Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (of EK Sunnis)

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of EK Sunnis 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]

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama
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
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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]

Samastha-CIC Row

In November 2022, Samastha stirred up a hornet's nest by sacking Abdul Hakeem Faizy, an enterprising scholar, educationalist, and secretary of Coordinating of Islamic Colleges, accusing him of revisionism and promoting progressive thinking. [8] [9] [10] [11] Faizy sought to revise and modernize the curriculum of Islamic seminaries in the state by introducing compulsory university-level secular education along with religious studies and introduced the concept of woman-only seminaries. [12] With Faizy’s expulsion, Samastha provoked the ire of its own followers, especially a large number of young scholars, including the graduates, students, and teachers at the CIC colleges. But Samastha threatened Faizy’s supporters with disciplinary action. Faizy ruled out all allegations Samastha levelled against him as baseless. He said he remained an avowed proponent of traditional Islam but reiterated his “life-long commitment to enlighten, empower and uplift the young generation through education”. [13].

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

Presidents of Samastha

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. Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni Factions to Bury the Hatchet". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. Alingal, Shafeeq (7 January 2018). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
  6. Naha, Abdul Latheef (3 January 2018). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
  7. "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.
  8. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/abdul-hakeem-faizys-expulsion-exposes-divide-within-samastha-as-sunni-orthodoxy-prevails/article66120944.ece
  9. https://www.newageislam.com/islam-politics/sunni-orthodoxy-kerala-scholar/d/130872
  10. https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/11/10/samastha-expels-reformist-leader-faizy.html
  11. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hakeem-faizy-says-he-will-focus-on-future-will-not-bow-to-samastha-diktats/article66553661.ece
  12. https://en.qantara.de/content/islamic-education-in-india-all-female-madrassas-of-women-by-women-and-for-women?page=0%2C1
  13. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hakeem-faizy-says-he-will-focus-on-future-will-not-bow-to-samastha-diktats/article66553661.ece
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