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'''Muhammad Abdu Rahiman''' | '''Muhammad Abdu Rahiman''', also Muhammad Abdu Rahiman Sahib; 1898 – 23 April 1945) was an [[Indian freedom fighter]], Muslim leader,<ref>This movement was led by progressive leaders like Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi, Freedom fighters Mohammed Abdurahiman sahib, E Moidu Moulavi, K M Seethi Sahib, K M Moulavi etc. and supported by political leaders like C H Muhammad Koya. People from all quarters should come forward to support this genuine Islamic entity of Kerala..."</ref> scholar,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://falconpost.in/tag/mohammed-abdur-rahiman/|title=Mohammed Abdur Rahiman Archives - FalconPost - Malayalam News Portal|website=Falconpost.in|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> and politician from [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mapping the life of a freedom fighter|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/22/stories/2010062250460200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021112/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/22/stories/2010062250460200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|access-date=26 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 June 2022}}</ref><ref>Educational Empowerment of Kerala Muslims: A Socio-historical ... 2007..."</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/|title=Kozhikode - Latest News, Politics, Events, Entertainment|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> He served as president of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]](Malabar) in 1939. | ||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
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==Editor== | ==Editor== | ||
Mohammed Abdur Rahman Sahib was editor and publisher of the [[Malayalam]] daily ''Al-Ameen''<ref name="JN246">{{cite book |last1=Natarajan |first1=J |title=History of Indian Journalism |publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India |page=246 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofindianj00nata/page/246/mode/1up |access-date=11 May | Mohammed Abdur Rahman Sahib was editor and publisher of the [[Malayalam]] daily ''Al-Ameen''<ref name="JN246">{{cite book |last1=Natarajan |first1=J |title=History of Indian Journalism |publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India |page=246 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofindianj00nata/page/246/mode/1up |access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref> which was published from [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] during 1924–1939. The paper aimed to strengthen the freedom movement and nurture nationalism among the Muslims of Malabar. However conservatives in the community opposed to his progressive views conspired with the colonial authorities to repeatedly disrupt its publication. The paper was finally close down in 1939 by the British authorities. According to a local legend, an anonymous admirer of his offered him valuable jewellery to restart the paper after it closed but he refused it.<ref name="pressacademy" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Special editions and rubber plantations|url=http://www.himalmag.com/component/content/article/1807-Special-editions-and-rubber-plantations.html|website=Himalmag.com|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411022324/http://www.himalmag.com/component/content/article/1807-Special-editions-and-rubber-plantations.html|archive-date=11 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
Sahib was a member of Calicut Municipal Council from 1931 to 1934 and the [[Malabar District]] Board of [[Madras Presidency]] from 1932. He was elected to [[Madras Presidency]] from [[Malappuram]] constituency in 1937. He became President of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] (KPCC) and a member of [[All India Congress Committee]] (AICC) in 1939. Mohammed Abdur Rahiman always [[opposition to the partition of India|opposed]] the [[Two-Nation Theory]] of the [[All-India Muslim League]] and he was the leader of Nationalist Muslims in Kerala.<ref name="DI6460">{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Islam |publisher=E.J Brill |page=460 |url=https://archive.org/stream/EncyclopaediaDictionaryIslamMuslimWorldEtcGibbKramerScholars.13/06.EncycIslam.NewEdPrepNumLeadOrient.EdEdComCon.BosDonLewPel.etc.UndPatIUA.v6.Mah-Mid.Leid.EJBrill.1990.1991.#page/n481/mode/1up |access-date=3 October | Sahib was a member of Calicut Municipal Council from 1931 to 1934 and the [[Malabar District]] Board of [[Madras Presidency]] from 1932. He was elected to [[Madras Presidency]] from [[Malappuram]] constituency in 1937. He became President of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] (KPCC) and a member of [[All India Congress Committee]] (AICC) in 1939. Mohammed Abdur Rahiman always [[opposition to the partition of India|opposed]] the [[Two-Nation Theory]] of the [[All-India Muslim League]] and he was the leader of Nationalist Muslims in Kerala.<ref name="DI6460">{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Islam |publisher=E.J Brill |page=460 |url=https://archive.org/stream/EncyclopaediaDictionaryIslamMuslimWorldEtcGibbKramerScholars.13/06.EncycIslam.NewEdPrepNumLeadOrient.EdEdComCon.BosDonLewPel.etc.UndPatIUA.v6.Mah-Mid.Leid.EJBrill.1990.1991.#page/n481/mode/1up |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Naqvi2017">{{cite web |last1=Naqvi |first1=Raza |title=Meet the Muslim freedom fighters who strongly opposed the Partition of India |url=https://www.inuth.com/india/meet-the-muslim-freedom-fighters-who-strongly-opposed-the-partition-of-india/ |website=Inuth.com|access-date=22 August 2020 |language=English |date=14 August 2022}}</ref> His last days were spent convening meetings and creating awareness among Muslims [[opposition to the partition of India|against the division of India]]. For this, he suffered a lot from the Muslim League Party in Malabar. | ||
==Second World War and Subhas Chandra Bose== | ==Second World War and Subhas Chandra Bose== | ||
