Jamia Markaz is an Islamic University running under the Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya at Kozhikode in Kerala, India. The Markaz is located east of Kozhikode city. The foundation stone was laid by the Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki in presence of Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar and E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar.
Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad is the tenth and current Grand Mufti of India. and General Secretary of the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama and General Secretary of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.
Jami'a Nooriyya is an Arabic College, or an educational institute of higher religious learning, the equivalent of south Indian madrasa, located at Pattikkad, near Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district, Kerala. Established in 1963 by Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyat al-'Ulama', it is the premier orthodox or traditionalist Sunni-Shafi'i institution for the training of the Islamic scholars in Kerala.
Sheikh Sayyid ˈAbdur-Rahmān al-Bukhāri, known as Ullal Thangal and honoured with the title Tājul Ulamālit. 'Crown Among the Clerics', was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was the President of Samastha, Jamia Sa-adiya Arabic College, Principal of the Sayyid Madani Arabic College, Ullal, and the Qazi of Ullal and several districts of Karnataka state.
The Shafi'i school or Shafi'ism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. It was founded by the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist al-Shafi'i, "the father of Muslim jurisprudence", in the early 9th century.
Cherussery Zainudheen, (1937 - 2016) title Musliyar, known as Zain-ul Ulama, was an Islamic scholar from Kerala, southern India. He succeeded E.K. Aboobacker Musliyar as General Secretary for Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.
Pangil Ahmed Kutty, title Musliyar, was an Islamic scholar from Pangu in Malabar District, Madras Presidency.
Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar former president of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, was a 20th-century scholar of Muslim Kerala and the teacher of the scholar E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar.
Kotta Abdul Khader Musliyar was the prominent Islamic scholar hailing from Mogral, Kasaragod, district of Indian state Kerala and an active member of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.
K. Ali Kutty, title Musliyar, is an Islamic scholar from Kerala, southern India. As of 2022 he was General Secretary, Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the body of Sunni-Shafi'i scholars in northern Kerala and as of 2014 he was Principal, Jami'ya Nooriya Arabic College, Perinthalmanna (2003–present) and President, Ponnani Maunathul Islam Arabic College.
Syed Muhammad Jiffiri Muthukoya Thangal, also known as Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal is the current President, Samastha and he is islamic scholar, Teacher, leader and Qazi. is an Islamic scholar from Kerala, India. He serves as President,Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, the body of Sunni-Shafi'i scholars in northern Kerala.Thangal is the 11th president of the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama.
Musliyar is an honorific associated with South Indian, chiefly Malayali, scholars of Islam. Notable people with the surname include:
Arabic Colleges in southern India refer to the educational institutes of higher Islamic learning. They are sometimes also known as Oriental Title Colleges in Kerala, and they are the near equivalent of north Indian madrasas. Graduates from Arabic Colleges can sit privately for the state recognized "Afzal-ul-Ulama" credential, which qualifies them to serve as Arabic Language teachers in state educational institutions.
Muhammed Abdul Hakkim Azhari is a Kerala scholar, educationalist and businessperson, and the Director of the Jamia Markaz. He is the General Secretary of the Sunni Yuvjan Sangham and the Pune of Jamia Madeenathunnoor, Poonoor.
Sayyid Abdurahman Imbichikoya Thangal Al-Aydarusi Al-Azhari, also known as Azhari Thangal was the President of Samastha Kerala Jamiat-ul-Ulema, the largest Muslim organisation in Kerala, India. He was selected as the vice president in 1993 and two years later appointed as the President following the death of K K Aboobacker Hazrath. He was nominated by Shams-ul-Ulama E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar.
Dakshina Kerala Jami-yyathul Ulama is the principal Sunni-Shafi'i and Hanafi scholarly body in central and southern Kerala. The council administers mosques, institutes of higher religious learning and madrasas in central and southern Kerala.
Alathurpadi Dars is an Islamic educational institution in Kerala, India, known for its preservation of traditional values while integrating modern advancements.
Bahauddeen Muhammed Jamaluddeen Nadwi is Muslim scholar from the state of Kerala, India. He currently serves as the Vice Chancellor for and is one of the founding members of Darul Huda Islamic University. Nadwi aims to revitalize and adapt the traditional Islamic curriculum and teaching methods to align with contemporary global circumstances. He has authored Islamic scholarship and lectured in several countries.
Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama is the principal Sunni-Shafi'i Muslim scholarly body in Kerala. The council administers Shafi'ite mosques, institutes of higher religious learning and madrasas in India.
