Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama

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Samastha Kerala Jam-iyyathul Ulama
Formation1926
FounderSayyid Abdul Rahman ba-Alavi Varakkal Mullakoya Thangal
Type Sunni-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
Subsidiaries SKIMVB, SYS, SKJM, SKSSF, SKSBV, SMF, SKJMCC, SKJQ
Website samastha.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]

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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

Presidents

Notable events conference

100th Anniversary

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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

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