Vakkom Moulavi
Vakkom Mohammed Abdul Khader Moulavi | |
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| Born | Mohammed Abdul Khader 28 December 1873 |
| Died | 31 October 1932 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | India (former Travancore state) |
| 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 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 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.