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Ravuthar Sahib (Wali) (died 1613) was an Islamic Saint interred at Kottaipattinam of Pudhikottai District, Tamilnadu. | Ravuthar Sahib (Wali) (died 1613) was an Islamic Saint interred at Kottaipattinam of Pudhikottai District, Tamilnadu. | ||
==Birth and Childhood== | |||
He was born to Abdul Asees, son of Abdul Kadir Jilani (Rah) who was one of the heirs of Hassan (Rali). Ravuthar Sahib’s grandfather Sayid Ali Ul Madani migrated to Madurai from Arab, preached Islam and worked as an Islamic Judge. Ravuthar Sahib’s father Sayid Asees Sherkhan was an army commander. Ravuthar Sahib’s original name was Sayid Mohamad. | He was born to Abdul Asees, son of Abdul Kadir Jilani (Rah) who was one of the heirs of Hassan (Rali). Ravuthar Sahib’s grandfather Sayid Ali Ul Madani migrated to Madurai from Arab, preached Islam and worked as an Islamic Judge. Ravuthar Sahib’s father Sayid Asees Sherkhan was an army commander. Ravuthar Sahib’s original name was Sayid Mohamad. | ||
Sherkhan trusted his son and daughter to a textile trader in Madurai, went for the war and died. His cemetery is in Cudalore. Like his father, Sayid Muhamad also worked in the army and got the title, Killedar Hassin. After the war he returned to Madurai and could not locate his younger sister and adapted daughter. He went to Thondi and to Kottaipattinam, where he started living in a hut near the Mosque. He sold his horse and started selling salted dry fish (''Uppukaruvadu''). Since then he has been known as Ravuthar. | Sherkhan trusted his son and daughter to a textile trader in Madurai, went for the war and died. His cemetery is in Cudalore. Like his father, Sayid Muhamad also worked in the army and got the title, Killedar Hassin. After the war he returned to Madurai and could not locate his younger sister and adapted daughter. He went to Thondi and to Kottaipattinam, where he started living in a hut near the Mosque. He sold his horse and started selling salted dry fish (''Uppukaruvadu''). Since then he has been known as Ravuthar. | ||
==Personal Life== | |||
He wanted to marry a daughter of Mappi Lebbai Maraikayar, a rich man at Kottaipattinam. The rich man refused to marry his daughter to a fakir. After few days, she died of snake bite. Her sister Shaikkammal was suffering from a kind of leprosy many years and Ravuthar healed her disease by giving her the water infused with blessing. Mappi Lebbai Maraikayar married Shaikkammal to Ravuthar and the couple got two children from the marriage. The eldest son was Sayid Lebbai Alim and the youngest one is Ahmad Lebbai also known as ‘''Thadikambu Alim Sahib’.'' | He wanted to marry a daughter of Mappi Lebbai Maraikayar, a rich man at Kottaipattinam. The rich man refused to marry his daughter to a fakir. After few days, she died of snake bite. Her sister Shaikkammal was suffering from a kind of leprosy many years and Ravuthar healed her disease by giving her the water infused with blessing. Mappi Lebbai Maraikayar married Shaikkammal to Ravuthar and the couple got two children from the marriage. The eldest son was Sayid Lebbai Alim and the youngest one is Ahmad Lebbai also known as ‘''Thadikambu Alim Sahib’.'' | ||
He was initiated to be a ''Murid'' (a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment) along with Kayalpattinaum Sulaiman Wali and Thirumangalakudu Abubakkar Wali, by Sayid Ahmed Jalaluddin Badadi. | He was initiated to be a ''Murid'' (a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment) along with Kayalpattinaum Sulaiman Wali and Thirumangalakudu Abubakkar Wali, by Sayid Ahmed Jalaluddin Badadi. | ||
==Myth== | |||
When a complaint came about the mistakes in Rauthar’s Koran recitation, a couple of Islamic scholars (''Alims'') arrived for testing. They reported the mistakes in the Koran Recitation of Ravuthar and went to a pond for a bathe. When they got out of the pond they found a tiger with a wide-open mouth, in the bank. The tiger displayed obeisance for Ravuthar and obeyed his order to leave for the forest. He described to the Alims, “ I ordered the tiger with a single line from Koran. You notice only the letters of Koran and I know the truth of Koran. Koran words become the commands of God when alive in my tongue and all the living beings obey those words” | When a complaint came about the mistakes in Rauthar’s Koran recitation, a couple of Islamic scholars (''Alims'') arrived for testing. They reported the mistakes in the Koran Recitation of Ravuthar and went to a pond for a bathe. When they got out of the pond they found a tiger with a wide-open mouth, in the bank. The tiger displayed obeisance for Ravuthar and obeyed his order to leave for the forest. He described to the Alims, “ I ordered the tiger with a single line from Koran. You notice only the letters of Koran and I know the truth of Koran. Koran words become the commands of God when alive in my tongue and all the living beings obey those words” | ||
