Muttanisseril M. Koyakutty | |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1926 |
Birth Place: | Kayamkulam, Allepey Kerala, India |
Occupation: | Islamic scholar, author, orator |
Language: | Malayalam, English, Arabic |
Nationality: | Indian |
Genre: | Religion - Islam |
Notableworks: | Translation of the Quran to Malayalam, |
Spouse: | Nabeesa Beevi(Late) |
Children: | Nazeema Shajahan(Late),Ameena Jamal,Thaha Hussain, Ashraf (Late), Thasneem (Late),Shadiya Sherafudeen,Maqbool Hussain |
Muttanisseril Koyakutty Maulavi (14 August 1926 – 27 May 2013) was an Islamic scholar, orator and author who comes from the southern state of Kerala in India. His works in the scientific interpretation of the Quran, its translation into the local language (Malayalam), and authoring of various articles related to Islam and its studies have been published in various mediums and are very well received.[1] He was awarded the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Literary award for translating the Quran in 1967 . He died on 27 May 2013.[2]
He has authored twenty five books, published in Malayalam and English, including the Malayalam Translation of the Quran and Ibn Qaldun's Muqaddima.