Hussain Salahuddin
Hussain Salahuddin | |
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| Born | 14 April 1881 |
| Died | 20 September 1948 (aged 67) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Other names | Salahuddin Hussein bin Moosa al-Mahli (صلاح الدين حسين بن موسى المحلى), |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, linguist, poet, writer, essayist |
| Works | The Story of Dhon Beefaan Nu'umaan and Mariyam Biography of Prophet Muhammad Biography of Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam |
| Spouse(s) | Dhon Didi Sanfa Manike Medhuganduvaru Thuththu Gomaa |
| Children | Children of Dhon Didi: Hawwa Saeed Khadheeja Saeed Children of Sanfa Manike: Aishath Mohamed Saeed Children of Medhuganduvaru Thuththu Gomaa: Adnan Hussain Fathimath Saeed Ibrahim Shihab Mariyam Saeed |
Hussain Salahuddin (Dhivehi: ހުސެއިން ސަލާހުއްދީން; 14 April 1881 – 20 September 1948), was an influential Maldivian writer, poet, essayist and scholar.
Salahuddin was one of the most prolific writers of early modern Maldivian literature at a time named 'Era of Crawling' (Dhivehi: ޅަފަތުގެ ދައުރު, romanized: Lhafathuge Dhauru), and contributed to Maldivian literature.