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

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...

, southern India. He succeeded E.K. Aboobacker Musliyar as General Secretary for Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama (1996 - 2016). A member of the of the Samastha from 1980, Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar taught

Shari'ah Sharia, Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah () is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. In Islamic terminology ''sharīʿah'' refers to immutable, intan ...

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 British Malabar or simply Malabar was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792–1800), Madras Presidency (1800–1950) and finally, Madras State (1950–1956) in ...

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 ...

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 . The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the tot ...

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 of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama 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 of Qadiyarakam Jum'ah Masjid,

. Musliyar served as the General Secretary of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama from 1996 to 2016. He was also the

qadi A qadi (; ) is the magistrate or judge of a Sharia court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and minors, and supervision and auditing of public works. History The term '' was in use from ...

of hundreds of mahals in different parts of Kerala. He also served as the chairman, Fatwa Committee, the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama. 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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