23-461: Vallikkunnu is a village in Tirurangadi Taluk of Malappuram district in the state of Kerala , India with an area of 25 km. It is located 5 km north of Parappanangadi town and comes under the jurisdiction of Parappanangadi Police Station and Parappanangadi Judicial First Class Magistrate Court. Its latitude and longitude are 11'07" N and 7'51"E respectively. Vallikkunnu was awarded
46-546: A living as a teacher and translator of the Qur'an , and seems to have been interested in the question of the various readings of the scripture. During his life, Malik had the occasion to follow more or less regularly the teaching of Basran traditionists and mystics as famous as Anas b. Mālik , Ibn Sīrīn , Hasan of Basra and Rabīʿa al-ʿAdawiyya . He was considered to have led an ascetic life himself, and tradition attributed to him several thaumaturgic gifts and miracles, including
69-462: A population of 22853 with 11057 males and 11796 females. It comes under Thirurangadi thaluk. The northern boundary is Kadalundi river and southern side with Parappanangadi Municipality. The village has a coastline of 8 kilometers with Arabian Sea in the west. The east is covered with Chelembra , Tenhipalam and Moonniyoor Panchayaths. Vallikkunnu- Kadalundi - Chaliyam - Beypore had trade relations with foreign countries like Rome and Arabia since
92-530: Is also speculated that Tyndis (along with ports such as Naura, Bakare and Nelkynda) operated as a satellite feeding port to Muziris. Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 23 wards: Tirurangadi Tirurangadi is a municipal town in Malappuram district of the Indian state Kerala . It is a historic town famed for its active participation in the freedom struggle, especially those dating back to
115-612: Is just 21 km away. The famous house of Ayurveda Kottakkal Aryavaidyasala is just 10 km away from Tirurangadi. Tirurangadi, a well-versed place in the history of Freedom Fight is now known as a small educational hub in Malappuram district. The PSMO College is in the centre of the town surrounded by several other institutions. Headquarters of University of Calicut is just 13 km away. Malik Dinar Malik Dinar ( Arabic : مالك دينار , romanized : Mālik b. Dīnār , Malayalam : മാലിക് ദീനാര്) (died 748 CE)
138-539: Is well connected with all parts of Kerala and National Highway 66 (India) (Old number NH17) passes through this town. There are two main bus stations situated in the town, one in Chemmad , and another one in Kakkad . The former is for buses plying the nearby areas while the latter is used for long distance buses only. The nearest railway station is at Parappanangadi , 7 km away from the town and Calicut International Airport
161-545: The Third Anglo-Mysore War . Mysore rule was followed by British Raj at the end of 18th century CE. Cheranad was a name of an erstwhile province in the kingdom of Zamorin of Calicut , which had included parts of present-day Tirurangadi and Tirur Taluks of Malappuram district in it. Later it became a Taluk of Malabar District , when Malabar came under the British Raj . The headquarters of Cheranad Taluk
184-437: The 1920s. It serves as a local taluk and is located, 30 km south of Calicut and 140 km north of Ernakulam . It is located 9 km east of the coastal town of Parappanangadi , 10 km northwest of Kottakkal , 11 km northeast of Tanur town, 16 km southwest of Kondotty town, 17 km north of Tirur , and 18 km west of Malappuram . Tirurangadi, which was then an important centre of trade,
207-539: The ability to walk on water. He seems, moreover, to have been "a most eloquent ḳāṣṣ " or popular orator of religious sermons who admired, in particular, the eloquence of his contemporary al-Ḥaj̲j̲āj̲ "whom he naturally could see at Baṣra." According to Ibn al-Faḳīh , "he brought honour to his native town because he was accounted one of the six Baṣrans who were without equals at Kūfa." Later scholars ranging from Abū Nuʿaym to Ibn al-Jawzī reproduce "whole hosts" of proverbial sayings from him, which clearly reflect
230-694: The best panchayath of Kerala in 1997. Vallikunnu is situated on Tirur - Kadalundi Road. Vallikkunnu is also a part of the Oldest Railway Line of Kerala laid in 1861 from Tirur to Chaliyam via Tanur , Parappanangadi , Vallikkunnu, and Kadalundi . Vallikkunnu lies on the bank of Kadalundi River . Kadalundi River joins with Arabian Sea at the estuary ( Azhimukham ) in Kadalundi Nagaram beach of Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat. Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary and Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu Community Reserve are located here. As of 2001 India census , Vallikkunnu had
253-708: The breakdown of the Chera Kingdom dynasty rooted in Kadalundi, Parappanad Kovilakam of Parappanangadi became the rulers of Vallikkunnu. Parappanad royal family is a cousin dynasty of the Travancore royal family . They gave permission for the Dutch to build a fort at Kadalundi . Even though the fort collapsed after a war with Zamorins, we can see the remnants in Mulla. Later the British became
