Cherussery Zainudheen, (1937 - 2016) title Musliyar, known as Zain-ul Ulama, was an Islamic scholar from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, southern India. He succeeded E.K. Aboobacker Musliyar as General Secretary for

Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama Samastha or Samasta may refer to, * Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, the Shafi'ite scholarly body in northern Kerala (1926–1989) ** Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (1989–present) ** Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (Samastha Kerala Sun ...

(1996 - 2016). A member of the mushavara of the Samastha from 1980, Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar taught

Shari'ah Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the ...

at Darul Huda, Chemmad from 1991 to 2016. He later served as the principal and Pro-chancellor of Darul Huda, Chemmad.

Life and career

Cherussery Zainuddeen was born to Cherussery Muhammed Musliyar and Pathummunni at Morayur,

Malabar District Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792-1800) and Madras Presidency (1800-1947) in British India, and independent India's Madras State (19 ...

in 1937. He was married to Bangalath Mariyumma and Khadeeja. Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar started religious teaching at the age of 22. He worked as a mudarris at Kodangad,

Kondotty Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which was ...

, Malappuram District for eighteen years. He then worked at Chemmad Jum'ah Masjid, also as a mudarris, for several years.

With the Samastha

Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar was inducted to the mushavara of the

in 1980. He taught

at Darul Huda, Chemmad from 1991 to 2016. He later served as the principal and Pro-chancellor of Darul Huda, Chemmad. He was also the

khatib In Islam, a khatib, khateeb or hatib ( ar, خطيب ''khaṭīb'') is a person who delivers the sermon (''khuṭbah'') (literally "narration"), during the Friday prayer and Eid prayers. The ''khateeb'' is usually the prayer leader (''imam''), ...

of Qadiyarakam Jum'ah Masjid,

. Musliyar served as the General Secretary of

from 1996 to 2016. He was also the

qadi A qāḍī ( ar, قاضي, Qāḍī; otherwise transliterated as qazi, cadi, kadi, or kazi) is the magistrate or judge of a '' sharīʿa'' court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and mino ...

of hundreds of mahals in different parts of Kerala. He also served as the Chairman, Fatwa Committee, the

. Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar died on 18 February 2016 at a private hospital in Kozhikode and was interred in Darul Huda, Chemmad campus.

References

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