Sheikh Muhammad Karakunnu

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:

1. Quran in simple sense
2. Quran with word to word meaning
3. Quran: Malayalam translation
4. Lantern
5. Guiding light
6. Inheritance law in Islam
7. Mission of prophets
8. Prophet Mohammed: The great teacher of humanity
9. Prophet Mohammed and Atheists
10. world grace
11. Farooq Umer
12. Abu Huraira and the critics
13. Aboodarrul Giffari
14. Bilaal ibn Rabah
15. Umer bin Abdul Azeez
16. Footprints
17. Enduring signs (3 Parts)
18. Historic legends
19. 20 women jewels
20. Haji Saheb
21. The Ascendants
22. KamalaSurayya
23. Enduring Figures
24. Ibadath: In Islamic Scholars'Perspective
25. Hajj: Manoeuvre, history and spirit
26. Islam: the ideology of the new age
27. False religious understanding and desperate leaders
28. The way of liberation
29. Humane face of religion
30. Islam and religious harmony
31. Suicide, materialism and Islam
32. Quranic approach towards Jihad
33. Islam means
34. God, religion, holy book: debate
35. Jesus in Quran
36. Rebirth and Hereafter world
37. Sarvva Matha Satya Vaadam
38. Alcohol-free society is possible
39. Twinkling stars (7 Parts)
40. To those who seek solace
41. Marital life in Islam
42. Happy Family
43. Grooming children
44. Polygamy
45. Divorce
46. Right of divorcee in Islam
47. Jamaate Islami in a glance
48. Misconstrued Jamaate Islami
49. Jamaate Islami and Salafi Critics
50. Face to Face
51. Florets of virtue
52. Light
53. The way of success

Translated into Malyalalam

1. Islam in focus
2. Mile stones
3. Al Halal wal Haram
4. Al Musthaqbil li Hada Al Deen
5. Hadha Al Dheen
6. Min Ravaihi Hadaraathina
7. Al Islam Baina Jahli Abnai wa Ajazi
8. Al Thouheed
9. Al Jihad Fil Islam
10. Al Fard Wa Al Doula Fil Shareeathil Islam
11. Forty Hadiths of Navavi
12. Khasaisuthasawurul Islam
13. Douruthulaba

Translations:Kannada

1. Glittering stars
2. Divorce
3. Islam and religious harmony
4. Humane face of religion
5. Marital life in Islamic Perspective
6. Jamaate Islami in a glance
7. 20 women Jewels

Tamil:

1. Happy Family
2. Suicide, Materialism and Islam

English:

1. Humane aspect of religion
2. Happy Family
3. Mohammed: the great teacher of Humanity

Marathi:

1. Happy Family

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.