Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama

Samastha Kerala Jam'eyyath ul-Ulama
Founded 1926
Founder Varakkal Mullokoya Thangal
Pangil Ahmed Kutty Musliyar
Type Public
Headquarters Samastha Office, Francis Road, Calicut, Kerala, India, Kozhikode (Kerala)
Origins Calicut, Kerala, India
Area served
India
Key people

Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal (President)

K. Ali Kutty Musliyar (General Secretary)
Website

samastha.info

samastha.net

Samastha Kerala Jam'eyyath ul-Ulama is the religious organisation of the Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics of the Indian state of Kerala.

Samastha is the largest Muslim organization[1] in Kerala in terms of number of followers, number of mahals (territories divided into different areas) controlled, and the number of madrasas (religious schools), colleges and other institutes run by it . Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Ulama's supreme body and the working committee is called the Mushawara, constituted by forty scholars. Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama was formed in 1926 at Kozhikode, under the leadership of Varakkal Mullokoya Thangal, to resist the emerging Salafi organizations.[2][3][4]

Registration

Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama was formed on June 26, 1926, but it was officially registered on November 14, 1934, as the government approved its bylaw, which was agreed upon after deep and wide scholarly discussions held in various Mushawara meets and in consultation with law experts. It promulgated the propagation of true Islam, impart of religious education and activities against superstitions and un-Islamic traditions as its primary and supreme objectives. Its bylaw also included encouragement for secular education compatible with religious beliefs, and calls for religious tolerance, interfaith friendship, peaceful existence and national progress.[5] The registration number is S1.1934/35 at office of the Kozhikode district registrar.[6]

Presidents

No Name Tenure
1 Varakkal Mullokoya Thangal 1926-1933
2 Pangil Ahmed Kutty Musliyar 1933-1945
3 Valakkulam Abdul Bari Musliyar 1945-1965
4 KK Sadakkathullah Musliyar 1965-1967
5 Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar 1967–1993
6 K K Aboobacker Hazrath 1993–1995
7 Syed Abdul Rahman Imbichikoya Thangal Al Az'ari 1995-2004
8 Kalambadi Muhammed Musliyar 2004-2012
9 Anakkara C Koyakutty Musliyar 2012-2016
10 Kumaramputhur A P Muhammed Musliyar 2016-2017
11 Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal 2017-

General secretaries

No Name Tenure
1 PV Muhammed Musliyar 1926–1951
2 Pravanna Mohiyadheen Kutty Musliyar 1951–1957
3 Shamsul Ulama E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar 1957–1996
4 Zainul ulama Cherusseri Zainudheen Musliyar 1996–2016
5 K. Alikutty Musliyar 2016–

Mushawara (consulate body)

Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Ulama's supreme body and the working committee is called the Mushawara. It consists of forty scholars. The word mushawara, "consultation", is drawn from the Qur'anic order to seek scholarly advice in matters. From its inception, Samastha often convenes the Mushawara meeting to discuss various issues concerning the religion and community and almost all the meeting deal with the host of questions received from across the state and from outside where Malayali Muslims reside seeking Fatwas on a variety of issues.Later Samastha formed a Fatwa Committee from within the Mushawara to specially look in to the increasing queries on religion issues.

Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar
Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukoya Thangal is the current President of the Samastha