Abdur Rahiman Sahib was jailed from 1940 to 1945 by the British Raj. After the release from jail, he returned to Calicut and started active participation in Congress activities. He died on 23 November 1945 aged 47 at Pottashery village near [[Chennamangallur]] (in the present-day [[Kozhikode district]]) just after addressing a public meeting at [[Kodiyathur]]<ref name="pressacademy" /> The medical records state that he died of a massive [[heart attack]], but still some others believe that he was poisoned. The Kerala government took over Sahib's house at Eriad to protect it as a ''Nasrul Islam''. | |||
== Commemoration == | == Commemoration == | ||
In 1998, the [[India Post|Department of Posts and Telegraph]] issued a commemorative stamp in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=India 1998 Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib|url=http://www.ebay.in/itm/India-1998-Muhammed-Abdurahiman-Sahib-Phila-1622-FDC-/170913064463|website=Ebay.in|access-date=26 February | In 1998, the [[India Post|Department of Posts and Telegraph]] issued a commemorative stamp in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=India 1998 Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib|url=http://www.ebay.in/itm/India-1998-Muhammed-Abdurahiman-Sahib-Phila-1622-FDC-/170913064463|website=Ebay.in|access-date=26 February 2022}}</ref> The Mohammed Abdurahman Memorial Orphanage College<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMOC|url=http://www.mamocollege.org/sahib.php|access-date=2021-05-22|website=Mamocollege.org}}</ref> and the Indianness Mohammed Abdurahman Sahib Academy, Kozhikode have been named after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Mohammed Abdurahman Memorial Orphanage College|url=http://www.mamocollege.org/about_us.html|publisher=Mohammed Abdurahiman Memorial Orphanage College|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415130030/http://www.mamocollege.org/about_us.html|archive-date=15 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SHASHI THAROOR INAUGURATES ACADEMY|url=http://tharoor.in/press/shashi-tharoor-inaugurates-academy/|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305100859/http://tharoor.in/press/shashi-tharoor-inaugurates-academy/|archive-date=5 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Poet [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]] immortalised Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib in his famous poem Muhammed Abdurahiman which is acclaimed for both its poetic and lyrical qualities. The poem refers to historic events and the valiant role he played against the British and the stance he took against partition. | ||
[[Akkitham Achuthan Namboodiri]]'s poem ''Maranamillatha Manushyan'' that dwells on religious amity and the need to imbibe the spirit of the [[Koran]] was written in memory of Sahib.<ref>{{cite news|title=On the expanse of time|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/on-the-expanse-of-time/article4339760.ece|access-date=26 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 January | [[Akkitham Achuthan Namboodiri]]'s poem ''Maranamillatha Manushyan'' that dwells on religious amity and the need to imbibe the spirit of the [[Koran]] was written in memory of Sahib.<ref>{{cite news|title=On the expanse of time|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/on-the-expanse-of-time/article4339760.ece|access-date=26 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
In 2011, the Malayalam film ''[[Veeraputhran]]'', based on N.P. Mohammed's book ''Mohammed Abdurahiman Oru Novel'', was released. Directed by [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]], it had the actor [[Narain (actor)|Narain]] playing Abdur Rahiman Sahib. The movie became controversial after writer [[Hameed Chennamangaloor]] alleged it of insinuating that Sahib was poisoned to death while medical reports and Sahib's official biography state that he died of a heart attack. The [[Indian Union Muslim League]] also expressed its reservations over its depiction in the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Director rues row over Veeraputhran|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/director-rues-row-over-veeraputhran/article2561525.ece?css=print|access-date=26 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 October | In 2011, the Malayalam film ''[[Veeraputhran]]'', based on N.P. Mohammed's book ''Mohammed Abdurahiman Oru Novel'', was released. Directed by [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]], it had the actor [[Narain (actor)|Narain]] playing Abdur Rahiman Sahib. The movie became controversial after writer [[Hameed Chennamangaloor]] alleged it of insinuating that Sahib was poisoned to death while medical reports and Sahib's official biography state that he died of a heart attack. The [[Indian Union Muslim League]] also expressed its reservations over its depiction in the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Director rues row over Veeraputhran|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/director-rues-row-over-veeraputhran/article2561525.ece?css=print|access-date=26 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Veeraputhran distorts history|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/veeraputhran-distorts-history/article2566543.ece|access-date=26 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:29, 30 November 2022
Muhammed Abdur Rahiman Sahib | |
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| Born | Abdur Rahiman 1898 |
| Died | 23 November 1945 Pottashery, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Mohammed Abdurahiman Sahib |
| Education | Graduate |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Employer | Al Ameen Malayalam Daily |
| Known for | Indian independence movement activism and reorganising |
| Political party | All India Forward Bloc Indian National Congress |
Muhammad Abdu Rahiman, also Muhammad Abdu Rahiman Sahib; 1898 – 23 April 1945) was an Indian freedom fighter, Muslim leader,[1] scholar,[2] and politician from Kerala.[3][4][5] He served as president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee(Malabar) in 1939.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Sahib was born at Azhikode, Kodungallur, Thrissur District in 1898 in the Kingdom of Cochin, India. He completed his schooling at Veniyambadi and Calicut. He attended college at Madras and Aligarh but discontinued his studies at Aligarh University to participate in Non-co-operation movement and Khilafat movement in Malabar.[6]
