Cheruseethi Thangal
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Sayyid Zain Hamid Cheruseethi Thangal[1] | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | (1669 C.E) ,(A.H. 1080) |
| Died | 1771 August 29 (C.E), 1185 Jamad-ul-Awwal 17 (A.H) Vadakara, Kerala, India |
| Resting place | Thazhengadi, Vadakara |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Home town | Hadhramaut |
| Spouse | Sayyida Khadija Beevi (Yemen) |
| Children | Sayyida Aysha Beevi |
| Parent | Father: Sayyid Abdullah Ba'Alavi |
| Known for | spiritual Master |
| Other names | Muhammed Bin Hamid |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam, specifically the Qadiriya order of Sufism |
| Order | Qadiriya Tariqa |
| Lineage | Ba'Alavi |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Vadakara |
| Period in office | 1701 - 1771 (C.E), 1113 - 1185 (A.H) |
| Successor | Sayyid Abdurahman Mashhoor, Mamburam Thangal |
Sayyid Zain Hamid Cheruseethi Thangal (Arabic : سيّد زين حامد بن اب الخير عبد الله , Malayalam: സയ്യിദ് സൈൻ ഹാമിദ് ചെറുസീതി തങ്ങൾ ) was born in the city of Tarim of Hadhramaut which was a part of Yemen in the year 1669 (C.E) (A.H. 1080). He is 29th grandson of Muhammad. He was acclaimed for his spiritual leadership, scholarly competence and a social reformer of great stature. His final resting place is Thazhengadi Vadakara. His full name is Sheikh Sayyid Zain Hamid bin Abul Khair Abdullah Ba’ Alavi Cheruseethi Thangal. He is also mentioned as Muhammed Bin Hamid in some documents. He grew up with many dispositions- good demeanor, virtuous character and excellent traits.
Family and early life
Sayyid Cherussethi Thangal Learned Quran and Tajwid from his native place, then he mastered religious knowledge from great scholarly men like Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad [1634 - 1720] . Cheruseethi Thangal went to study in Mecca for a short time. After that he came to in India.
The famous Sayyid ancestry Ba’ Alavi is the Qabeela of Cheruseethi Thangal. The leader of Ba’ Alavi lineage is Sayyid Ahamed Bin Issa who migrated to Hadhramaut in the year 952 (C.E). The ancestry remained through his son Sayyid Ubeidullah. The elder son of Ubeidullah, Sayyid Alavi was ardent in religious faith, a religious exponent and a great scholar. Those who were joined to Sayyid Alavi are called Ba’ Alavis. They are spread in Yemen, Hijas, West Africa, East Africa and Indonesia and their population is about ten thousand.
Cheruseethi Thangal's daughter Sayyida Aysha Beevi, born of his Yemeni wife was married to Sayyid Abdurahman Mashhoor who is also nephew of Cheruseethi Thangal. Through Abdurahman Mashhoor who came to kerala in 1710 C.E, Mashhoor lineage started in Kerala. The great Sufi scholar and spiritual master Sheikh Sayyid Muhammed Mashhoor Mullakoya Thangal (1882 - 1987) and Sheikh Sayyid Abdullah Mashhoor Kunhikoya Thangal (1948-2017) are descendants of Sayyid Cheruseeti Thangal
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In Malabar
Cheruseethi Thangal alighted at Kerala with his brother Sheikh Sayyid Jamaludeen Muhammudul Wahthi in Hijri year 1113 (1701 C.E).[2] They came to Thiruvananthapuram, today's capital city and stayed there for a short while. After that, Tanur was a go-between, where they stayed temporarily for some time. Finally, they came to Vadakara and settled there.
As a result of tolerance to Muslims and the esteem in which Muslim leaders and scholars were held by Zamorin rulers, Sayyids came to Malabar and started to settle there.[3] Natives and rulers alike held them in high esteem and accepted them.
Since locals couldn’t articulate with precision the Arabic names of the venerable visitors who came and settled in Vadakara, they called them Valiya Seethi Thangal and Cheriya Seethi Thangal. The landlords of Valiyakath ancestral home gave a double-storied house, under their ownership in Thazhengadi, to Thangal brothers to live for free.[4]
In the spiritual world
Cheruseethi Thangal was initiated to Qadariya Tariqath by Sayyid Abdurahman Al Hydrose who came to Malabar from Hadhramaut in 1703 and whose final resting place is Valiyajarathingal at Ponnani.[5] Cheruseethi Thangal who continued with his activities to create spiritual awareness was a beacon of hope and support for everyone. Sayyid Sheikh Jifri Thangal in 1746 (C.E) and his brother Sayyid Hassan Jifri in 1754 (C.E) came to Malabar and became Cheruseethi Thangal's disciples. Sheikh Sayyid Cheruseethi Thangal, Sheikh Sayyid Valiya Seethi Thangal, Sayyid Sheikh Jifri Thangal, Sayyid Hassan Jifri Thangal were of great help to the people of Malabar. They travelled to different places and attracted people through spiritual and cultural transformation.[6]
In 1766, Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali came to Kozhikode via Kadathanad. They came to Cheruseethi Thangal and sought his blessings. In 1770 Qutub Zaman Mouladaveela Mamburum Sayyid Alavi Thangal (1752–1845) came to Malabar and became the disciple of Cheruseethi Thangal.[7] Whenever he comes to visit his master, he would remove the sandals at a mosque 100 yards away from Cheruseethi Thangal's abode. This practice continued when he came for Ziyarath even after Cheruseethi Thangal's demise.
Demise
He died on A.H 1185 Jamad-ul-Awwal 17 (August 29, 1771 C.E, Thursday).
References
- ^ Thangal, sufi, Qadiriya, Tariqa, Vadakara, kozhikode
- ^ Mullakoya thangal and Vadakara. Vadakara: Ayshabi Publication. 2016 – via Thirurangadi Printers.
- ^ Keralathile Sayyidanmar | History. Rahmathulla Sakhafi.
- ^ Malabarile Makkah. T.V. Abdurahman Kutty.
- ^ "Thangals Qabeela in Kerala".
- ^ Cheruseethi Mala. Therkandi Muhammed Vadakara.
- ^ Mamburam Thangal Jeevitham Athmeeya Porattam. Chemmad: Darul Huda Islamic University. pp. Darul Huda Islamic University.