athani

Nature at Athani

കയ്യേറ്റത്തിലേയും ഒഴിപ്പിക്കലിലേയും ഇസ്‌ലാമിക നീതി

പി. മുഹമ്മദ്‌ കുട്ടശ്ശേരി, ചന്ദൃക മിഡില്‍ ഈസ്റ്റ്‌

മനുഷ്യന്റെ ഭൂമുഖത്തെ വാസം അവസാനിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ അവന്‌ ആറടി മണ്ണിന്റെ സ്ഥലം മാത്രമേ ആവശ്യമായി. . .

‘From sand dunes to paddy fields’

By Ismail Meladi, June 27 2000 Gulf Today
Inspired by the cultural capital of Arab world- Sharjah, a Keralite youth is developing a website ?to put in perspective the centuries-old relations between Kerala and Arab world.?
Sharjah based Mujeeb Rahman?s website will feature video interviews of prominent Indian historians with pictures of Kerala?s historical sites linked to […]

Winning Readers across continents

Abdul Latif Naha, The Hindu, Kerala Edition, May 21 2005
His pen name is Jaihoon. To understand the beauty of the Jaihoon, a river in Turkmenistan, we need not have to read the poems of Allama Iqbal. Going through the poems of this young man from Edappal can help us feel not only the beauty of […]

Jaihoon Cool, Sufi Soul

Hussain Kodinhi, Daily Pioneer (VivaCity), Aug 18, 2005
Jaihoon , the very name reflects the mystic beauty of his lines. He is proud of his deep inclination towards the philosophy of love propounded by Jalaludheen Rumi and Allama Iqbal. He is Mujeeb Rahman, a 28-year-old pravasi Malayalee poet, writing in English.
Adopting the new media-the Internet- for […]

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Outlive crisis by the light of Tawhid : Shihab Thangal

Chandrika Daily, 16 Feb 2002.
It is only a culturally conscious student generation that can lead the future Kerala, said Panakkad Syed Muhammad Ali Shihab Thangal, the state president of Indian Union Muslim League.
He was speaking at the concluding function of MSF Conference (Muslim Student Federation) held at the ‘Cordoba’ city in Kerala.
The responsibility of the […]

Sait Sahib: Thunderbolt for Minority’s Rights

Sayyed Shihab Thangal’s essay on the demise of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait. Translated by Jaihoon
Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait had become popular in Indian politics for his purity in social life. A politician who upheld the high morals in life. He was different from rest of the politicians as he stood firm in his convictions. I have had […]

Kunhai Musliyar - The Birbal of Malabar

Kunhain Musliyar was the Birbal of Malabar. Birbal was the minister of Emperor Akbar who was known for his mastery of satire. The Musliyar received his education at Ponnani Juma’ Masjid.
He was critical of the superstitions and evils in the society and openly criticized the misdoings of the authorities. There are not much authentic records […]

Unveiling the Veil

“Neither purdah nor education, be it new or old,
Man alone is the sentinel of female’s womanhood
Of the people who did not understand this living truth
The sun has set very soon.”
- Allama Iqbal
Although Eid has lost its previous glory due to the commercialization, it has not affected the sale of purdah. While there is no check […]

Mother’s care @ MeraWatan

Exclusive interview with Sheikh Muhammad Karakunnu, Director of Islamic Publishing House, Kerala, on May 18th 2002
It was in midst of his busy schedule that Jaihoon was given an opportunity to meet face to face with the renowned writer and thinker whom other writers see as their honorable guru.
So here was a dot-com enthusiast
With questions he […]

Thunjath Ezhuthachan : The Father of Malayalam language

Thunjath Ezhuthachan was born around 450 years ago in Malappuram district. The story of his birth is mixed with myths and truths. His real name was Ramanujan and signs of brilliance were evident in his childhood. He traveled extensively in search of knowledge and returned to Thrikandiyur, his birthplace, after mastering the religious sciences.
The privileged […]

