Thangal Uppapa

Thangal Uppapa
تنغل اباب
Thangal Uppapa
Saint hailing from Kollam, later buried in Nellikunnu, Kasaragod
BornKollam, Kerala, India
Died6 September 1962
Nellikunnu, Kasaragod,
Venerated inIslam
Influences= Thangal Uppapa Maqam, Nellikunnu, Kasaragod

Muhammed Haneef Valiyullahi (Arabic: محمد حنيف ولي الله ; died 6 September 1962) popularly known as Thangal Uppapa was a Muslim holy man from Kollam, Kerala.




His tomb, located at Nellikunnu Muhyaddin Juma Masjid, Nellikunnu, 2 km away from Kasaragod, is a pilgrimage centre. His works and services in Kasaragod and Mangalore are regarded by his Muslim community as worthy and peerless.