Jami'a Nooriyya is an
Arabic College
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, or an educational institute of higher religious learning, the equivalent of north Indian
madrasa, located at
Pattikkad, near
Perinthalmanna in
Malappuram district
Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...
,
Kerala. Established in 1963 by
Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyat al-'Ulama', it is the premier orthodox or traditionalist
Sunni
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
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Shafi'i institution for the training of the Islamic scholars in Kerala.
Jami'a Nooriyya is managed by Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyat al-'Ulama', the principal
Sunni
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
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Shafi'i scholarly body in
Kerala. The institute carries forward the old
Ponnani
Ponnani () is a municipality in Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, in the state of Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative center of the Taluk and Block Panchayat of the same name. It is situated at the estuary of Bharatappuzha (Riv ...
tradition of scholar training. The Nizami curriculum used at Jami'a Nooriyya is a modified version of the syllabus utilized at the
al-Baqiyyat-us-Salihat College at
Vellore (with
Shafi'i Law for
Hanafi Law).
Jami'a Nooriyya celebrates its anniversary in February–March of every year.
Faculties
Source: http://jamianooriya.in/faculties/
* Principal: K. Alikutty Musliyar
* Professors
** M. K. Moideen Kutty Musliyar Kottumala
** Latheef Faizy Pathiramanna
** E. Hamza Faizy Al Haithami Nenmini
** K. T. Muhammed Ali Shihab Faizy Koomanna
** P. Sulaiman Faizy Chungathara
** Liyaudheen Faizy Melmuri
** Umer Faizy Mudikkode
** O. T. Musthafa Faizy Mudikkode
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.jamianooriya.org/
Website of Students' Association
Islam in Kerala
Institutes of higher Islamic learning in Kerala
Higher education
Islamic education