Fazal Pookoya Thangal
Pasha Habib Fazl Al-Husayni | |
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فضل با علوی پاشا | |
| Born | c. 1820 Mampuram |
| Died | 1901 Turkey |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Other names | Sayyid Fadl, Fadl Pasha |
| Education | Hadith, fiqh, languages |
| Occupation(s) | Islamic missionary, political activist |
| Years active | 1848–1901 |
| Era | British colonial rule in India |
| Known for | Leading revolts against British rule in Malabar |
| Movement | Mappila rebellion |
| Opponent | British Raj |
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Habib Fazl Bin Alawi Mouladvīla Al Husayni Pasha alias Fazal Pookoya Thangal (Arabic: سيّدفضل بوكوي,Malayalam:സയ്യിദ് ഫസൽ പൂക്കോയ തങ്ങള്) (c. 1820 – 1901), also known as Sayyid Fadl and Fadl Pasha, was a Yemeni Islamic missionary and political activist who played a prominent role in the Mappila community of Kerala, India. He was the spiritual leader of Kerala Muslims as well as one of the pioneers of the Indian freedom movement. He belonged to a family of Sayyids who traced their lineage to Ali ibn Abi Talib through Mamburam Sayyid Alavi Mouladhavila. His father was Mamburam Sayyid Alavi Thangal, a Muslim mystic and political leader who had migrated from Hadramaut in Yemen to Malabar in 1798 CE (1183 AH) to spread Islam. After his father's death in 1845 CE (1261 AH), he succeeded him as the spiritual leader of Kerala Muslims.