Mohammed Abdul Rahiman
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Muhammad Abdur Rahiman was a Muslim
politician from Kerala
, India
and a leader of the Khilafat Movement
. He was born at Azhikode, Ernakulam
, Kodungallur
in 1898, in the Kingdom of Cochin
, India
. Abdul Rahiman Sahib was an orator and writer.
and Khilafat movement
in Malabar.
He was lathicharged by the British Raj
while he participated in the breaking of Salt laws
on Calicut beach during Salt Satyagraha
in 1930 and sentenced to nine months rigorous imprisonment and lodged in Kannur
Central Jail.
.
Board of Madras Presidency
from 1932. He was elected to Madras Presidency
in 1937.
He became President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
(KPCC) and a member of All India Congress Committee
(AICC) in 1939.
Muhammad Abdur Rahiman Sahib always opposed the Two-Nation Theory
of the Muslim League.
.
After the release from jail, he returned to Calicut and started active participation in Congress activities.
Died on November 22, 1945 at Pottashery village near Chennamangallur just after addressing a public meeting at Kodiyathur
. The Kerala
state government undertook Sahib's house at Eriad to protect it as a Nasrul Islam.
, made a film based on Sahib's life. The film, titled Veeraputhran
, covers the period in Malabar history starting with the arrival of Sahib in Kerala at the age of 23, after discontinuing his education in Aligarh
, up to his demise in 1945. The movie ran into controversy as it was accused of giving indications that Sahib was poisoned to death while official history states that he had a natural death.
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
politician from Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and a leader of the Khilafat Movement
Khilafat Movement
The Khilafat movement was a pan-Islamic, political campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I...
. He was born at Azhikode, Ernakulam
Azhikode, Ernakulam
Azhikode is a coastal village in Thrissur district of Kerala, South India. The nearest towns are Kodungallur and Paravoor. Azikode is a part of Kodungallur municipality. Azhikode has a beach known as the munakkal beach. It has got the vast shore stretch around 3 km along the main beach side.It is...
, Kodungallur
Kodungallur
Kodungallur is a municipality in Thrissur District, in the state of Kerala, India on the Malabar Coast. Kodungallur is located about 29 km northwest of Kochi city and 38 km Southwest of Thrissur, on National Highway 17 . Muziris the ancient seaport at the mouth of the Periyar River was...
in 1898, in the Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Cochin was a late medieval Hindu kingdom and later Princely State on the Malabar Coast, South India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Abdul Rahiman Sahib was an orator and writer.
Education
His Primary education was from Veniyambadi and secondary from Calicut. And College level from Madras and Aligarh. He discontinued his studies at Aligarh University to participate in Non-cooperation movementNon-cooperation movement
The non-cooperation movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule which lasted for years. This movement, which lasted from September 1920 to February 1922 and was led by Mohandas Gandhi, and supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist...
and Khilafat movement
Khilafat Movement
The Khilafat movement was a pan-Islamic, political campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I...
in Malabar.
Struggles and imprisonments
He was arrested by British authorities in October 1921 for complicity in the Moplah Riots (Mapila Riots) and sentenced to two years imprisonment.He was lathicharged by the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
while he participated in the breaking of Salt laws
History of the British salt tax in India
Taxation of salt has occurred in India since the earliest times. However, this tax was greatly increased when the British East India Company began to establish its rule over provinces in India. In 1835, special taxes were imposed on Indian salt to facilitate its import. This paid huge dividends for...
on Calicut beach during Salt Satyagraha
Salt Satyagraha
The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagrahah began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, and was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider...
in 1930 and sentenced to nine months rigorous imprisonment and lodged in Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
Central Jail.
Editor
Mohammed Abdur Rahiman Sahib was editor of a Malayalam daily Al-Ameen, published from Calicut during 1929 – 1939. The paper had to close down in 1939 due to measures of the British RajBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
.
In Politics
Mohammed Abdur Rahiman Sahib was a member of Calicut Municipal Council from 1931 to 1934 and the Malabar DistrictMalabar District
Malabar District was an administrative district of Madras Presidency in British India and independent India's Madras State. The British district included the present-day districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad , and Chavakad Taluk of Thrissur District in the northern part of...
Board of Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
from 1932. He was elected to Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
in 1937.
He became President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is the unit of the Indian National Congress - the world's largest political organization -working in the state of Kerala. Its head office is situated at Trivandrum ....
(KPCC) and a member of All India Congress Committee
All India Congress Committee
The All India Congress Committee is the Presidium or central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress Party. It is composed of members elected from State-level Pradesh Congress Committees and can have as many as a thousand members...
(AICC) in 1939.
Muhammad Abdur Rahiman Sahib always opposed the Two-Nation Theory
Two-Nation Theory
The Two-Nation Theory proposed by Allama Iqbal is the ideology that the primary identity of Muslims in the Indian subcontinent is their religion, rather than their language or ethnicity, and therefore Indian Hindus and Muslims are two distinct nationalities, regardless of ethnic or other...
of the Muslim League.
Second World War & Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Being an admirer of Subhas Chandra Bose, Mohammed Abdur Rahiman Sahib associated himself with the Forward Block formed by Netaji. The Second World War broke out, and Mohammed Sahib was kept in jail from 1940 to 1945 by the British RajBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
.
After the release from jail, he returned to Calicut and started active participation in Congress activities.
Died on November 22, 1945 at Pottashery village near Chennamangallur just after addressing a public meeting at Kodiyathur
Kodiyathur
Kodiyathur is a grama panchayath in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.Kodiyathur the names calls from KODI-ETHIYA-OORU that most of flags from mainly though, religious,political, cultioral bodies are position here from older era itself....
. The Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state government undertook Sahib's house at Eriad to protect it as a Nasrul Islam.
In popular culture
In 2011, P. T. Kunju MuhammedP. T. Kunju Muhammed
P. T. Kunju Muhammed is a noted director and producer in Malayalam parallel film industry. Magrib was his first film venture. He received a number of awards for his movies at the state level...
, made a film based on Sahib's life. The film, titled Veeraputhran
Veeraputhran
Veeraputhran is a 2011 Malayalam historical film directed by P. T. Kunju Muhammed based on a story written by N. P. Mohammed, which is based on the life of freedom fighter Mohammed Abdul Rahiman . The film focuses mainly on the revolutions in Kerala during British Rule against the British Kingdom...
, covers the period in Malabar history starting with the arrival of Sahib in Kerala at the age of 23, after discontinuing his education in Aligarh
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
, up to his demise in 1945. The movie ran into controversy as it was accused of giving indications that Sahib was poisoned to death while official history states that he had a natural death.