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      THE MANY NAMES OF VISHARAM - AN HISTORICAL AND TOPONYMICAL STUDY   Introduction The name of a village or a town or a city or a geographical feature, plays a crucial role in the study of its history and the heritage of its people. Place names often carry linguistic, cultural, and historical meanings that offer valuable insights into the origin, development, and transformation of a region over time. A toponymical study (the systematic study of place names) can therefore aid researchers in uncovering new historical findings and deepen our understanding of social, cultural, and geographical evolution. Melvisharam a second-grade town municipality on the Chennai-Bangalore Highway surrounded by the Palar on the North, Javadhu Hills on the south, Arcot on the East and Vellore in the west is a historical town known by different names in the historical past. The town today generally called Melvisharam consists of two parts Melvisharam and Kilvisharam. The town...

            حضرت سید شاہ عبدالقادر میران شاہ ولی اللہ                           بادام پہاڑ کے صوفی بزرگ نواب سعادت اللہ خاں (1710–1732) کے دور میں آارکاٹ (شہر صوفی بزرگوں  اور علم و عرفان کا مرکز تھا۔ ان بزرگوں نے اسلامی تعلیم، اردو اور فارسی ادب کی ترویج میں نمایاں خدمات انجام دیں.                                                 ۔ انہی میں ایک بزرگ حضرت سید شاہ حاجی عبدالقادر، جومیران شاہ ولی اللہؒ کے نام سے مشہور ہوئے، نہایت جلیل القدر صوفی تھے۔ آپ نواب سعادت اللہ خاں کے زمانے میں حیات تھے۔ آپ کے والد کا نام حضرت سید شاہ وزیر اللہ حسینی اور دادا کا نام حضرت سید ہاشم خدواند ہادی تھا، جو حضرت گیسو درازؒ کیےسلسلے سے تھے۔ آپ کو تصوف  سے گہری دلچسپی تھی۔ آپ نے اپنے چچا حضرت ابوالبرہان میران شاہ حسینی کے دستِ حق پر بیعت کی، سلوک کے تمام مدارج طے کیے اور خلافت سے سر...

  HAZRATH SYED SHA ABDUL QADIR MEERAN SHA VALIALLAH (RAH) THE SUFI SAINT OF BADAM PAHAD   During the period of Nawab Sadathullah Khan (1710–1732), the city of Arcot was densely populated by Sufi saints and served as a centre of learning. Their contributions to Islamic education, Urdu and Persian literature were remarkable. One such Sufi saint was Hazrath Syed Sha Haji Abdul Qadir , also known as Meeran Sha Valiullah (Rah), who lived during the reign of Nawab Sadathullah Khan. Hazrath Meeran Sha Valiullah was the son of Hazrath Syed Sha Vazirullah Hussainy and the grandson of Hazrath Syed Hashim Qudawandey Hadi, a saint descended from the lineage of Hazrath Gesu Daraz. Deeply interested in Tasawuf (Sufism), he pledged allegiance (bai‘at) to his paternal uncle Hazrath Abul Burhan Meeran Sha Hussainy, completed the stages of Sulook (spiritual journey), and was ultimately bestowed with Khilafat (spiritual succession). Dr. Afzaluddin Iqbal writes that Syed Meeran Sha Valiu...

  Usmanpet Masjid Establishment of Usmanpet Locality        Janab Alanji Mohammed Usman Sahib was a pious businessman, owned coffee estates at Bangalore, Chikmagalur and warehouses at Madras.   Usman Sahib belongs to the Alanji family. His ancestors migrated from Thittachery in present day Nagapattinam district to Kannamangalam (Khadmangal) 270 years ago.   During early 1800s Usman Sahib migrated to Visharam got married here and settled in this town. Usman Sahib was famous for hospitality. He was staunch patron of Hazrath Moulana Abdul Wahab Sahib founder, Madarsa E Baqiyathus Salihath,Vellore. Usman Sahib was the secretary of this Madarsa up to 1894. Usman Sahib took keen interest in the welfare of the public. As a result of his tireless efforts, the Melvisharam Panchayat Board (Old Municipality) and Post office were established. It is recorded that few huts situated in a land adjacent to Usman Sahib’s house. He purchased it at considerable r...