Struggles and imprisonments[edit | edit source]
Following the Moplah Riots of 1921, Sahib worked towards establishing peace in riot affected areas but was arrested and sentenced to two years imprisonment in October 1921 by the British authorities. For his participation in the Salt Satyagraha of 1930 where he participated in the breaking of the salt law on the Calicut beach, he was lathicharged and sentenced to nine months rigorous imprisonment and lodged at the Kannur Central Jail.[7]
Editor[edit | edit source]
Mohammed Abdur Rahman Sahib was editor and publisher of the Malayalam daily Al-Ameen[8] which was published from Calicut during 1924–1939. The paper aimed to strengthen the freedom movement and nurture nationalism among the Muslims of Malabar. However conservatives in the community opposed to his progressive views conspired with the colonial authorities to repeatedly disrupt its publication. The paper was finally close down in 1939 by the British authorities. According to a local legend, an anonymous admirer of his offered him valuable jewellery to restart the paper after it closed but he refused it.[6][9]
Politics[edit | edit source]
Sahib was a member of Calicut Municipal Council from 1931 to 1934 and the Malabar District Board of Madras Presidency from 1932. He was elected to Madras Presidency from Malappuram constituency in 1937. He became President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) and a member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 1939. Mohammed Abdur Rahiman always opposed the Two-Nation Theory of the All-India Muslim League and he was the leader of Nationalist Muslims in Kerala.[10][11] His last days were spent convening meetings and creating awareness among Muslims against the division of India. For this, he suffered a lot from the Muslim League Party in Malabar.
Second World War and Subhas Chandra Bose[edit | edit source]
Abdur Rahiman Sahib was jailed from 1940 to 1945 by the British Raj. After the release from jail, he returned to Calicut and started active participation in Congress activities. He died on 23 November 1945 aged 47 at Pottashery village near Chennamangallur (in the present-day Kozhikode district) just after addressing a public meeting at Kodiyathur[6] The medical records state that he died of a massive heart attack, but still some others believe that he was poisoned. The Kerala government took over Sahib's house at Eriad to protect it as a Nasrul Islam.
Commemoration[edit | edit source]
In 1998, the Department of Posts and Telegraph issued a commemorative stamp in his honour.[12] The Mohammed Abdurahman Memorial Orphanage College[13] and the Indianness Mohammed Abdurahman Sahib Academy, Kozhikode have been named after him.[14][15] Poet Edasseri Govindan Nair immortalised Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib in his famous poem Muhammed Abdurahiman which is acclaimed for both its poetic and lyrical qualities. The poem refers to historic events and the valiant role he played against the British and the stance he took against partition. Akkitham Achuthan Namboodiri's poem Maranamillatha Manushyan that dwells on religious amity and the need to imbibe the spirit of the Koran was written in memory of Sahib.[16]
In popular culture[edit | edit source]
In 2011, the Malayalam film Veeraputhran, based on N.P. Mohammed's book Mohammed Abdurahiman Oru Novel, was released. Directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed, it had the actor Narain playing Abdur Rahiman Sahib. The movie became controversial after writer Hameed Chennamangaloor alleged it of insinuating that Sahib was poisoned to death while medical reports and Sahib's official biography state that he died of a heart attack. The Indian Union Muslim League also expressed its reservations over its depiction in the film.[17][18]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ This movement was led by progressive leaders like Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi, Freedom fighters Mohammed Abdurahiman sahib, E Moidu Moulavi, K M Seethi Sahib, K M Moulavi etc. and supported by political leaders like C H Muhammad Koya. People from all quarters should come forward to support this genuine Islamic entity of Kerala..."
- ↑ "Mohammed Abdur Rahiman Archives - FalconPost - Malayalam News Portal". Falconpost.in. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Mapping the life of a freedom fighter". The Hindu. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Educational Empowerment of Kerala Muslims: A Socio-historical ... 2007..."
- ↑ "Kozhikode - Latest News, Politics, Events, Entertainment". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Muhammad Abdul Rahman Sahib". Kerala Press Academy. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Veeraputhran – tribute to freedom fighter Mohammed Abdul Rahiman". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ Natarajan, J. History of Indian Journalism. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. p. 246. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ "Special editions and rubber plantations". Himalmag.com. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Encyclopaedia of Islam. E.J Brill. p. 460. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ Naqvi, Raza (14 August 2022). "Meet the Muslim freedom fighters who strongly opposed the Partition of India". Inuth.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ "India 1998 Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib". Ebay.in. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ "MAMOC". Mamocollege.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "About Mohammed Abdurahman Memorial Orphanage College". Mohammed Abdurahiman Memorial Orphanage College. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "SHASHI THAROOR INAUGURATES ACADEMY". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "On the expanse of time". The Hindu. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Director rues row over Veeraputhran". The Hindu. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Veeraputhran distorts history". The Hindu. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2013.