PMSA Pookoya Thangal: The dazzling light of today’s daybreak

‘Today is the sound continuation of Yesterday’
The flowers of past used to blossom in Imam’s gatherings. These moments tied present with the past. He was particular that ‘Today was the sound continuation of yesterday’. Today’s daybreak acquired its light from the fading light of yesterday’s twilight. History is not meager tales of past events. It […]

Ponnani - Minor Makkah

The name Ponnani
According to some historical records, Ponnani’s history dates back to 2000 years. There are differences of opinion regarding the evolution of the name of Ponnani.
Legend has it that the Ponnana (meaning a type of elephant in Malayalam) was auctioned in the Brahmin temples here and thus came to be known as Ponnani. Yet […]

Arabi Malayalam - The script born of Indo Arab Ties

A script called Arabi Malayalam developed as a result of the Arab settlements in Kerala. The script used was Arabic but additional letters were added to enable the pronunciation of local words. The grammar was that of Malayalam and some words were used from Arabic and Persian as well.
It produced great literal works highly acclaimed […]

Syed Shihab: Arabia’s gift to India

‘The Indian Muslim minority has made valuable contributions to Islamic culture and world civilizations while living under the secular framework of the country’, said renowned scholar, orator and a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament) representing the Indian Union Muslim League. He was speaking at the Asian Studies Center of the […]

The coming of Portuguese - The scourge of West

The coming
The Portuguese first arrived at Malabar in 1498 AD (940 AH). The time of trade had finished by then. They studied the economic and political climate of the kingdom and returned back to their country after staying a few months. Their man aim was to explore the markets of Pepper. Until then, they’re buying […]

Kerala’s contribution to Arabic Language

Kerala has contributed much into the development of Arabic language and literature. The Arabs had come directly to Kerala for spreading Islam and as such Arabic language is evident here in its real form. Many Arab travelers and scholars have praised the Keralites’ way of pronunciation.
Arabic was given great prominence in the syllabi of the […]

Expatriates : Beneficiaries at home and abroad

Emmigration is not a new phenomenon. It is a very old human state of living. The Aryans who arrived in India were expatriates. It is said that ancestors of the Dravidian race of south India were expatriates from the giant continent that included Australia. The similarities of the Australian natives and those of Nilgiri show […]

Revival of Arab Kerala Ties

Centuries old cultural ties that the Arabs had maintained with Kerala should be revived, said KKN Kurup, head of Department of History, University of Calicut.
The professor is on a two-week lecture cum study tour in UAE. His paper, ‘Kerala-Arab relations until the advent of Portuguese’ presented at a seminar organized by the UAE University in […]

The Menu at a Hotel

The Indo Arab relations which began centuries continue to express itself in different dimensions. It maybe in the form of forms like dress, place names or even people’s names- these are only a form of indirect cultural symbiosis.
It is only natural for this to happen when two cultures meet or rather merge with one […]

Some facts : The story untold

It has been found that Teak wood has been used in the making of Moon Athur Temple and the palace of Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC). In those days, Teak was available in plenty for export only in Kerala.
Jewish religious texts have references to the perfumes of Kerala. The Cinnamon was used in their religious ceremonies.
Elliot’s history […]

Kerala in Arabian Poetry

When we analyze the historical records, we find that in the pre-Islamic period, the ancient Arabian poet Umrul Qais (before the advent of Islam), has mentioned the relationship between Pepper, Kerala and Arabia in his poem. He has compared the bird droppings found on the courtyard of his lover to the pepper in Kerala.
The Greek […]

The story behind ‘Jai Hind’

Indo-Arab relationship is not a new phenomenon. It dates back to around 3000 years. The peacocks and elephant’s tusk were brought to the King Solomon’s palace from Tharshish, thought to be the port of Kodungallur.
The Christians of Kerala believe that St. Thomas, a disciple of Jesus, came to Kerala followed by many groups. They had […]

The influence of sand dunes in songs

The influence of Arabia is evident in every walk of Keralites’s life. The arts and music are shaped by many factors, and the sand dunes is one of them in case of Kerala. Suffice is to say that the pronunciation of Arabic words is not just the monopoly of Muslim artists.
There are number of non-Muslims […]

