Abdul Azeez Madani (; 9 April 1950 – 14 July 2022) was an Indian
Islamic scholar
In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of reli ...
and writer from
Kerala
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and one of the leaders of traditional
Sunni Muslims
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in India. He died in Badriyya Manzil and was buried in Madani Ustad Maqam (Madani Dargah) at Kunnamangalam.
Early life
Abdul was born to Umar Molla and Fatima in
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karna ...
,
Kannur district,
Kerala
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. He started his studies under his father. After the primary studies from home, he went to the Sayyid Madani Arabic College,
Ullal
Ullal or ''Uḷḷāla'' is a City Municipality at Mangalore, educational, commercial & industrial hub in Dakshina Kannada district. It is located
10 km from the Mangalore City centre. Ullal City Municipality along with the Mangalore Ci ...
,
Karnataka
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. Following his graduation, Abdul returned to his native home and carried on in the educational field for years. He was the second rank holder in ''Madani'' graduation.
Books
* ''Muslim names''
Awards
* Makhdoomi Award
See also
*
Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal
*
Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad
Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad (Born as ''A. P. Aboobacker'' at ''Kanthapuram'' on 22 March 1931) is the Grand Mufti of India and also the Social Worker. He is also the Chancellor of the Jamia M ...
*
Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari
*
Prof. Ali Kutty Musliyar
References
External links
Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya
1950 births
2022 deaths
20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Sunni Muslim scholars
Muslim reformers
Shafi'i fiqh scholars
People from Thalassery
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