Markaz provides financial aid to poor students for further studies. There is a special fund for assisting the students who aspire to study here and abroad, top scorers attend universities in Egypt, Russia, etc. Markaz sponsors medical and engineering students studying in Kerala and other states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi. There is a special welfare outlet functioning in the capital city, Delhi.[14][15]
Sunni Markaz conference 2013
Markaz gives degrees (sanad) in Islamic studies as Maulvi Fazil Saqafi and Maulavi Kamil Saqafi for P.G in Islamic Studies also called Saqafi.[16][17]
International relations and Affiliation
Al Azhar University of Cairo has extended its recognition to courses taught by the Markazu Saqafati Sunniyya.[18]
Convocation ceremony in Sunni Markaz, Kerala India in 2013
Markaz Ruby Jubilee is the fortieth annual conference of Jamia Markaz. As part of the ruby jubilee celebrations, Markaz conducted a number of seminars and conferences. That discussed a large number of issues pertain to the crisis of humanity and Muslim world. It was held during 4 January 2018 and 7th of the same month.[25]
^"Jamia Markaz India: A saga of trust and tradition". Saudigazette. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Jamia Markaz is the largest Islamic University in India. Its chancellor, the prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Abubaker Ahmed, one of the 500 most influential world Muslim leaders, ranked by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center of Amman, is a multifaceted scholar-leader of rare calibre. He maintains a marvelous bond with the scholars, rulers, diplomats and countries internationally.
^"Musliyars from God's own country turn lawyers". The Times Headline. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Jamia Markaz (Islamic seminary) was established in 1978 in a sprawling campus at Karanthur in Kozhikode grew from strength to strength to emerge as a centre of social, cultural progress as well as educational excellence for the entire communities across the country as a whole Muslims in particular.
