 Tamil Muslims of Madras Presidency in 1830 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 6 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Peninsular India, Maritime Southeast Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Western Europe, North America | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sect - Sunni, Madhab - Majority Hanafi) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tamil people, Rowther, Marakkar, Labbay |
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Tamil Muslims are Tamils who practise Islam. The community is 6 million in India, primarily in the state of Tamil Nadu where 90% of the Muslim community identified themselves as Tamil Muslims.[1][2] In Tamil Nadu, the majority of Tamil-speaking Muslims belong to the Rowthers Community while other Muslims live in coastal Tamil Nadu. There is a substantial diaspora, particularly in Southeast Asia, which has seen their presence as early as the 13th century. In the late 20th century, the diaspora expanded to Western Europe, Persian Gulf and North America.[3]
- ^ Mines, Mattison (1978). "Social stratification among the Muslims in Tamil Nadu, South India". In Ahamed, Imtiaz (ed.). Caste and Social Stratification Among Muslims in India. Manohar.
- ^ Muslim Merchants – The Economic Behaviours of the Indian Muslim Community, Shri Ram Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, New Delhi, 1972
- ^ Sayeed, A. R. (1977). "Indian Muslims and some Problems of Modernisation". In Srinivas, M. N. (ed.). Dimensions of Social Change in India. p. 217.