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K. A. Siddique Hassan

{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar (1945–2021)}}

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| birth_place = Eriyad, Thrissur, Kerala

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|6|1945|5|5|df=y}}

| death_place = Kozhikode

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| organization = Association for Protection of Civil Rights

| known_for = Community Empowerment, Education

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K. A. Siddique Hassan (5 May 1945 – 6 April 2021) was an Islamic scholar, social worker, change-maker and orator from Kerala, India.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/vision-2016-for-ap/article2984272.ece|title=Vision 2016 for A.P|first=J. S.|last=Ifthekhar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 March 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}} He was the chief architect of 'Vision 2016' under the aegis of the Human Welfare Foundation (HWF) and Assistant Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.{{cite web |title=Former National Vice President of Jamaát (JIH) Prof Siddique Hassan passes-away |url=https://english.madhyamam.com/kerala/former-kerala-jamat-e-islami-chief-pro-ka-siddique-hassan-passes-away-783196|website=madhyamam.com |date=6 April 2021 |publisher=madhyamam |access-date=7 April 2021 |ref=published on 6 April 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Jamaat program to empower Indian civil society |url=https://www.indianmuslimobserver.com/2011/03/jamaat-program-to-empower-indian-civil.html |access-date=2022-06-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/prof-ka-siddique-hasan-has-passed-away-783183|title=പ്രൊഫ. കെ.എ .സിദ്ദീഖ് ഹസ്സൻ അന്തരിച്ചു|access-date=7 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407060359/https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/prof-ka-siddique-hasan-has-passed-away-783183|archive-date=7 April 2021|date=6 April 2021|language=en}}

Hassan worked as a Professor of Arabic Language and Literature in various colleges in Kerala including University College Thiruvananthapuram and Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. He served as the President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Kerala, from 1990 to 2005.{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Jamaat Kerala ex-ameer Hassan dead |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/jamaat-kerala-ex-ameer-hassan-dead/articleshow/81938357.cms?frmapp=yes&from=mdr |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} He was a Secretary (2005-2007) and the National Vice president of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (2007-2015). He was one of the founding members of Madhyamam Daily (and Weekly), now one of the leading newspapers in the State of Kerala and the first Indian newspaper to publish from seven nations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/aboutus/history|title=Madhyamam - History|website=www.madhyamam.com}} A book was published as a collection of his essays and interviews titled “Indian Muslimkal: Athijeevanathinte Vazhikal” (Malayalam) [Indian Muslims: Paths of Survival] by Vachanam Books, Kozhikode in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=337485&shelfbrowse_itemnumber=387128|title=University of Calicut Library Catalog|website=catalog.uoc.ac.in|access-date=19 January 2023}}

Initiatives

He created and involved in a number of initiatives in his lifetime spanning across community welfare, education, media management and micro-finance.

Vision 2026

Hassan's NGO activities towards community empowerment led to the extension of his project and it has been renamed as 'Vision 2026'.{{Cite web |date=2012-03-16 |title=Jamaat-e-Islami Unveils Muslim Welfare Project |url=http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=93298&d=8&m=3&y=2007 |access-date=2022-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316022120/http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=93298&d=8&m=3&y=2007 |archive-date=16 March 2012 }}{{Cite web |title=Who We Are |url=https://vision2026.org.in/who-we-are |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=vision2026.org.in}}{{Citation |title=പ്രൊഫ. കെ.എ. സിദ്ദീഖ് ഹസ്സനുമായി 2011ൽ നടത്തിയ അഭിമുഖം {{!}} Old Interview Siddique Hassan {{!}} AVM Unni |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKiIu6bH9jU |language=en |access-date=2022-06-01}} It is currently focusing on the sectors such as Education, Healthcare, Economic Development, Women Empowerment, Skill Development, Social Welfare, Community Development, Disaster Management, Micro-Finance and Civil rights Protection.{{Cite web |title=Vision 2026 |url=https://hwfindia.org/who-we-are/vision-2026 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=hwfindia.org}}{{Cite web |date=2011-03-30 |title=HWF Organised Ideal Mass Marriage Ceremony In West Bengal & Masjid Inauguration |url=https://jamaateislamihind.org/eng/hwf-orgnised-ideal-mass-marriage-ceremony-in-west-bengal-masjid-inauguration/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Jamaat-e-Islami Hind |language=en-US}}

Awards and honours

  • Islam Online Star Award (2010)
  • The First Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait Sahib Foundation Award (2015)
  • Imam Haddad Excellence Award (2015) for outstanding work in the fields of education, public service, human rights struggle and Islamic movement for the upliftment of the Muslim minority in India.
  • Kamala Surayya Award (Service Sector) (2017){{Cite web|url=http://cms.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/jul/21/kamala-surayya-awards-presented-1631462.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407083340/http://cms.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/jul/21/kamala-surayya-awards-presented-1631462.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2021|title=Kamala surayya awards presented- The New Indian Express|website=cms.newindianexpress.com}}
  • A building was constructed in the name of Prof. Siddique Hassan at the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya.{{cite web | url=http://erdf.edu.in/events-n-activities-2013.asp | title=Welcome to ERD Foundation }}

Biographies

  • “Siddique Hasan Sahib: Samarpitha Jeevithathinte Karmakandam” (Malayalam)[Siddique Hasan Sahib: Memoir of a life of Sacrifice] by T.P. Cheruppa, Kozhikode: Trend Books. 2021.
  • “Visionary: Prof. K.A. Siddique Hassan Aksharasmriti” (Malayalam)[Visionary: A Memoir of Prof. K.A. Siddique Hassan], Kozhikode: Prabodhanam. 2021.

References

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External links

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  • [https://vision2026.org.in/ Vision 2026]
  • [https://hwfindia.org/ Human Welfare Foundation]
  • [http://www.jamaateislamihind.org/eng/ Official Website of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]

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Category:1945 births

Category:2021 deaths

Category:Jamaat-e-Islami Hind

Category:20th-century Indian male writers

Category:Organization founders

Category:People from Thrissur

Category:Indian Islamic studies scholars