According to the folklore, Perumal's nephew Mabeli( mohammed ali/ ali raja) was an Arayankulangara Nair, hence Nair matriarchal system is adopted in the Arakkal royal family.[8] His wife was the daughter of Kolathiri, and they later came to be known as Arakkal Beevi.[8] Muhammad Ali continued in the service of the Kolathiris even after his conversion, and his successors known as the Mammali Kidavus were the hereditary Padanairs of the Kolathiri.[8] Around this time, many Muslim merchant families became financially influential in the Malabar region.