Arabic Scholars of Tamil Nadu, India

Long before the birth of the Holy Prophet of Islam, there were frequent contacts between Arabia and Tamil Nadu. The Classical Tamil Literature bears evidence of the Arab contact with the Tamil Nadu. The Arabic inscription stone available in one of the Mosque in Tamil Nadu, indicates that it was constructed in the year 734 .Tamil Nadu has many Scholars and Savants who contributed for the development of Arabic Language and Literature as well as Islamic Studies . In this book, Life and Works of Twenty Two Eminent Arabic Personalities of Tamil Nadu are discussed.They are Shaykh Sadaq, Shaykh Sulayman, Shaik Sadaqatullah, Sam Shihabuddin, Shaykh Salahuddin, Umar Wali, Abdul Qadir Takya Sahib of Kayalpattinam, Abdul Qadir Tayka Sahib of Kilakarai, Syed Mohammad Al- Imam Al Aroos, Sahibul Khalwah, Sahibul Jalwah, Takya Ahmad Abdul Qadir, Thaika Shuhaib Aalim, Qazi Nizamuddin Ahmed Sagheer, Moulana Baqir Agah, Moulana Abdul Ali Bahrul Uloom, Moulvi Muhammad Ghouse Sharaful Mulk Bahadur, Moulvi Muhammad Mahdi Wasif, Syed Tajuddin Taj, Qazi Irtiza Ali Khan Bahadur, Moulvi Abdul Wahab Madarul Umara Bahadur and Moulvi Muhammad Sibghatullah Qazi Bad