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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1928|04|15}}<br />
| birth_place = Kanseoni, [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2007|09|11|1928|04|15}}<br />
| death_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
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| occupation = Scholar<br/>Translator<br/>Social worker<br />
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| known for = Social work<br/>Translation of [[Quran]]<br />
| spouse = Zubeda<br/>Amina<br />
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| children = 4 sons and 5 daughters<br />
| parents = Abdul Latif<br/>Hanifa<br />
| website = {{Url|http://www.abdulkarimparekh.com|Website}}<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br />
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'''Abdul Karim Parekh''' (1928–2007), popularly known as '''Maulana''', was an Indian social worker and scholar, known for his translation of [[Quran]] into [[Urdu language]]<ref name="Padma Bhushan Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh">{{cite web | url=http://www.getlisteduae.com/listings/padma-bhushan-maulana-abdul-karim-parekh/ | title=Padma Bhushan Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh | publisher=Getlisted UAE | date=2016 | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> and his discourses on the Islamic religious text.<ref name="On Peace TV">{{cite web | url=http://www.peacetvurdu.org/sp_abdul_karim_parekh.html | title=On Peace TV | publisher=Peace TV | date=2016 | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> Born on 15 April 1928 at Kanseoni village in the western Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] to Abdul Latif and Hanifa as the third of the 13 children born to them, his schooling was only up to primary classes after which he worked as a labour to earn a living.<ref name="Family Background ">{{cite web | url=http://www.abdulkarimparekh.com//Maulana%20Abdul%20Karim%20Parekh%20Biography%20&%20thoughts.pdf | title=Family Background | publisher=Biography | date=2016 | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> He was known to have been self-taught and translated the [[Quran]] into [[Urdu language]] which reportedly had 40 re-prints.<ref name="Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh passes away">{{cite web | url=http://twocircles.net/2007sep11/maulana_abdul_karim_parekh_passes_away.html#.V0qJEZF97IV | title=Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh passes away | publisher=Two Circles | date=11 September 2007 | access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref> He was the founder treasurer of the [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]] (AIMPLB) and is a recipient of the ''Pride of India'' honour from American Federation of Muslims from India (AFMI).<ref name="On Peace TV" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2001, for his contributions to society.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> He died on 11 September 2007, at the age of 79, survived by four sons and five daughters; his wife had predeceased him.<ref name="Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh passes away" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvVMqfviINE | title=Tauba Kyya Hai? | publisher=Zoha Parekh | work=Discourse by Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh - [[YouTube]] video | date=10 March 2011 | access-date=29 May 2016}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{cite web | url=http://www.explore-quran.com/messages/LastSupplication.html | title=The Last Day Of Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh | publisher=Explore Al Quran | work=Web article | date=2016 | access-date=29 May 2016}}<br />
* {{cite web | url=http://www.abdulkarimparekh.com//Maulana%20Abdul%20Karim%20Parekh%20Biography%20&%20thoughts.pdf | title=Padma Bhushan Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh&nbsp;— Biography | publisher=AbdulKarimParekh.com | work=Life sketch&nbsp;— web article | date=2016 | access-date=29 May 2016}}<br />
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