The saint is known as Hazrath Syed Shahul Hameed Khader Wali of Nagore Sharif. The aged Muslims are more interested in Tablighi Jamaat and they often make trips from 3-40 days to different parts of the country to learn and teach basics of Islam.Īn ancient Muslim saint’s tomb is in Nagore, 23 kms from Tiruvarur town.
The youths, to whom this correspondent met, they all speak on world politics. Most of the Muslim youths whose parents are in Gulf countries are getting higher education though, they are politically conscious also and they have great social awareness. Narasimhan – Swami Dayananda College of Arts and Science, Thiruvarur Dist. Cooperative College, Pallivasal Street, Thiruvarur T.T. Arts College, Thiruvarur Nethaji Subash Chendra Bose College, Thiruvarur Rabiammal Ahamed Maideen College for Women, Thiruvarur Sulthana Adbullah Rowther College for Women, Thiruvarur Govt. There are some women colleges also: Thiru-Vi-Ka Govt. Bharath Paramedical College, Tiruvarur.ĭevotees offering prayers at the Nagore Dargah Some of them are: Tiruvarur Medical College of Tamil Nadu, Vilamal, Tiruvarur TMC Paramedical College, Madappuram, Tiruvarur Oviya Paramedical College, Tiruvarur DK Paramedical College, Tiruvarur. There are a number of colleges both self financed and Government run in Tiruvarur. Muslim girls are opting for higher education, and when this correspondent interviewed some of the Muslim elites of the town, they came forward to say, “Our girls should be well educated and should stand at par with others.” However, few old schools of thoughts questioned, “Why girls should be educated what do they do after marriage?” Their boys are girls are being educated in colleges. Most of the parents are employed in Gulf countries. Both after Fajar (early Morning Prayer) and Asar (pre-dusk Namaz), children could be seen there – boys with caps and small girls with Niquab or headscarf.
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The young Muslim children aged five to nine are seen in madrasas generally attached to mosques where free teaching in Arabic and fundamentals of Islam are imparted. Tiruvarur Muslims have borrowed some festivals like Pongal (Harvest Festivals) and they celebrate it in the same way as Hindu brethren except immolation of animals or offerings to gods and goddesses. The Muslims and Hindus of Tiruvarur are quite friendly and no incident of any communal violence has been reported either in the near past or in the distant past. Male literacy is 85% and female literacy is 76%. Tiruvarur has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jambavanodai Dargah in Tiruthuraipoondi TalukĪccording to 2001 Census, the Tiruvarur town had a population of 56,280 (about 50% of them Muslims). Tiruvarur lies in the Kaveri River basin and the main occupation of the inhabitants of the district and surrounding areas is agriculture. Tiruvarur is situated at a distance of 24 km from Nagapattinam, 29 km from Nagore, 40 km from Karaikal, 40 km from Mayiladuthurai, 40 km from Kumbakonam, 56 km from Thanjavur, 27 km from Mannargudi and 28 km from Thiruthuraipoondi.
It has an average elevation of 3 metres (9 ft). Tiruvarur district is located in the east of the state, roughly halfway between its northern and southern borders.
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