''Prabodhanam'' ( ml, പ്രബോധനം) is a weekly Islamic magazine published in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...
from
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
(Calicut) in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
History
It began as a monthly publication in 1949
but was later turned into a weekly in 1964. The magazine is officially affiliated to the Kerala Branch of
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind ( ur, جماعتِ اسلامی ہند, abbreviated as JIH) is an Islamic organisation in India, founded as an offshoot of the Jamaat-e-Islami, which split into separate independent organisations in India, Pakistan, Banglades ...
.
Prabodhanam was founded by founder leaders of Kerala Halqa of
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind ( ur, جماعتِ اسلامی ہند, abbreviated as JIH) is an Islamic organisation in India, founded as an offshoot of the Jamaat-e-Islami, which split into separate independent organisations in India, Pakistan, Banglades ...
,
V.P. Mohammed Ali (Haji Sahib) and
K.C. Abdullah Moulavi. The publisher of Prabodhanam is Islamic Services Trust based in Kozhikode. Prabodhanam celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2009.
[The Muslim World League Journal. Volume 14. The University of Virginia.]
References
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External links
Official website of Prabodhanam Weekly
Weekly magazines published in India
Magazines established in 1949
Malayalam-language magazines
Religious magazines
Religious mass media in India
Mass media in Kerala