T. K. Abdullah

T. K. Abdullah (1929 – 15 October 2021) was an Islamic scholar, senior leader and member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.^[1] He was a founding member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.^[2]

T. K. Abdullah
Born	1929 (1929) Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Died	October 15, 2021(2021-10-15) (aged 91–92) Kozhikode, Kerala
Occupation(s)	Islamic scholar and writer in Malayalam.
Years active	1959–2021
Organization	Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Known for	Social work
Notable work	Nadannu theeratha vazhikalil
Children	3

Early life and education

T. K. Abdullah was born in 1929 at Ayancheri,^[1][2] a village in Kozhikode District. He completed his education from various Islamic institutes.^[2]

Career

Editor

After joining Prabodhanam in 1950, he became deputy chief editor in 1959. In 1964, while Prabodhanam started weekly, Abdullah was the first chief editor^[1] until 1995.

Literary works

He contributed to translating two volumes of Tafhim-ul-Quran to Malayalam.^[3][4][5] He was chief editor of "Islamic Encyclopedia Project" being published by Islamic Publishing House.^[6][7][8][9] He wrote some books such as Nadannu theeratha vazhikalil, Navothana dharmangal,^[10] Nazhikakallukal, Iqbaline kandethal^[11] etc.

Jamaat-e-Islami Leader

After getting membership in Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in 1959, he reached the top position in Kerala Jamat (President-Amir)^[12][1] from 1972 to 1979 and from 1982 to 1984 periods. During his leadership, Jamaat-e-Islami Kerala faced the Emergency of 1975. Many of its leaders were jailed during the emergency, including T. K. Abdullah. He was a member of Markazi Majlis-e-Shoora of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind from 1972 until his death.^[13]