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{{short description|Indian writer and journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
'''Ahmed Noori''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmujahid.webs.com/noori.html |title=Article on Ahmed Noori |publisher=Mmujahid.webs.com |accessdate=2012-12-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008140724/http://mmujahid.webs.com/noori.html |archivedate=2011-10-08 }}</ref> aka '''Abu Raihan Ahmed Noori''',<ref>http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SC=Author&SEQ=20090816075759&PID=Y-krMre66W2KYmZaUo4cs1LOwGf&SA=Nūri,+Abūraihān+Ahmad.</ref> was a prominent writer and journalist who belonged to the [[Beary]] community of [[Mangalore]] in [[Dakshina Kannada]] in South [[India]].

He was born and grew up in [[Mangalore]] but later on lived in [[Bangalore]]. He wrote books in the local [[Beary bashe]] and [[Kannada]] languages. His book, ''Maikala'', a documentary about the culture Beary community of Mangalore in Kannada language, has been cataloged by the largest library in the world, the [[Library of Congress]] at Washington, D.C., USA.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=2002302757&searchType=1&permalink=y | title=Maikāla : Maṅgaḷūru Musalmānara caritre | publisher=Library of Congress | accessdate=12 August 2018 }}</ref> He was also part of a six-member team of scholars who, for the first time, translated the meaning of the [[Quran]] to Kannada language in 1978, working on this project for about seven years.<ref>Divya Qur'an, Qur'an Majid, (An effort of six scholars: Mawlana Shah Abd al-Qadir, Mawlana Sayyid, Abu Raihan Ahmed Noori, Abd Allah Sahib, I’jaz al-Din and Abd al-Ghaffar), 2 vol. Islami Sahitya Prakashana, Bangalore 1978, p. 1400.</ref> He edited several periodicals such as "Sandesha", "Kitaab" and "The Message". He contributed extensively to the Sanmarga weekly Kannada magazine. He was also one of the founding members of the Beary's Welfare Association in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bearyswelfareassociation.com/SubInfo.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124044548/http://www.bearyswelfareassociation.com/SubInfo.htm |archive-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2010, the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy awarded him an honorary award for the year 2009 for his literary achievements.<ref>{{cite web|author =Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy |url=http://www.karnatakabearysahithyaacademy.org/awards.html |title=Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy |publisher=Karnatakabearysahithyaacademy.org |date= |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=74122 |title=Mangalore Beary Sahitya Academy Awards for Three Eminent Personalities |publisher=Daijiworld.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author =Mangalore |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/58985/beary-sahithya-academy-honour-three.html |title=Beary Sahithya Academy honour for three |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecanaratimes.com/epaper/index.php/archives/3512 |title=Beary Academy awards to undeserved ? |publisher=The Canara Times |date=2010-03-24 |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref> The [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]] eluded him though many community members thought that he deserved it for his services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15964:ahmad-noori-rajyotsava-award-eludes-this-karmayogi-yet-again&catid=58:exclusive-news&Itemid=57 |title=Ahmad Noori: Rajyotsava award eludes this Karmayogi yet again |publisher=Coastaldigest.com |date=2010-10-31 |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref>

Over the past 50 years, he has become a household name in the Beary community due to his popular songs and music composition. Some of his popular songs are ‘Kelanda Makkale Kelanda,’ ‘Ethare Tholo Varakro Masth,’ ‘Alam Padachadum Neenem, Adre Chameychedum Neeneme.’ In January 2011, a CD of [[Beary Bashe]] songs written by him was released in Bangalore.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708172115/http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19069 ]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f69eKv4YIAg |title=Classical Byari language songs - Introduction |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-07-03 |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref>

Ahmed Noorie died on 2 September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44457%3Aahmed-noori-no-more&catid=57%3Anews-stories&Itemid=68 |title=Ahmed Noori no more |publisher=Coastaldigest.com |date=2012-09-02 |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=148435 |title=Bangalore: Noted Kannada, Beary Scholar Ahmed Noori No More |publisher=Daijiworld.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megamedianews.in/index.php/68892/noted-scholar-writer-ahmed-noori-no-more/ |title=Noted scholar, writer Ahmed Noori no more | Mega Media News |publisher=Megamedianews.in |accessdate=2012-12-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129003201/http://www.megamedianews.in/index.php/68892/noted-scholar-writer-ahmed-noori-no-more/ |archivedate=2016-01-29 }}</ref> Tributes poured from all around the region in the news media in multiple languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44532%3Aahmed-noorie-the-dreamer&catid=58%3Aexclusive-news&Itemid=57 |title=Ahmed Noorie: The Dreamer |publisher=Coastaldigest.com |date=2012-09-04 |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahilonline.net/news.php?catID=madameen&nid=7741#commentTop |title=Noor Master, Article of Abdul Mateen Muniri |publisher=Sahilonline.net |date= |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref>

==Photo==
https://web.archive.org/web/20111008140909/http://mmujahid.webs.com/noori4.jpg

==Bibliography==

===Books===
*1997 (first version 1960). ''Maikala* <ref name="catalog.loc.gov">{{cite web|url=http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&BBID=13732715&v3=1 |title=Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) |publisher=Catalog.loc.gov |date=2012-12-11 |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref>''.

===Periodicals===
*Sandesha
*Kitaab
*The Message

==See also==
* [[List of translations of the Qur'an]]

==References==
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>Slippery Shaman at 05:41, 17 December 2020