Panakkad Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal or Hyder Ali AlHusseini Ba Alvi(15 June 1947 – 6 March 2022) 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.
Kerala Muslim Jamaath is a Kerala based Islamic organization In India, under the supervision of the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama. This body acts as an apex body of various other organization and institutions which were following the ideologies of samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama
Puthantheru is a small town on the coastline between Tirur and Tanur Malappuram district of Kerala state, South India. Previously it was called Theru, but as the town developed its name became Puthantheru. It comes under Tanalur Gram panchayat.
Kalambadi Muhammad Musliyar was a Sunni Muslim religious scholar from Kerala state and president of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, one the largest muslim organization of Kerala, from September 2004 until his death on 2 October 2012.
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.
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.
K. Ali Kutty, title Musliyar, is an Islamic scholar from Kerala, southern India. As of 2022 he was General Secretary, Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the body of Sunni-Shafi'i scholars in northern Kerala and as of 2014 he was Principal, Jami'ya Nooriya Arabic College, Perinthalmanna (2003–present) and President, Ponnani Maunathul Islam Arabic College.
The Sunni Students Federation (SSF) is an Islamic students' organisation in India. Originated in Kerala in 1973 under the patronage of Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar. It is affiliated to Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama and Kerala Muslim Jamaath. SSF holded the golden fifty National Conference at Mumbai on 2023 November 24, 25 and 26.
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:
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.
Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal also known as Panakkad Sayed Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal is a Sayyid ,(thangal) community leader from Kerala, India. He is the youngest son of Sayed Pookoya thangal, Panakkad. He is National Political Advisory Committee, Indian Union Muslim League, He holds various significant positions including Malappuram District President of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). He former president of Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF) which is the students wing of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.
E Sulaiman Musliyar is an Islamic scholar from Kerala, India. He is President of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, the body of Sunni-Shafi'i scholars in Kerala and he is the Principal of Ihyaussunna, Othukkungal, Malappuram. He is also known as Raeesul Ulama.
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 body 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 AP 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.
