Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (of EK Sunnis)

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Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama
File:Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama flag.png
PredecessorSamastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (1926–1989)
Formation1989
FounderSayyid abdul rahman ba-Alavi varakkal mullakoya thangal
TypeSunni-Shafi'i scholarly council
HeadquartersSamasthalayam,chelari
Location
  • India
Region served
All over India,GCC.
General Secretary
Sheikhul jamia K. Ali Kutty Musliyar
President
Sayyidul Ulama Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal
SubsidiariesSKIMVB,

SYS, SKJM, SKSSF, SKSBV, SKJMCC,

SKJQ
Websitesamastha.info

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of EK Sunnis is the principal Sunni-Shafi'i 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] It is currently headed by the President Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal.[6][7]

Structure[edit]

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]

Madrasa teachers association[edit]

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Muallimeen [3]

Presidents of Samastha[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 (2018-01-07). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11.
  6. Naha, Abdul Latheef (2018-01-03). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06.
  7. "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.