Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama
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Not to be confused with Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (AP Sunnis).
Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of EK Sunnis[Note 1] also known as Samastha and EK Samastha[3][4] is a Sunni-Shafi'i Muslim scholarly body in Kerala.[5][6][7] 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.[5]
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Founder | Sayyid Abdul Rahman ba-Alavi Varakkal Mullakoya Thangal |
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Type | Sunni-Shafi'i scholarly council |
Headquarters | Samasthalayam, Chelari, Malappuram, Kerala, India |
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General Secretary | Sheikh ul Jamia K. Ali Kutty Musliyar |
President | Sayyid ul Ulama Sayed Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal |
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Website | samastha |
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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]