Samastha_Kerala_Jamiat-ul-Ulema

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama

Sunni Islamic organisation in India

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama is the principal Sunni-Shafi'i Muslim scholarly body in Kerala.[1][2][3] The council administers Shafi'ite mosques, institutes of higher religious learning (the equivalent of north Indian madrasas) and madrasas (institutions where children receive basic Islamic education) in India.[1]

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A forty-member 'mushawara' is the high command body of the Sunni council.[4][5] As of 2020 the president was Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal.[6][7]

Structure

Wings

  • Mahallu federation — Samastha Kerala Sunni Mahallu Federation (S. M. F.)
  • Educational board — Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidhyabhyasa Board (S. K. I. M. V. B.)
  • Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Muallimeen
  • Youth wing — Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (S. Y. S.)
  • Student wing — Samastha Kerala Sunni Students' Federation (S. K. S. S. F)
  • Children's wing — Samastha Kerala Sunni Balavedhi (S. K. S. B. V.)
  • Mouthpiece (daily) — Suprabhatham

Presidents

  • Varakkal Mullokoya Thangal (1926–1932)
  • Pangil Ahmed Kutty Musliyar (1932–1945)
  • Abdul Bari Musliyar (1945–1965)
  • KK Sadakkathulla Musliyar (1965–1967)
  • Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar (1967–1993)
  • K.K. Aboobacker Hazrath (1993–1995)
  • Sayyid Abdurahman Imbichikoya Thangal Al-Aydarusi Al-Azhari (1995–2004)
  • Kalambadi Mohammed Musliar (2004–2012)
  • C Koya Kutty Musliyar (2012–2016)
  • Kumaramputhur A. P. Muhammed Musliyar (2016–2017)
  • Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal (2017–Present)

Notable events conference

100th Anniversary

Main article: 100th Anniversary of Samastha Kerala
100th Anniversary of Samastha Kerala logo

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the Samastha's 100th anniversary of function at Bengaluru Palace grounds 28 January 2024[9] Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulema inaugurated the declaration of the centenary celebrations of Samastha in Bengaluru

References

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    Osella, Filippo; Osella, Caroline (2008). "Islamism and Social Reform in Kerala, South India" (PDF). Modern Asian Studies. 42 (2–3): 317–346. doi:10.1017/S0026749X07003198. S2CID 143932405. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2024 – via SOAS Research Online.
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    Santhosh, R.; Visakh, M. S. (2020). "Muslim League in Kerala: Exploring the Question of 'Being Secular'". Economic and Political Weekly. 55 (7): 7–8.
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    Kooria, Mahmood (2018). "An Ethno-History of Islamic Legal Texts". Oxford Journal of Law and Religion. 7 (2): 313–338. doi:10.1093/ojlr/rwy034. ISSN 2047-0770.
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    Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni Factions to Bury the Hatchet". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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    Alingal, Shafeeq (7 January 2018). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
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    Naha, Abdul Latheef (3 January 2018). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
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    "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.
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    "Resolution against Communism not with my consent: Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal". Mathrubhumi English. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.
  9. [9]
    https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/29/siddaramaiah-praises-educational-activities-of-samastha
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