| Al Ameen | |
| Image Alt: | Front page of Al Ameen, 1937 |
| Founders: | Mohammed Abdur Rahiman |
| Ceased Publication: | 1939 |
| Language: | Malayalam |
| Headquarters: | Calicut |
| Publishing Country: | British India |
Al Ameen was a Malayalam language newspaper founded in 1924 by Mohammed Abdur Rahiman in Calicut, India.[1] [2] [3] [4] It continued its publication until 1939 when it was banned by the Madras government for campaigning in support of India's non-cooperation in World War II. Al Ameen has a very important place in the history of Indian independence movement in Malabar.
Mohammed Abdur Rahiman registered Al-Ameen Company in Calicut in 1923. The first issue of Al Ameen newspaper came out on 12 October 1924, on Prophet Muhammad's birthday.[5] The first issue was published with a message from Vallathol Narayana Menon. The newspaper was started for supporting the Indian independence movement and Khilafat Movement, and to reform Malabar's Muslim community.[3] Abdur Rahiman's statement in Mathrubhumi about Al Ameen reads: "In Al-Ameen, along with the local news and telegraphic messages, there will be various articles borrowed from English, Arabic, Urdu and Tamil newspapers in India and abroad. It will be very helpful to know about the news related to Indian National Congress and Khilafat Movement. The opinions published by Mohammad Ali Jauhar in The Comrade will be carried in Al-Ameen also.[6]
Initially published as a tri-weekly, Al Ameen became a daily in 1930. In the period of activities of the Indian freedom struggle, Al Ameen had taken a harsh and attacking attitude towards the British rule.[7] [8] The Madras government confiscated the Al Ameen press in August 1930. Al Ameen resumed publication in November 1930, but soon became a tri-weekly due to financial issues. In March 1939, it started publication as a daily again. It continued publication as a daily until September 1939 when it was banned by the Madras government for campaigning in support of India's non-cooperation in World War II.[3]