Current members of Mushawara

No Name Member from Other position From
1 Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal xxxx President 2017
2 Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal xxxx Vice President
3 PKP Abdussalam Musliyar 1990 Vice President 2016
4 Kp Abdul jabbar musliyar xxx vice President 2017
5 K. Ali Kutty Musliyar 1986 General Secretary 2016
6 MT Abdullah Musliyar xxxx Secretary 2017
7 Koyyod PP Umar Musliyar xxxx Secretary 2016
8 CKM Swadiq Musliyar 1975 Treasurer 2017
9 KT Hamza Musliyar
10 MM Muhyiddeen Maulavi Aluva
11 UM Abdurahman Musliyar 1970
12 Chelakkad Muhammed Musliyar
13 MA Qasim Musliyar
14 O Kutty Musliyar(Muhammed)
15 Sayyid KPC Thangal Jifri
16 TP Ippa Musliyar(Muhammed)
17 MP Kunjhi Muhammed Musliyar
18 Twaqa Ahmed Maulavi
19 Vavad PK Kunjhikkoya Musliyar
20 V Moosakkoya Musliyar
21 A Marakkar Musliyar
22 P Kunjhani Musliyar
23 TS Ibrahim Kutti Musliyar
24 Maniyoor Ahmed Musliyar
25 K Haider Faizi
26 Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi 2016
27 K Umar Faizi Mukkam 2016
28 Vakkod Moideen Kutty Musliyar
29 AV Abdurahman Musliyar
30 KP Abdullah Musliyar
31 Sayyid Muhammed Koya (SMK) Ba Alavi Thangal
32 Cheruvaloor PS Hyderose Musliyar
33 Moosakkutti Hazrath
34 Kottumala Moideen Kutty Musliyar
35 Villyapalli Ibrahim Musliyar
36 ES Hasan Faizi
37 M A Qasim Musliyar Mogral
38 vacant
39 Vacant
40 Vacant

Public conferences

In 2002, Samastha celebrated its platinum jubilee holding public conferences at five major cities across the state. The 90th anniversary ceremony was attended by lakhs of people which was held at the Alappuzha Beach on 11 to 14 February 2016.[7][8]

History

Founding Mushawara members

No Name Member until Other positions held
1 Varakkal Mullokoya Thangal 1933 President(1926-1933)
2 Pangil Ahmed Kutty Musliyar 1945 Vice President(1926-1933), President(1933-1945)
3 Valakkulam Abdul Bari Musliyar 1965 President(1945-1965)
4 KP Muhammed Meeran Musliyar 1947 Vice President(1926-yyyy)
5 KM Abdul Qadir Musliyar (1926-yyyy)
6 PV Muhammed Musliyar 1951 General Secretary (1926-1951)
7 PK Muhammed Musliyar Secretary(1926-yyyy)
8
9 PP Muhammed Moulavi Beypore 1969 Treasurer
10 Shihabuddeen Ahmed Koya Shaliyathi 1954
11 Sayyid Abdurahman Pookoya Thangal Mampad 1958
12 Karimbanakkal Muhammed Kutty Musliyar Kaipetta
13 Kolapurath Kunhahmed Moulavi Irimbaalasheri
14 Cheriyamundam Kunhi Pokker Musliyar 1951
15 Panaayikkulam Abdurahman Musliyar 1959
16 Pokkovil Unnyaalikutty Moulavi
17 KodiyambakathMuhammed Moulavi Ponnanni
18 Naalakath Marakkaarutty Musliyar 1939
19 Karimbanakkal Swadakathulla Musliyar 1985 President(1965-1967)
20 Madathodiyil Kaapaat Muhammed Musliyar
21 MP Ali Hassan Musliyar 1960
22 PP Bava Musliyar
23 PuthiyaVeetil Abdulla Musliyar Thalashery
24 Palot Moosa Kutty Haji Kannur 1953
25 Komu Musliyar 19
26 Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar 1993 President(1967-1993)
27 Abdurahman Moulavi Feroke
28 Abdurahman Musliyar Manjeri 1981
29 KP Unneedhu Musliyar Perimbalam
30 Kurimannil Mammunni Moulavi
31 T Mammad Koya Moulavi
32 Adakani Veetil Mammad Mulla
33 Sayyid Ahmed Imbichi Koya Thangal
34 Idiyangara Palliveetil KunhiKoya Mulla
35 Thangayathil Kunhaappa Musliyar
36 Karimbanakkal Ahmed Musliyar Mannarkkad
37 Abdul Khader Musliyar Pullikkal
38 Koyyappa Kunhaayin Musliyar 1976
39 Idiyangara Palliveetil Aboobacker Mulla
40

Early years (1926–1957)