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He got married to Maimoona from Nagore on the guidance of a heavenly voice ''Solluthippu (Ilham)''. The couple got a child, Naina Muhammad Waliyullah. He went to Kayalpattinam with Naina Muhammad to meet Sulaiman Wali and Sathakaththullah Appa. | He got married to Maimoona from Nagore on the guidance of a heavenly voice ''Solluthippu (Ilham)''. The couple got a child, Naina Muhammad Waliyullah. He went to Kayalpattinam with Naina Muhammad to meet Sulaiman Wali and Sathakaththullah Appa. | ||
==Death== | |||
He died at Kottaipattinam during the ''Hijri'' 1083, ''Sabar'' 15<sup>th</sup> (CE 1613). Every year ''Kandoori'' festival is celebrated on the 15<sup>th</sup> of ''Sabar.'' | He died at Kottaipattinam during the ''Hijri'' 1083, ''Sabar'' 15<sup>th</sup> (CE 1613). Every year ''Kandoori'' festival is celebrated on the 15<sup>th</sup> of ''Sabar.'' | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* Memorials of Lovers of God: Rauthar Sahib, The Tiger Tamer- [https://www.hindutamil.in/news/spirituals/60364-.html https://www.hindutamil.in] | * Memorials of Lovers of God: Rauthar Sahib, The Tiger Tamer- [https://www.hindutamil.in/news/spirituals/60364-.html https://www.hindutamil.in] | ||
* Encyclopedia of Islam, Abdul Rahim | * Encyclopedia of Islam, Abdul Rahim | ||
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இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: இராவுத்தர் சாகிப் (வலி)
Ravuthar Sahib (Wali) (died 1613) was an Islamic Saint interred at Kottaipattinam of Pudhikottai District, Tamilnadu.
Birth and Childhood
He was born to Abdul Asees, son of Abdul Kadir Jilani (Rah) who was one of the heirs of Hassan (Rali). Ravuthar Sahib’s grandfather Sayid Ali Ul Madani migrated to Madurai from Arab, preached Islam and worked as an Islamic Judge. Ravuthar Sahib’s father Sayid Asees Sherkhan was an army commander. Ravuthar Sahib’s original name was Sayid Mohamad.
Sherkhan trusted his son and daughter to a textile trader in Madurai, went for the war and died. His cemetery is in Cudalore. Like his father, Sayid Muhamad also worked in the army and got the title, Killedar Hassin. After the war he returned to Madurai and could not locate his younger sister and adapted daughter. He went to Thondi and to Kottaipattinam, where he started living in a hut near the Mosque. He sold his horse and started selling salted dry fish (Uppukaruvadu). Since then he has been known as Ravuthar.
Personal Life
He wanted to marry a daughter of Mappi Lebbai Maraikayar, a rich man at Kottaipattinam. The rich man refused to marry his daughter to a fakir. After few days, she died of snake bite. Her sister Shaikkammal was suffering from a kind of leprosy many years and Ravuthar healed her disease by giving her the water infused with blessing. Mappi Lebbai Maraikayar married Shaikkammal to Ravuthar and the couple got two children from the marriage. The eldest son was Sayid Lebbai Alim and the youngest one is Ahmad Lebbai also known as ‘Thadikambu Alim Sahib’.
He was initiated to be a Murid (a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment) along with Kayalpattinaum Sulaiman Wali and Thirumangalakudu Abubakkar Wali, by Sayid Ahmed Jalaluddin Badadi.
Myth
When a complaint came about the mistakes in Rauthar’s Koran recitation, a couple of Islamic scholars (Alims) arrived for testing. They reported the mistakes in the Koran Recitation of Ravuthar and went to a pond for a bathe. When they got out of the pond they found a tiger with a wide-open mouth, in the bank. The tiger displayed obeisance for Ravuthar and obeyed his order to leave for the forest. He described to the Alims, “ I ordered the tiger with a single line from Koran. You notice only the letters of Koran and I know the truth of Koran. Koran words become the commands of God when alive in my tongue and all the living beings obey those words”
Both the alims wrote a beit ‘Alul hamdullil Kadiri ’on Rauthar.
He got married to Maimoona from Nagore on the guidance of a heavenly voice Solluthippu (Ilham). The couple got a child, Naina Muhammad Waliyullah. He went to Kayalpattinam with Naina Muhammad to meet Sulaiman Wali and Sathakaththullah Appa.
Death
He died at Kottaipattinam during the Hijri 1083, Sabar 15th (CE 1613). Every year Kandoori festival is celebrated on the 15th of Sabar.
Reference
- Memorials of Lovers of God: Rauthar Sahib, The Tiger Tamer- https://www.hindutamil.in
- Encyclopedia of Islam, Abdul Rahim
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