C. N. Ahmad Moulavi | |
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Born | 1905 Cheroor, Eranad, Malappuram district, British India |
Died | 27 April 1993 Kozhikode, Kerala | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Essayist, translator, educationist, social reformer |
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Awards | 1989 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship |
C. N. Ahmad Moulavi (1905 – 1993) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, best known as the translator of the first complete publication of Quran in Malayalam.[1] He was the author of a number of books on Islam and was reported to have contributed to the propagation of education among the Muslims of Malabar region. A member of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi during the period 1959–64, Moulavi was honoured by the academy with the distinguished fellowship in 1989.