H. ABDUR RAQEEB AWARDED BEST JOURNALIST AWARD

H. Abdur Raqeeb, Editor of Tamil Fortnightly Samarasam was awarded ‘The best Journalist Award’ by Islamiya Tamil Ilakkiya Kazhagam (Tamil Islamic literary organisation) during the First State Conference of the organisation held at Trichirappalli on May 17-18. The best Journalist award comprised a citation, a shield and a cash award of Rs. 5000.

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June 19, 2022
H. Abdur Raqeeb, Editor of Tamil Fortnightly Samarasam was awarded ‘The best Journalist Award’ by Islamiya Tamil Ilakkiya Kazhagam (Tamil Islamic literary organisation) during the First State Conference of the organisation held at Trichirappalli on May 17-18. The best Journalist award comprised a citation, a shield and a cash award of Rs. 5000.
The first State conference of Islamiya Ilakkiya Kazhagam, the pioneer literary organisation in the State, which has organised 10 World Tamil Islamic literary conferences so far, evoked tremendous response. The historic Jamal Mohammad College, the venue of the conference, was flooded with writers, poets, journalists, authors, teachers, Ulema and social activists. The men behind this momentous occasion were Kaviko Abdur Rahman, a legendary poet and S M Hidayathullah, a literary activist and author.

When young and energetic H Abdur Raqeeb took over the mantle of Editorship of Samarasam from Maulana M A Jameel Ahmed who rendered his services in this capacity for over a decade, Raqeeb introduced many new concepts. Being a perfectionist, Raqeeb was not satisfied. So, to equip himself, he got himself enrolled as a student in M.A. Mass Communication and Journalism in the University of Madurai at the age of 44 and passed the exams. This shows his passion in the field. He has written innumerable articles. He is also the author of Azhaippiyal Sindanaigal (Dawah Insights). Mr. Abdur Raqeeb has nowadays taken up the onerous responsibility of making Islamic banking a living reality in India. A member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and former Ameer of the organisation’s Tamil Nadu zone, Raqeeb has been appointed convenor of its Islamic Banking Committee.