Kotta Abdul Khader Musliyar

Kotta Abdul Khader Musliyar (Arabic: كود عبد القادر مسليار, Malayalam: കോട്ട അബ്ദല്‍ ഖാദിര്‍ മുസ്‌ലിയാര്‍) was the prominent Islamic scholar hailing from Mogral, Kasaragod, district of Indian state Kerala and an active member of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.

[1] He was born as the son of Sea-Man Kotta Mohammed (Mammunji) and Khadeeja in 17 November 1939 at Kasaragod district.

He tied knot with Rooqiya, the daughter of Abdul Rahman Musliyar, then quazi of Kumbadaja, a village in Kasaragod.

His valuable service was extended to the social and religious sector as he risked life and limb for the upheaval of the Muslim society.

He was notable personality in the astronomy and Islamic jurisprudence and was famous for his command in Arabic, English, Urdu, Malayalam, Persian languages.