A medical dimension : Testimonial

Ibrahim Mohammed Mir, a resident of Khorfakkan, (a province of Sharjah close to Fujairah, UAE) has been a regular visitor to the Kottakkal Vaidya Shala for the past 18 years. He had met with the accident that severely injured his spine. In the initial years after the accident, he underwent treatment in London, which produced […]

The fall of Ottoman Caliphate and the Indian Khilafat Movement

Introduction
A western critic once wrote that a visitor from Mars who arrived on earth during the sixteenth century would have probably concluded that the world was on the verge of becoming Muslim. No doubt, with the Mughal Empire in the Indian Subcontinent in the East, Safavid Empire in the center and the Ottoman empire in […]

Cultivating ‘paddy field creativity’ on Arabian sands

The wonderful experiences in the gulf, the different nature and geography and an entirely different milieu for writers available in the Gulf countries should be used for creative writing by Gulf-based Malayalees, the doyen of Malayalam literature urged. He also wondered how many expatriates living in the Gulf countries made use of this region for […]

Palestine belongs to the Arabs as England belongs to the English : Mahatma Gandhi

[ Mahatma Gandhi is against the very soul of Zionist philosophy. The recent moves by the present rightwing Indian government, aroused by its fascist allies, is making a historic mistake by trying to establish links with the Jewish nation. The true Indian heritage has always been whole-hearted support for the Palestinian nation. ‘MeraWatan’ is an […]

Onam celebrations @ The Arab Cultural Capital

The ‘Onam Sadhya’ was held on August 23rd, 2002. Despite the burning heat of August, the event was held in two shifts, at 11am and 1pm. Friday being the official holiday at the Cultural Capital, the Keralite festival attracted people from different ethnic and religious groups. The volunteers made sure that no visitor left […]

Winning the rights @ MeraWatan

In what turned out to be a turning point for the efforts to solve decades-old problems faced by the NRI community worldwide, the present government of Kerala has taken bold steps to embrace a path of action shunning the bygone era of ‘empty promises, shouting slogans and holding seminars’.
Jiji Thomson, the secretary of the NORKA […]

Genesis and Growth of the Mappila Community

Contributed to Jaihoon.com by Dr. Hussein Randathani. Posted on December 16 2005
The long-standing Arab contact

Cheraman Perumal

The First Indian to accept Islam
Cheraman Perumal, of Kodungallur, Kerala, was the first Indian to accept Islam. Many historians have recorded this fact in their writings. For example, M. Hamidulla writes in “Muhammad Rasoolullah” quoting some old manuscripts from India Office Library (ref no. Arabic, 2807, 152-173)
“There is a very old tradition in Malabar, South-West […]

CH Mohammed Koya: The Architect of Malabar

Architect of Modern Malabar
C.H. Mohammed Koya was the son of Ahmed Musliyar and Mariyumma. He was born on July 15 1927 at Attoli of Calicut district. His father was a countryside doctor and a specialist in Yunani Medicine. The family had to face many hardships in their life.
At high School was his primary experience of […]

‘Let’s Run a Race, but First Let Me Break Your Knees.’

An edited version from the article by by Arundhati Roy, ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ ; Sponsored by the Center for Economic and Social Rights; May 19, 2003. Copyright 2003 by Arundhati Roy
In these times, when we have to race to keep abreast of the speed at which our freedoms are being snatched from us, […]

‘Snehadarshanam’: Series of speeches by Vanidas Elayavoor

Press Release
We have great pleasure to announce the commencement of series of speeches by the renowned Orator and translator of Holy Quran, Vanidas Elayavoor from the September 23rd 2005 onwards. The event is organized by the Gulf Chapter of the Calicut-based organization, Sargatheeram Publications and will be held at Jamiyyathul Islah, Dubai, in which […]

Partition would have been averted, if Nehru heeded to Gandhi’s choice of Jinnah

Source: MadhyamamOnline, http://www.madhyamamonline.in/news_archive_details.asp?id=4&nid=87590&dt=1/31/2006
(Kollam, Kerala:) “The partition of India could have been avoided, had leaders including Nehru accepted Gandhi’s wish to make Mohammed Ali Jinnah as the Prime Minister of India” said Venkata Kalyanam, the personal assistant of Gandhi.
He was speaking at the ‘Meet the Press’ program organized by the Press Club. ‘Predicting there be communal […]

