Vakkom Moulavi
Vakkom Mohammed Abdul Khader Moulavi | |
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| Born | Mohammed Abdul Khader 28 December 1873 |
| Died | 31 October 1932 (aged 58) |
| Known for | Islamic leader, Freedom fighter, Founder and Publisher of Swadeshabhimani, Scholar and Reformer. |
| Title | Father of Muslim Community Reform in Kerala |
| Movement | Islahi (Reformist Salafism) Salafiyya |
| Spouse | Aamina Umma |
| Children | 10 |
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Vakkom Mohammed Abdul Khader Moulavi (28 December 1873 – 31 October 1932), popularly known as Vakkom Moulavi was a social reformer, teacher, prolific writer, Muslim scholar, journalist, freedom fighter and newspaper proprietor in Travancore, a former princely state in southern India that was located part of the present-day Kerala state. He was the founder and publisher of the newspaper Swadeshabhimani which was banned and confiscated by the Government of Travancore in 1910 due to its criticisms against the government and the Diwan of Travancore, P. Rajagopalachari. He was an avid reader of Rashid Rida’s Islamic magazine, Al-Manar. Vakkom Moulavi is known as the father of Islamic renaissance in Kerala.