Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama

	File:Sunni
Formation	1926
Founder	Sayyid Abdul Rahman ba-Alavi Varakkal Mullakoya Thangal
Type	Sunni-Shafi'i scholarly council
Headquarters	Markaz coblex kozhikode
Location	India;
Region served	India, GCC
General Secretary	Kanthapuram ap abubakar musliyar
President	Raeesul ulama E sulaiman musliyar
Subsidiaries	SYS, SSF, SBS
Website	samastha.info

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 2015 the president was e suliman musliyar .^[6]^[7]

Structure[edit]

President — Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal^[8]
General Secretary — K. Ali Kutty Musliyar
Treasurer — P.P. Umer Musliyar

Wings[edit]

Mahallu federation — Samastha Kerala Sunni Mahallu Federation (S. M. F.) [1]
Educational board — Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidhyabhyasa Board (S. K. I. M. V. B.) [2]
Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Muallimeen [3]
Youth wing — Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (S. Y. S.) [4]
Student wing — Samastha Kerala Sunni Students' Federation (S. K. S. S. F) [5]
Children's wing — Samastha Kerala Sunni Balavedhi (S. K. S. B. V.) [6]
Mouthpiece (daily) — Suprabhatham [7]

Presidents[edit]

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[edit]

100th Anniversary[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Santhosh, R.; Visakh, M. S. (2020). "Muslim League in Kerala: Exploring the Question of 'Being Secular'". Economic and Political Weekly. 55 (7): 7–8.
^ 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.
^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni Factions to Bury the Hatchet". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ Alingal, Shafeeq (7 January 2018). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (3 January 2018). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
^ "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.
^ "Resolution against Communism not with my consent: Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal". Mathrubhumi English. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.
^ https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/29/siddaramaiah-praises-educational-activities-of-samastha

[:1-1] 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.

[:2-2] Santhosh, R.; Visakh, M. S. (2020). "Muslim League in Kerala: Exploring the Question of 'Being Secular'". Economic and Political Weekly. 55 (7): 7–8.

[:56-3] 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.

[Naha-4] Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni Factions to Bury the Hatchet". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[:132-5] Alingal, Shafeeq (7 January 2018). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.

[:112-6] Naha, Abdul Latheef (3 January 2018). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.

[:92-7] "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.

[8] "Resolution against Communism not with my consent: Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal". Mathrubhumi English. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.

[9] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/29/siddaramaiah-praises-educational-activities-of-samastha

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