Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama
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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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Formation | 1926 |
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Founder | Sayyid Abdul Rahman ba-Alavi Varakkal Mullakoya Thangal |
Type | Sunni-Shafi'i scholarly council |
Headquarters | Samasthalayam, Chelari |
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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 |
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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]