Malaibari

I am a sunni, Ash'ari,Shafi'i Muslim from Malabar, which is (Northern Kerala) (Malayalam: മലബാര്‍, an area of southern India lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The name is thought to
be derived from the Malayalam word Mala (hill) and puram (region) derived or westernised into bar. This part of India was a part of the British East India Company-controlled Madras State, when it was designated as Malabar District. It included the northern half of the state of Kerala and some coastal regions of present day Karnataka. The area is predominantly Hindu but the majority of Kerala's Muslim population known as Mappila also live in this area, as well as a sizable ancient Christian population.