Vakkom Moulavi

Not to be confused with Vakkom Abdul Khader.

Vakkom Mohammed Abdul Khader Moulavi
Born
Mohammed Abdul Khader

(1873-12-28)28 December 1873
Vakkom, Kingdom of Travancore
(present day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
Died31 October 1932(1932-10-31) (aged 58)
Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Kerala, India)
NationalityIndia (former Travancore state)
Known forIslamic leader, Freedom fighter, Founder and Publisher of Swadeshabhimani, Scholar and Reformer.[2]
TitleFather of Muslim Community Reform in Kerala
MovementIslahi (Reformist Salafism)
Salafiyya[3][4]
SpouseAamina Umma
Children10
Parents
  • Muhammad Kunju
  • Aash Beevi
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Vakkom Mohammed Abdul Khader Moulavi ((1873-12-28)28 December 1873 – (1932-10-31)31 October 1932), popularly known as Vakkom Moulavi[5] was a social reformer,[6] teacher, prolific writer, Muslim scholar, journalist, freedom fighter and newspaper proprietor in Travancore, a princely state of the present day Kerala, India. He was the founder and publisher of the newspaper Swadeshabhimani which was banned and confiscated by the Government of Travancore[6] in 1910 due to its criticisms against the government and the Diwan of Travancore, P. Rajagopalachari.[7] He was an avid reader of Rashid Rida’s Islamic magazine, Al-Manar.[8] Vakkom Moulavi is known as the father of Islamic renaissance in Kerala.[9]

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  3. ^ "Vakkom Moulaviyude 'al-Islam' Lakkangalude Samaharam Shradhayakarshikkunnu" [Collection of 'al-Islam' by Vakkom Moulavi Draws Attention]. Milli Report. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ Tanvir, Mustafa (2 June 2017). "Vakkom Moulavi". Chandrika.
  5. ^ Koya, S. M. Mohamed (1983). Mappilas of Malabar: Studies in Social and Cultural History. Kozhikode: Sandhya Publications. p. 80.
  6. ^ a b Gandhi, Gopalkrishna (2012). "Kerala and Gandhi". Indian Literature. 56 (4): 147. JSTOR 23345936.
  7. ^ Pillai, K. Ramakrishna (2007) [1911]. Ente Nadukadathal (5 ed.). Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-1222-8.
  8. ^ "Vakkom Mohammed Abdul Khader Moulavi". Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen - K. N. M. Official Portal. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020.
  9. ^ "CHAPTER III. Religious Groups and their Theological Differences". Religiondocbox.com.