Muhammad Karakunnu

Sheikh Muhammad Karakunnu
Sheikh Muhammad Karakunnu speaking at a programme in Dubai on 6 July 2012
Born	(1950-07-15) 15 July 1950 (age 66)
Residence	Karakunnu, Malappuram district
Occupation	Islamic Scholar. Author. Assistant Amir, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Kerala chapter. Director of Islamic Publishing House, Kerala.
Spouse(s)	Amina Begum
Children	Aneez Mohammed, Aleef Mohammed, Basima, Ayman Mohammed

Mohammed Karakunnu (Malayalam:ശൈഖ് മുഹമ്മദ് കാരകുന്ന്) is an indian Islamic scholar and author. He is the Assistant Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. He authored more than sixty books and has delivered numerous speeches on Islam, Muslim and Jamat-e-islami. He served as Director of Islamic Publishing House, Kerala.

Mohammed Karakunnu was born to Mohammed Haji and Fatima on 15 July 1950 at Karakkunnu, a village near Manjeri in Malappuram district, in Kerala. He completed his education from Farooq Raudathul Uloom Arabic College, Kozhikode. He worked as a teacher in various government High schools. Later he took voluntary retirement and fully concentrated in writing and speeches for Islamic Dawah and propagation. He was executive member of Jamat-e-islami Hind and its Kerala chapter. He is married to Amina. Aneez Mohammed, Dr. Aleef Mohammed, Dr. Basima, Ayman Mohammed are their children. He served as Director of Islamic Publishing House, Kerala.

Sheikh Karakunnu has authored 47 Islamic books and translated another 14. He is an active participant in various stages of symposiums on Islam and inter-religious dialogue and debate. The widely accepted book, Quran Lalitha saram (simple meaning of Quran) is co-authored by Sheikh Mohammed and Vanidas Elayvoor. He received number of awards in recognition of his works. Some of his books are:

Translated into Malyalalam

Translations:Kannada

Tamil:

English:

Marathi:

He also directed the project for releasing an electronic edition in Malayalam of Tafheemul Qur’an, the popular commentary of the Qur'an in six volumes by Abul Ala Maududi.