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'''Labbay''' ('''Labbai''', '''Labba''', '''Labbabeen''', '''Lebbay''', '''Lebbai'''), is an [[Islam in India|Muslim]] trading community<ref>{{Cite book|last=Parthasarathi|first=Prasannan|title=The Transition to a Colonial Economy: Weavers, Merchants and Kings in South India, 1720-1800|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2001|location=0 521 57042 5|pages=150}}</ref> in [[southern India]] found throughout the southern Indian states of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]]. | '''Labbay''' ('''Labbai''', '''Labba''', '''Labbabeen''', '''Lebbay''', '''Lebbai'''), is an [[Islam in India|Muslim]] trading community<ref>{{Cite book|last=Parthasarathi|first=Prasannan|title=The Transition to a Colonial Economy: Weavers, Merchants and Kings in South India, 1720-1800|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2001|location=0 521 57042 5|pages=150}}</ref> in [[southern India]] found throughout the southern Indian states of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]]. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
''Labbay'' means "Here I am", and is used as a title for [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-speaking Muslims who convert to [[Islam]].<ref name=":0" /> | ''Labbay'' means "Here I am", and is used as a title for [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-speaking Muslims who convert to [[Islam]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Pandian|first=Jacob|title=Caste, Nationalism and Ethnicity: An Interpretation of Tamil Cultural History and Social Order|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=1987|pages=129-132}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Before the arrival of the | Before the arrival of the Dutch in the region, the Muslim traders and Muslim boat-makers were part of the same community. They both claimed to descend from Arabs and intermarriage with Hindus converts to Islam. The traders, who now called Lababeen, used their title to claim that they "rediscovered" their Arab ancestry and claim nobility. The Labbabeen traders are considered among the best in the social and religious superiority. | ||
Since the Labbay traders were the only literate [[Muslims]] in the region, they became priests, registrars, and commentators of the [[Quran]]. Their role as priests gave them high-status in the Muslim community, and great wealth in their role as traders. They spoke Tamil, but wrote it in [[Arabic script]]. They prohibited intermarriages and common funeral grounds between them and other Muslim communities.<ref name=":0" /> | Since the Labbay traders were the only literate [[Muslims]] in the region, they became priests, registrars, and commentators of the [[Quran]]. Their role as priests gave them high-status in the Muslim community, and great wealth in their role as traders. They spoke Tamil, but wrote it in [[Arabic script]]. They prohibited intermarriages and common funeral grounds between them and other Muslim communities.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
== See also. == | == See also. == | ||
*[[Tamil Muslim]] | *[[Tamil Muslim]] | ||
{{Indian Muslim}} | {{Indian Muslim}} | ||
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]] | [[Category:Muslim communities of India]] | ||
[[Category:Indian surnames]] | [[Category:Indian surnames]] | ||
[[Category:Indian castes]] | [[Category:Indian castes]] | ||
[[Category:Social groups of Tamil Nadu]] | [[Category:Social groups of Tamil Nadu]] | ||