Sayyid Alavi Mouladaveel AlHussainy Thangal (Arabic: سيّد علوي مولو الدويلة ‎‎, Malayalam: സയ്യിദ് അലവി മൌലദവീല) (Tarim, Kathiri State of Seiyun in Hadhramaut (modern Yemen) 1752 - Mambaram, Malabar, Madras State, British India 1845) was a Yemeni Islamic scholar who settled at Mambaram in Kerala, India. His tomb, located at Mambaram, is now considered as one of greatest pilgrimage centres in southern India. His son was Sayyid Fadl, also known as Fazal Pookoya Thangal.

Alavi Mouladaveel, the 30th grandson of sayyid Husain, is hailing from Tarim of Hadhramaut. Members of this family got due consideration and were spiritual leaders. Sayyid Alavi was born to Sayyid Muhammed bin Sahl Alhussainy and Fathima in Hijra 1166. The parents left him in his early childhood and he was later grown up under the aunt (mother’s sister).

The lineage of Sayyid reaches holy prohet Muhammed. The following is his lineage

He learnt and by hearted the holy Quran in his early age of eight and acquired fluency in Arabic language. His primary education was at the home town of Tareem from the school of sheikh.

His uncles, Hasan Jifri and Sheikh Jifri left to Malabar for the sake of propagation and influenced the natives of Malabar in very short period. Sayyid left to the coast of Malabar by ship from Sheharmukalla in his 17th age and reached in Calicut in hijra 1183 Ramadan 19. Later he settled in Mambaram and then so called Mamburam Thangal as well as Arabi Thangal. He became famous after prediction he had done during the early period of his settlement in Malabar.

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