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#1732851831193276-549: The era of king Solomon. Tyndis , which was a major center of trade, next only to Muziris , between the Cheras and the Roman Empire , is identified with Kadalundi . Pliny the Elder (1st century CE) states that the port of Tyndis was located at the northwestern border of Keprobotos ( Chera dynasty ). The North Malabar region, which lies north of the port at Tyndis , was ruled by
299-495: The extent to which Malik continued to influence Sunni thinkers of all types. According to Pellat, the explicit articulation of the Sufi ideal of the "inner jihad " (the war against one's own soul), also finds its original formulation in Malik, who is believed to have said d̲j̲āhidū ahwāʾakum kamā tud̲j̲āhidūn aʿdāʾakum (“fight against your desires just as you fight against your enemies”), in
322-498: The generation of the tabi'i , Malik is called a reliable traditionalist in Sunni sources. He was the son of a slave from Kabul who became a disciple of Hasan al-Basri . He died just before the epidemic of plague which caused considerable ravages in Basra in 748-49 CE, with various traditions placing his death either at 744-45 or 747-48 CE. Malik, a preacher and moralist of Basra , made
345-603: The kingdom of Ezhimala during Sangam period . According to the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea , a region known as Limyrike began at Naura and Tyndis . However the Ptolemy mentions only Tyndis as the Limyrike ' s starting point. The region probably ended at Kanyakumari ; it thus roughly corresponds to the present-day Malabar Coast . The value of Rome's annual trade with
368-603: The lifetime of Muhammad (c. 570–632). According to Qissat Shakarwati Farmad , the Masjids at Kodungallur , Kollam , Madayi, Barkur , Mangalore , Kasaragod , Kannur , Dharmadam , Panthalayini , and Chaliyam (just opposite to Vallikkunnu), were built during the era of Malik Dinar , and they are among the oldest Masjid s in the Indian subcontinent . It is believed that Malik Dinar died at Thalangara in Kasaragod town. After
391-519: The modern Tirurangadi Taluk. Tirurangadi is located at 11°03′N 75°56′E / 11.05°N 75.93°E / 11.05; 75.93 . It has an average elevation of 10 m (33 ft). Municipal Chairman : Janab K.P.Mohammed Kutty [Indian Union Muslim league. ] Vice Chair Person. C.P. Suharabi [ Indian National Congress ] Total population: 56,700 Hindu: 14.39% Muslim: 85.24% Christian: 0.23% Sikh: 0.00% Buddhist: 0.00% Jain: 0.00% Others: 0.00% Not Stated: 0.14% This town
414-623: The port is still unknown, modernday Kadalundi Nagaram, Ponnani , Tanur , and Pantalayani Kollam are often identified as Tyndis located in the Sangam age Tamil kingdom of the Cheras . Tyndis was a major center of trade, next only to Muziris, between the Cheras and the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era. A branch of the Chera royal family is also said to have established itself at Tyndis. It
437-542: The region was estimated at around 50,000,000 sesterces . Pliny the Elder mentioned that Limyrike was prone by pirates. The Cosmas Indicopleustes mentioned that the Limyrike was a source of peppers. According to the Legend of Cheraman Perumals , the first Indian mosque was built in 624 AD at Kodungallur with the mandate of the last the ruler (the Cheraman Perumal) of Chera dynasty , who converted to Islam during
460-524: The rulers of Vallikkunnu and they built railway lines from Tirur up to Chaliyam for the purpose of business. Later it was extended to Shoranur . Marthanda Varma , the founder of Travancore , belongs to Parappanad royal family. Thundi is an ancient seaport and harbor-town north of Muziris (Muchiri) in the Chera Kingdom (Keprobotos), modern day India on the Malabar Coast . The exact location of
483-597: Was a Muslim scholar and traveller. He was one of the first known Muslims to have come to India in order to teach Islam in the Indian Subcontinent after the departure of King Cheraman Perumal . Even though historians do not agree on the exact place of his death, it is widely accepted that he died at Kasaragod and that his relics were buried at the Malik Dinar Mosque in Thalangara , Kasaragod . Belonging to
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#1732851831193506-610: Was known by the name Tiruwarankad to the Arabs , during the middle ages. It was ruled by the Misba Arien during the Middle ages. Later in 18th century, the region came under the Kingdom of Mysore . The Battle of Tirurangadi was a series of engagements that took place between the British army and Tipu Sultan , the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore , between 7 and 12 December 1790 at Tirurangadi, during
529-503: Was the town of Tirurangadi. Later the Taluk was merged with Eranad Taluk. Tirurangadi was one of the main centres of Malabar Rebellion of 1921. The Tirurangadi Taluk Office , which was an important administrative centre during British Raj, is also a monument of the rebellion. When Tirur Taluk was formed in 1957, Tirurangadi block became a part of it. Later in the 1990s, Vengara and Tirurangadi Revenue blocks were separated to form
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