Samastha Kerala Jam-iyyathul Ulama
Formation1926
FounderSayyid Abdul Rahman ba-Alavi Varakkal Mullakoya Thangal
TypeSunni-Shafi'i scholarly council
HeadquartersSamasthalayam, Chelari
Location
  • India
Region served
India, GCC
General Secretary
Sheikhul jamia K. Ali Kutty Musliyar
President
Sayyid Jifri Muthukoya Thangal]
SubsidiariesSKIMVB, SYS, SKJM, SKSSF, SKSBV, SMF, SKJMCC, SKJQ
Websitesamastha.info
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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]

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]

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Wings

Presidents

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

  1. ^ a b Osella, Filippo; Osella, Caroline (2008). "Islamism and Social Reform in Kerala, South India". Modern Asian Studies. 42 (2–3): 317–346. doi:10.1017/S0026749X07003198. S2CID 143932405.
  2. ^ Santhosh, R.; Visakh, M. S. (2020). "Muslim League in Kerala: Exploring the Question of 'Being Secular'". Economic and Political Weekly. 55 (7): 7–8.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni Factions to Bury the Hatchet". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ Alingal, Shafeeq (7 January 2018). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (3 January 2018). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.
  8. ^ https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/iuml-malappuram-samastha-1.6326699
  9. ^ https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/29/siddaramaiah-praises-educational-activities-of-samastha
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