Veteran Islamic scholar and Chief Editor of the Sanmarga Weekly, P. Noor Muhammad, died in an accident that took place at Uppinangady in Mangalore in the night of 19 August. P. Noor Muhammad, aged 72, was riding back to his residence in a 2-wheeler after offering Isha prayer at a local mosque, when a truck rammed him.
Noor Muhammad Saheb played a pioneering role in translating the Holy Qur’ān into Kannada. Apart from penning several books on Islam in Kannada, he has translated dozens of Islamic literature into Kannada from Urdu and Malayalam. The Divya Qur’ān, two parts of Tafheem-ul-Quran, scores of books on Ahadith and Islamic philosophy have been translated by him into Kannada.
He was one among the veterans who in 1970’s founded the preimier Islamic institutions like Sanmarga Weekly and Shanthi Prakashana. He has been editing the Sanmarga after the sad demise of Ibrahim Saeed. He is survived by his wife, four sons, three daughters and a large number of relatives, friends and well-wishers.