Abdurrahiman Bafaki Tangal (1905–1973) was an Indian community leader and politician from Kerala.[1][2] Until his death in the early 1973, Bafaki Tangal remained the most prominent Muslim political leader in Kerala.[2] He is generally credited with transforming the perception of the Indian Union Muslim League inside Kerala.[3]
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| Born | 19 February 1905 |
| Died | 19 January 1973 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Bafaki Tangal belonged to a sayyid family of jurists (the "Ba Faqih") in north Kerala.[4][5] The Yemeni-origin family was settled in Kerala in the early 18th century.[5][4] The Bafaki Tangals were also a prominent business family in the city of Kozhikode by being international rice traders.[2]
Bafaki Tangal was born to Abdul Qadir Bafaki Tangal and Fathima Mulla Beevi on 19 February 1905 at Koyilandy.[4] After studies at Ponnani, he moved to the lucrative export business at Calicut, became a prominent businessman, and eventually established the Bafaki & Co. at Yangon, Myanmar.[4][2]
Bafaki Tangal entered active politics in 1936 as a campaigner against an All-India Muslim League candidate from Kozhikode-Kurumbranad Constituency.[4] He subsequently joined the League (1938), and rapidly rose to become the President of the Malabar Muslim League.[4] He also helped to persuade Panakkad Pukkoya Thangal, a sayyid community leader from South Malabar, to join the League.[4] When Kerala State was formed in 1956, he was chosen as the President of the Kerala State Muslim League.[4][1]
Bafaki Tangal also served as the leader of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyat al-Ulama.[4] He is remembered for his organisation of the sector of madarasa education (institutions where children receive basic Islamic education) in Kerala.[2]
Bafaki Tangal is generally credited for
- Transforming the perception Indian Union Muslim League inside Kerala.[3]
- Representing all the differences within the large Kerala Muslim community.[3]
- Forming an alliance with the PSP in the 1957 assembly elections.[4]
- Joining the Liberation Struggle against the Communist government.[4]
- Successfully negotiating with the Congress (1959–60) and the Left (1967 and 1969) leadership for the Muslim League.[4][3]
- Founder of Bafakhy Yatheemkhanain Valavannur 1979
Bafaki Tangal died in 1973 while on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, and was interred in Mecca.[4]
Family
editBafaki Tangal married five times:[6]
- Tanur Puthan Veetil Khadeeja Beevi
- Koilandy Shareefa Amina Beevi
- Koilandy Puthiya Maliykkal Muthu Beevi
- Chaliyam Khadeeja Beevi
- Puthiyangadi Shareefa Beevi
References
edit- ^ a b Miller, Roland E. (1991). "Mappila". The Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. VI. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 458–466. ISBN 9004081127. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Miller, Roland E. (2015). Mappila Muslim Culture: How a Historic Muslim Community in India Has Blended Tradition and Modernity. SUNY series in Religious Studies. State University of New York Press. pp. 100–102, 268. ISBN 978-1-4384-5602-7. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d Nossiter, T.J. (1982). Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation. Study in Political Adaptation. University of California Press for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-520-04667-2. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Randhathani, Hussain (18 January 2013). "Bafaki Tangal (biography)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020.
- ^ a b Osella, Filippo; Osella, Caroline (2008). "Islamism and Social Reform in Kerala, South India". Modern Asian Studies. 42 (2–3): 317–346. doi:10.1017/S0026749X07003198. ISSN 0026-749X.
- ^ Randhathani, Hussain. "Ba Faqih Sayyids OF Kerala" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2020.