Jami'a Nooriyyais an Arabic College,or an educational institute of higher religious learning,the equivalent of south Indian madrasa,located at Pattikkad,near Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district,Kerala. Established in 1963 by Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama,it is the premier orthodox or traditionalist Sunni-Shafi'i institution for the training of the Islamic scholars in Kerala.
Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal was a sayyid (thangal) community leader and religious scholar from Kerala,southern India who was the Kerala State President and Chairman,National Political Advisory Committee,Indian Union Muslim League from 2009 to 2022. He was also the Vice President of the Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyat al-'Ulama',the principal Sunni-Shafi'i scholarly body in Kerala.
K.T. Mohammed Musliyar,who was known as K.T. Manu Musliyar was an Islamic scholar,orator,and writer and General Secretary of Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidyabhyasa Board,which is one of the biggest educational organisation in Kerala. He also was a great leader of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.
E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar alias Sheikh Abubakr,known by followers as Shams-ul-Ulama,"the Sun of the Scholars",was a Shafi'i scholar,polyglot and yemani Sufi Scholar from Kerala,south India. He served as the General Secretary of the Samastha-Kerala Jam'iyyat al-'Ulama',the principal Sunni-Shafi'ite scholarly body in Kerala,from 1957 to 1996.
Sheikh Sayyid ˈAbdur-Rahmān al-Bukhāri(1920 –1 February 2014),also known as Ullal Thangal and honoured with the title Tājul Ulamālit. 'Crown Among the Clerics',was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was the President of Samastha,Jamia Sa-adiya Arabic College,Principal of the Sayyid Madani Arabic College,Ullal,and the Qazi of Ullal and several districts of Karnataka state.
Cherussery Zainudheen,(1937 - 2016) title Musliyar,known as Zain-ul Ulama, was an Islamic scholar from Kerala,southern India. He succeeded E.K. Aboobacker Musliyar as General Secretary for Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.
Pangil Ahmed Kutty (1305– ?),title Musliyar, was an Islamic scholar from Pangu in Malabar District,Madras Presidency.
Shihabuddeen Ahmed Koya Shaliyathi,who played vital roles in the reformation process of the Kerala Muslims,was the scholar hailing from Kerala,the southern state of India. He had occupied crucial positions in Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama,the official organization of Sunni scholars in Kerala. He was renowned south Indian Shafi scholar who was student of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi,founder of Sunni Barelvi movement.
Kotta Abdul Khader Musliyar was the prominent Islamic scholar hailing from Mogral,Kasaragod,district of Indian state Kerala and an active member of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.
Sheikh Habib Muhammad bin Husayn Al-Jifri, also known as Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal is the current President,Samastha and he is an Islamic scholar,Teacher,religious leader and Qazi. He is an Islamic scholar from Kerala,India. He serves as President,Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama,the body of Sunni-Shafi'i scholars in northern Kerala. Thangal is the 11th president of the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama.
Coordination of Islamic Colleges (CIC),based in Kerala,India,is an Islamic university serving as an academic administrative body. Colleges affiliated with the CIC offer "Wafy" courses for men and "Wafiyya" for women,which combine both Islamic and secular higher education. These courses were designed and developed by Abdul Hakeem Faizy,an Islamic scholar and educationalist,who served as the General Secretary of the CIC until May 2023 and is an executive board member from India at the League of Islamic Universities based in Cairo. Panakkad Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal is the current President of the CIC. At present,there are around 100 institutes affiliated to the CIC in Kerala. The CIC was established in Malappuram District in 2000 and was associated with the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama,principal Sunni-Shafi'i scholarly council,in Kerala.
Musliyar is an honorific associated with South Indian,chiefly Malayali,scholars of Islam. Notable people with the surname include:
Suprabhaatham (സുപ്രഭാതം) is a Malayalam daily newspaper owned and published by Kozhikode Iqrau Publications from Kozhikode on behalf of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama,a Sunni organisation based in Kerala. The daily publishing from Kerala,India. It is the first Malayalam daily to be published with six editions. The word " Suprabhaatham" translates to literally "auspicious dawn". It is among the most read leading newspapers in Kerala. The newspaper has various editions from Kozhikode,Malappuram,Kannur,Thrissur,Kochi,Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad in Kerala. It is headquartered at Francis Road,Kozhikode,Kerala
All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama, or All India Muslim Scholars Association, is an organisation of Islamic scholars in India.
Panakkad Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal (born 25 May 1964) is a sayyid (thangal) community leader and politician from Kerala,southern India. He currently serves as the Kerala State President,Indian Union Muslim League,Chancellor of Darul Huda Islamic University
Dakshina Kerala Jami-yyathul Ulama is the principal Sunni-Shafi'i and Hanafi scholarly body in southern Kerala. The council administers mosques,institutes of higher religious learning and madrasas in southern Kerala districts of alappuzha,kottayam,idukki,pathanamthitta,kollam &trivandrum.
Alathurpadi Dars is an Islamic educational institution in Kerala,India,known for its preservation of traditional values while integrating modern advancements.
Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of EK Sunnis also known as Samastha and EK Samastha is a Sunni-Shafi'i Muslim scholarly body in Kerala. The council administers Shafi'ite mosques,institutes of higher religious learning and madrasas in India. The Samasta Kerala Jamiyatul Ulama,popularly known as Samastha,is the Sunni scholarly organization with the highest support among Kerala Muslims. The formation of the Samasta was a response of these traditional ulama to the conditions of the post-1921 era,in which Kerala Muslim society in general witnessed a radical shift from the ladder of individual leadership to the ladder of organizations.
Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of A. P. Sunnis,also known as Samastha and AP Samastha,is a Sunni-Shafi'i Muslim scholarly body in Kerala. The council administers Shafi'ite mosques,institutes of higher religious learning and madrasas in India. There are two organisations known as Samastha,one named after E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar and the other after Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar,both of which emerged in 1989,due to organisational disagreement in Samastha.
