T.K. Ubaid is an Islamic writer and editor in Malayalam language. He has authored and translated books including ''Quran Bodhanam'', a commentary to Quran. He is an editor of ''Islamic Encyclopedia project'' of Islamic publishing house, Kerala. He also contributed in translating 6 Volume Quran commentary '' Tafhim-ul-Quran'' to Malayalam language. As of July 2020, he is an editor of Prabodhanam weekly, and Malarwadi magazine.

Early life

Ubaid was born on 1948 at a village in Ponnani Taluk. Completed his education from Islamiya College, Santhapuram near Perinthalmanna.

Career

Uabaid started his career as sub editor of a kids magazine named ''Sanmargam'' from 1972 until he joined

Prabodhanam ''Prabodhanam'' ( ml, പ്രബോധനം) is a weekly Islamic magazine published in Malayalam from Kozhikode(Calicut) in Kerala, India. History It began as a monthly publication in 1949 but was later turned into a weekly in 1964. The ma ...

in 1974. He became editor in-charge of

on 1977 and Executive editor in 1987. He also worked as Resident editor of Madhyamam Daily in the period of 1993-1994 at Kochi edition. From 1995, he also worked as a member of editorial board of journal, ''Bodhanam''. Currently he is chief editor of Prabodhanam weekly and Malarwadi kids magazine.

Literary works

#''Quran bodhanam'' (8 Volumes released yet) #''Adam Havva'' #''Lokasundaran'' (Story of prophet Yusuf) #''Burden of freedom'' (സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിന്റെ ഭാരം) #''Prasnangngal veekshanangngal'' #''Introduction to Islamic activism'' #''Hadith bodhanam'' #''Allah'' #''Islamic Sharia and social changes'' (ഇസ്‌ലാമിക ശരീഅത്തും സാമൂഹ്യ മാറ്റങ്ങളും) #''Manushya ninte manass''

Translations

#''Tafhim-ul-Quran'' (6 Volumes-contribution with other translators) #''Kalila and Dimna'' (കലീലയും ദിംനയും) #''Four Basic Qur’anic Terms'' (ഖുർആനിലെ നാല് സാങ്കേതിക ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ) #The Meaning of the Qur'an (ഖുർആൻ ഭാഷ്യം) #''Fiqhussunna''

References

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