Date Incident
1926 June 26 SKJU formed at Kozhikode town hall in the presence of Sayyid Hashim Cherukunchikkoya Thangal
1927 Feb 7 SKJU's First conference at Tanur in the presence of Liyauddeen Hazrath (Nalir Bakhiyath).
1927 Dec 31 SKJU Second conference at Molur in the presence of Pangil Ahmed Kutty Musliyar
1929 Jan 7 SKJU Third conference at Chemmankuzhy in the presence of Moulana Muhammad Abdul Bari
1929 Dec SKJU published its first daily "Al Bayan".[9]
1930 March 17 SKJU Fourth conference at Mannarkkad in the presence of Vellengara Muhammad Musliyar
1931 March 11 SKJU Fifth conference at Velliyancheri in the presence of Karimbanakkal Ahmad Musliyar
1932 June Pangil Ahmed Kutty Musliyar appointed as the President of SKJU
1934 Nov 14 SKJU officially registered by law at Kozhikode district registrar office.
1950 April 29 SKJU 18th conference at Valancheri.
1951 March 24 Paravanna Muhyudheen Kutty Musliyar appointed As SKJU General Secretary
1951 Sep 17 Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidhyabhyasa Board (SKIMVB) formed
1954 April 26 SKJU formed a youth organization under its fold "Samastha Kerala Sunni Yuvajana Samgham (SYS)"

Former leaders

Name Positions held
Sayyid Abdur Rahman Bafaqi Thangal xxxx
Sayyid P. M. S. A. Pookkoya Thangal xxxx
Kutubi Muhammed Musliyar xxxx
Shihabuddeen Ahmed Koya Shaliyathi xxxx
K.T. Manu Musliar[10] member, Secretary(xxxx-2009)
CM Abdulla Moulavi member, Vice President
Chappanangadi Bapu Musliyar xxxx
Sayyid Umerali Shihab Thangal member, Vice President
Kottumala Aboobacker Musliyar[11][12] xxxx
Sayyid AbduRahman Imbichikoya Thangal Al-Azhari President
C.H Haidarus Musliyar member, Secretary
MM Basheer Musliyar xxxx
Kotta Abdul Khader Musliyar, Kasaragod member, Secretary(yyyy-2008)
C Koya Kutty Musliyar Member(1988-2016), Vice President(yyyy-2012), President(2012-2016)
Kumaramputhur AP Muhammed Musliyar member(1995-2016), Vice President(2012-2016), President(2016 June-Dec)
Kottumala Bappu Musliyar member(2004-2017), Secretary(2009–2017)
Kapp V Umer Musliyar member(yyyy-Oct-2017)

Sub organizations

Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Ulama (S. K. J. U.) have separate feeder organizations for each layer of the society:

  1. Samastha Kerala Islamic Education Board (coordination of around 10,000 madrassas)[13][14]
  2. Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (SYS)
  3. Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF - for higher students)
  4. Samastha Kerala Sunni Bala Vedi(SKSBV - for children)[15]
  5. Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Mu'allimeen (SKJM - for religious school teachers)
  6. Samastha Kerala Sunni Mahallu Federation (SKSMF)

Samastha Kerala Islamic Education Board

Samastha Kerala Islamic Education Board or Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidhyabhyasa Board, known as SKIMVB was Samastha's first sub-organization. The run-up to the formation of the board started when Marhoom Sayyid AbduRahman Bafakhi Thangal drew the attention of thee Ulema in 1945, at the 16th conference of Samastha held at Karyavattom. SKIMVB runs a primary religious education programme that has more than nine thousand Madrasas under it.[16] Understanding the requirement of a sub organization exclusively to focus on imparting primary Islamic education, Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Ulama (S. K. J. U.) formed Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidhyabhyasa Board (SKIMVB). The board carried out its main objective of setting op madrassas across the state from its very initial stage and the educational system was made systematic through the preparation of syllabus for students until 12th grade and students found time to attend madrassas along with their regular schooling. It was in 1952 the board called applications for madrassa recognition and recognized 10 madrassas that year.[17][18]

Sunni Yuvajana Sangham

Sunni yuvajana sangam Samastha decided to form a youth organization under its fold at its 20th public conference held at Tanur on April 25, 1954 to organize the youth and public under Samastha and to give Samastha an organizational set up at grassroots level. The Yuvajan Sangam, known as SYS was formed a day later on April 26 at the office of Calicut Ansar ul-Islam. Now the organization has committees in all Kerala districts and branches in a number of Kerala villages as well as outside Kerala. Samastha recognized SYS as its official sub-faction at its 21st public conference held at Kakkad in 1961.

Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation

Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federations, known as SKSSF, is one of the largest students'; organization of Kerala. The organization was formed on February 19, 1989 as a part of the attempt to organize all Muslim students under its fold and to nurture them into a good moral life. SKSSF has been actively involving in all community related issues and struggling for their rights. Calicut-based Islamic Centre and Islamic Sahithya academy are its major achievement. Sayyid Hameed Ali Shihab Thangal is the president and Sathar Panthalloor is the current general secretary. SKSSF has various other activities under different wings namely:

  • IBAD - Da'wa and working among the society to keep them in Islamic way of life.
  • TREND - Services in field of education and career guidance.
  • Higher Education Programme (H.E.P)
  • Sahachari (Relief Cell)
  • Quran Study Center
  • Thwalabha Wing
  • Campus Wing
  • Islamic Center[19]
  • Students Hostel
  • Kafila
  • Islamic Sahithya Academy (ISA)
  • Sarghalayam
  • Manushyajalika

Samastha Kerala Jam'eyyatul Mu'allimeen Central Council

Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Mu'allimeen Central Council (SKJMCC) is a teachers' association under the board, which has 19 districts and 411 range level committees other than the central committee. SKJMCC has been doing creative and appreciable services in providing various kinds of benefits and welfare projects for its thousands of mostly poor teaching community. There are 14 kinds of service benefit schemes and 6 types of welfare funds under SKJMCC. As of 2001, 110,820 are studying under SKIMVB recognized madrasas and 80,906 teachers, who have been officially by opening and maintaining Mu'allim Service Register (MSR) at SKIMVB office, are working in these madrasas.[20][21] A special institute was set up near Samastha's headquarters to give training for madrasa teachers in 2001. The Mu'allim Training Center under SKJMCC offers a one-year course for aspiring teachers. SKJMCC has also set up a women's Sharia college, which offers a five-year course for girl students who passed SSLC. The magazines Al Mu'allim, Santhustha Kudumbam, and Kurunnukal are published under SKJMCC. The madrasa students wing named SBV is also working under the auspices of SKJMCC.[20][21]

Samastha Kerala Sunni Mahallu Federation

In a bid to give an organized form for the functioning of Muslim Mahallu's in the state, Samastha leaders formed Samstha Kerala Sunni mahallu Federation (SKSMF) at the tirur taluk Samastha Conference held at Chemmad in April 26, 1976. The wing has done a number of remarkable works, especially in coordinating Mahallu's by giving registration ad rendering essential services.

Educational Activities

Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Ulama owns one of the prime higher learning centers of Islamic theology in Kerala. Darul Huda Islamic University[22][23] and Co-ordination of Islamic Colleges (CIC)[24][25] are universities under which more 100 Islamic colleges work, there are other colleges started much earlier and still provide quality education in their respective fields. Most of these institutions educate the students in religious and material fields of education while a few concentrates only in religious subjects.

Publications

Samastha's message is spread among the community through a number of publications. The educational board came to the publication field with the launch of Al-Bayan[9] monthly, first in Arabic Malayalam and then in Malayalam in 1954. The magazine ceased to exist after few years. In 1959, the Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Mu'allimeen (SKJM) started its mouthpiece Al Mu'allim magazine. It was started as thrimasika (quarterly), did not last long, but in 1977 it was restarted as monthly as it still continues.It is sent free of cost to all Madrarsas. The other publications are:

  • Sathyadhara Fortnightly (Malayalam, Kannada & Gulf editions)[26][27][28]
  • Thelitcham Monthly
  • Sunni Afkhar Weekly[29][30]
  • Kudumbam family magazine
  • Kurunnukal children's magazine
  • Al Mu'allim
  • Al Ahsan (Kannada)
  • Annahda Arabic magazine
  • Anoor Arabic magazine

See also

References

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