Mampuram is a
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
pilgrimage centre located 26 km east of
Tirur,
Malappuram district
Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...
,
Kerala,
South India on the
Malabar Coast. Malappuram is on the banks of the river
Kadalundipuzha
Kadalundi River (Kadalundipuzha) is one of the four major rivers flowing through Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The other three are the Chaliyar, the Bharathappuzha and the Tirur River. This rain-fed river is long and i ...
. The
Mamburam Makham, which is the shrine intended and used primarily as a receptacle for the dead bodies of the principle
Thangals is located there. The Malappuram Nercha, is held every year in the month of
Muharram near the tomb of
Sayyid Alavi Thangal.
History
Mampuram was an active center of the Khilafath movement as well as the national movement. The Thirurangadi Juma Masjid, from where the local khilafath leader Ali Musliyar operated, is situated in Mampuram.
Image gallery
File:Mambram Dargah from the old bridge.jpg, View from the bridge
File:Mambram.2.jpg, Mambaram Dargah
See also
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Mappila
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Thangal
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Sayid Fasal Pookoya Thangal
Fazal Pookoya Thangal ( ar, سيّدفضل بوكوي سيّدفضل بوكوي; Yemen, c.1820 - Turkey, 1901), known as Sayyid Fadl and Fadl Pasha, was a Yemeni Islamic missionary and political activist in Kerala.
Birth and childhood
Fazal Po ...
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Kondotty
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Murder of Collector Connolly
References
External links
www.tirurangadi.net
Villages in Malappuram district
Islam in Kerala
Parappanangadi area
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