• Dr.A P Alavi Bin Mohamed Bin Ahamed

This piece of work traces the origin, development and results of the socio-religious movements which have changed Muslim society in Kerala in 19th and 20th century like other religious sects. Every religious reform movement arises out of certain grievances, certain demands and certain hops of the society at large. It is a historical fact that the Muslims had been the torch bearers of knowledge during the middle ages. It can rightly be assumed that the socio-religious conditions of Muslims in Kerala to a great extent had been similar to that of the other communities in Kerala. Therefore ,a reform movement was inevitable for an Islamic revival. This movement set in motion in Kerala from the last quarter of the 19th century and it became powerful from the beginning of the 20th century having been inspired by almost all the revivalist movements all over the Islamic world. In Kerala the outstanding figures of this movements were Sayyid Sanaullah Makti Tangal, Chalilakath Kunja Ahamed Haji and Vakkom Abdul Khadir Moulavi, who is often referred to as the father of Muslim renaissance in Kerala.

Makthi Tangal, Chalilakath Kunja Ahamed Haji, Hamadani Tangal, Vakkom Abdul Khadir Moulavi, Ulama, Arabic-Malayalam Script, Darul Ulum, Swadesabhimani, Muslim Aikya sangham

"SOCIO-RELIGIOUS ENLIGHTENMENTS: VAKKOM MAULAVI, THE FATHER OF MUSLIM RENAISSANCE IN KERALA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.1533-1539, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904S26.pdf

"SOCIO-RELIGIOUS ENLIGHTENMENTS: VAKKOM MAULAVI, THE FATHER OF MUSLIM RENAISSANCE IN KERALA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp1533-1539, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904S26.pdf