The Thangals are often regarded as roughly equivalent to the more general Sayyids or Sharifs, or descendants of Muhammad, of the wider Islamic culture. [2][3] Most members of the community practices endogamy and rarely marry spouses from outside their community. [4][5]

Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, officially known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad[b][3][4] (born 22 March 1931) [1][a], is the tenth and current Grand Mufti of India. [5][6] and General Secretary of the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama (the Indian Muslim Scholars Association) and General Secretary of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of AP Sunnis.

Jan 23, 2018 · But the biggest indication yet that the two groups are seeking rapprochement came last week when the EK faction leader Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal met the AP faction’s Syed Khaleel Bukhari...

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of AP Sunnis, also known as Samastha [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] and AP Samastha, [4] is a Sunni-Shafi'i Muslim scholarly body in Kerala.

Feb 12, 2022 · The two rival Sunni factions led by Sayed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal and Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar have become friends again.

1 day ago · Amid growing criticism of home births following a maternal death in Malappuram, Samastha AP faction leader Saleh Turab Thangal has publicly defended the practice.

Jan 19, 2018 · The two predominant Sunni groups in the State led by Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal (EK faction) and Kanthapuram A.P.Aboobacker Musliar (AP faction) have begun talks of rapprochement.

Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal is a prominent political leader from Kerala, currently serving as Chairman of National Political Advisory Committee and State President of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a role he assumed in March 2022.

Nov 21, 2014 · Seyyidul Ulama Commonly known as Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal is the President of Samastha Kerala Jem'iyyathul Ulema, the largest Muslim organisation in Kerala, India. He was selected as the President in January, 2017, following the death of Kumaramputhur AP Muhammed Musliyar in 2016.

Jul 16, 2023 · Undoubtedly the most credible leader of the Muslim community in the state, Thangal speaks to TNIE about Samastha’s equation with the IUML, its new-found bonhomie with the CPM, particularly...