Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (EK group)

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama,–present, 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.[4]

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama
Formation26 June 1926
FounderSayyid abdul rahman ba-Alavi varakkal mullakoya thangal
TypeSunni-Shafi'i scholarly council
HeadquartersSamasthalayam,chelari
Location
  • India
Region served
All over India
General Secretary
Sheikhul jamia K. Ali Kutty Musliyar
President
Sayyidul Ulama Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal
SubsidiariesSKIMVB,

SYS, SKJM, SKSSF, SKSBV, SKJMCC,

SKJQ
Websitesamastha.info

A forty-member 'mushawara' is the high command body of the Sunni council.[5][6] It is currently headed by the President Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal.[7][8]

Structure

Wings

  • Mahallu federation — Samastha Kerala Sunni Mahallu Federation (S. M. F.)
  • Educational board — Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidhyabhyasa Board (S. K. I. M. V. B.)
  • Madrasa teachers association — Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Muallimeen
  • Youth wing — Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (S. Y. S.)
  • Student wing — Samastha Kerala Sunni Students' Federation (S. K. S. S. F)
  • Children's wing — Samastha Kerala Sunni Balavedhi (S. K. S. B. V.)
  • Mouthpiece (daily) — Suprabhatham

See also

References

  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. 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.
  5. Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni Factions to Bury the Hatchet". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. Alingal, Shafeeq (2018-01-07). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11.
  7. Naha, Abdul Latheef (2018-01-03). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06.
  8. "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.
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