A medical dimension

Kerala, today, is the proud home of the ancient therapeutic system of Ayurveda. Some of the special treatments in vogue in Kerala like Pizhichil, Navarakkizhi, Dhara, etc, the curative effects of which are a wonder even to the great protagonists of the modern system of medicine, have contributed to add luster to Kerala’s fame and […]

The true psyche of the Malayalee

‘The true psyche of the Malayalee is revealed outside his homeland. At home, he is a creature absorbed in trivial controversies and debates. He endears controversies more than food. The expatriate Keralites show a greater degree of understanding and unity’ says E.T. Mohammed Basheer, the former educational minister of Kerala.
He was speaking at a reception […]

Mild Venture vs. Wild Adventure

Imagine rising up at 5 in the morning and getting ready for a semi-picnic trip with all the sincerity of exploring a region never-seen but often-heard before?
Dawn at Kerala (like any other place on earth) is an exciting ’series of moments’ with the day slowly rising from the womb of night and night slowly hiding […]

Kerala: Everywhere a dustbin?

The visiting students delegation from a Japanese university had much to share with people of ‘God’s Own country’. They were visiting Kerala as part of their course of Global Citizenship, which was organized by OISCA, a body promoting environmental awareness. The seminar was organized by the Edappal Chapter of the environmental organization at Kuttippuram beside […]

Umar Qazi - Sufi Poet on Horseback

Introduction
In 19th and 20th centuries, India had to bear many sufferings at the hands of British rule. The Indian Muslims fought with full vigor to oppose the British imperialistic designs. They had to face drastic economic consequences as a result. In the anti-imperialistic battle, great leaders who left their marks on history led them.
Umar Qazi […]

Kunhali Marakkar - Forerunners of Indian Navy

Marakkar Heroes- marking a new trend in naval patriotism
The Marakkars were the leading business group of the region when the Portuguese arrived in Kerala. They had settled at Cochin and were believed to be the descendants of the Arabs who migrated to Kerala. Some historians maintain that they were original natives. They became well known […]

Gratitude

I am thankful to everyone who has helped me in bringing out MeraWatan. To all my peers, elders and youngsters who have encouraged me to stay on the track when I get drifted away.
My family- Mother, brothers and sister for their moral support and patience with this Internet plug-in at home devoted to the project.
Special […]

Tipu Sultan : Dream of India and nightmare of British invaders

Tipu Sultan had ruled over Malabar for about 36 years. He had introduced many administrative reforms in the land especially issues relating to land distribution. The land owning class could not tolerate his welfare approach towards the poor farmers. Hence, during the Mysore Rule, they took refuge with the Thiruvidamkur kingdom. It was natural for the […]

All About MeraWatan

MeraWatan is an e-documentary on the historical and cultural impact of the Indo-Arab relations. It primarily focuses on the Arab-Kerala relationship with a flavor of Iqbalian philosophy.
The whole concept of MeraWatan stems from a single verse of Iqbal,
“Meer-E-Arab Ko Aaayi Tandi Hawan Jahan Se
Mera Watan Wahi Hai, Mera Watan Wahi Hai! “
From where the Arabian […]

Iqbal Academy in the City of Samudiri

Iqbal Academy opened at Calicut, By K Hamza, Source: The Milli Gazette Online
Calicut : Kerala governor R.L. Bhatia inaugurated the Allama Iqbal Academy here on 21 April. The Academy is functioning under the Allama Iqbal Indian Humanitarian Foundation which was formed on same day last year in memory of the great poet and visionary of […]

Allama Iqbal and Umar Qazi: Two lovers of the Holy Prophet

By Jaihoon, published in Iqbal Review, by Iqbal Academy Hyderabad, Apr 1998. Posted on June 06, 2007
(The author is Chief Editor of Jaihoon.com, a non-profitable initiative delivering innovative and thought-provoking perspectives. He writes frequently on mystic themes and contemporary issues. He lives in the Middle East with his parents, wife and son and has authored […]