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Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of E. K. Sunnis, also known as EK Samastha^[1]^[2] is a Sunni-Shafi'i Muslim scholarly body in Kerala.^[3]^[4]^[5] 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.^[3] 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.^[6]^[7]

A forty-member 'mushawara' is the high command body of the Sunni council.^[8]^[9] As of 2020, the president was Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal.^[10]^[11]

Structure

President — Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal^[12]
General Secretary — K. Ali Kutty Musliyar
Treasurer — P. P. Umer Musliyar

Wings

Mahallu federation — Samastha Kerala Sunni Mahallu Federation (S. M. F.) [1]
Educational board — Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidhyabhyasa Board (S. K. I. M. V. B.) [2]
Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Muallimeen [3]
Youth wing — Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (S. Y. S.) [4]
Student wing — Samastha Kerala Sunni Students' Federation (S. K. S. S. F) [5]
Children's wing — Samastha Kerala Sunni Balavedhi (S. K. S. B. V.) [6]
Mouthpiece (daily) — Suprabhaatham [7]

Presidents

Varakkal Mullokoya Thangal (1926–1932)
Pangil Ahmed Kutty Musliyar (1932–1945)
Abdul Bari Musliyar (1945–1965)
KK Sadakkathulla Musliyar (1965–1967)
Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar (1967–1993)
K.K. Aboobacker Hazrath (1993–1995)
Sayyid Abdurahman Imbichikoya Thangal Al-Aydarusi Al-Azhari (1995–2004)
Kalambadi Mohammed Musliar (2004–2012)
C Koya Kutty Musliyar (2012–2016)
Kumaramputhur A. P. Muhammed Musliyar (2016–2017)
Sayed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal (2017–Present)

Notable events conference

100th Anniversary

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the Samastha's 100th anniversary of function at Bengaluru Palace grounds 28 January 2024^[13] Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama inaugurated the declaration of the centenary celebrations of Samastha in Bengaluru.

References

^ "Sunni factions bury their differences". The Hindu. 12 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Kanthapuram Samastha kicks off centenary celebrations". The Hindu. 31 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b Osella, Filippo; Osella, Caroline (2008). "Islamism and Social Reform in Kerala, South India" (PDF). Modern Asian Studies. 42 (2–3): 317–346. doi:10.1017/S0026749X07003198. S2CID 143932405. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2024 – via SOAS Research Online.
^ Santhosh, R.; Visakh, M. S. (2020). "Muslim League in Kerala: Exploring the Question of 'Being Secular'". Economic and Political Weekly. 55 (7): 7–8.
^ 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.
^ "Kanthapuram Samastha kicks off centenary celebrations". The Hindu. 31 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Sunni factions bury their differences". The Hindu. 12 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni Factions to Bury the Hatchet". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ Alingal, Shafeeq (7 January 2018). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (3 January 2018). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
^ "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.
^ "Resolution against Communism not with my consent: Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal". Mathrubhumi English. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.
^ https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/29/siddaramaiah-praises-educational-activities-of-samastha

[1] "Sunni factions bury their differences". The Hindu. 12 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[2] "Kanthapuram Samastha kicks off centenary celebrations". The Hindu. 31 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[:1-3] Osella, Filippo; Osella, Caroline (2008). "Islamism and Social Reform in Kerala, South India" (PDF). Modern Asian Studies. 42 (2–3): 317–346. doi:10.1017/S0026749X07003198. S2CID 143932405. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2024 – via SOAS Research Online.

[:2-4] Santhosh, R.; Visakh, M. S. (2020). "Muslim League in Kerala: Exploring the Question of 'Being Secular'". Economic and Political Weekly. 55 (7): 7–8.

[:56-5] 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.

[6] "Kanthapuram Samastha kicks off centenary celebrations". The Hindu. 31 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[7] "Sunni factions bury their differences". The Hindu. 12 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[Naha-8] Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni Factions to Bury the Hatchet". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[:132-9] Alingal, Shafeeq (7 January 2018). "Kerala: League of Factions". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.

[:112-10] Naha, Abdul Latheef (3 January 2018). "No action against Panakkad scions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.

[:92-11] "Aradhanalayangal Thurakkanam: Samastha". Media One. 3 June 2020.

[:0-12] "Resolution against Communism not with my consent: Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal". Mathrubhumi English. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.

[13] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Jan/29/siddaramaiah-praises-educational-activities-of-samastha

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