Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama

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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
Sayyidul Ulama Sayed Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal
SubsidiariesSKIMVB, SYS, SKJM, SKSSF, SKSBV, SMF, SKJMCC, SKJQ
Websitesamastha.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 2020 the president was Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal.[6][7]

Structure

Wings

  • 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

  • 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

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