Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musalyar
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| Born | March 22, 1939 Kanthapuram, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India. |
| Occupation | Religious Leader of A. P. Sunnis, General Secretary, All India Sunni Jam-Iyyathul Ulema. |
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Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musalyar (Malayalam: കാന്തപുരം എ.പി. അബൂബക്കര് മുസ്ലിയാര്, born Aboobacker Ahmed) is the leader of one of the traditionalist Sunni factions of Muslims in Kerala state, India called A. P. Sunnis and is one of the most famous Muslim personalities in Kerala. Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musalyar is known for his expediency, which was not known among the Muslim scholars of Kerala.[1]
He is presently the General Secretary of All-India Jamiyyathul Ulama, the organisation Muslim scholars and clerics under A. P. Sunnis[2] and Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama (Kanthapuram). Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musalyar is also the General Secretary and Principal of Karanthur Markaz, a charitable and educational institution in Karanthur, Calicut, Kerala.[3] He was appointed as a member of the NAC for the implementation of the RTÉ act in 2010.[4][5]
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[edit] The split in Samastha and the rise of Kanthapuram
Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musaliyar came to prominence in late 1980s when he broke away from Samastha Kerala Jamiyatul Ulema, the supreme council of traditional Sunni Ulemas in Kerala. He along with five others were ousted from the 40-member council as a disciplinary action. Making a virtue of necessity, he formed a parallel organisation and declared himself as its secretary. During this time, he was also accused of appropriating a huge amount of money donated by a UAE citizen to set up a mosque in Areekkad near Calicut.
[edit] Name
Kanthapuram hails from a mediocre peasant family of 'Alangam Poyil', the much popular and better known “A.P.” stands for this.
[edit] Biography
Starting his career as a Mudarris, (Principal of Dars) at the Juma Masjid of Mangad (Elettil), in 1964, he served the same in Kolikkal Juma Masjid between 1970–76 and in Kanthapuram Juma Masjid during 1976 to 1981. In 1978, he among other prominent leaders, founded the Markazu-Ssaquafathi-Ssunniyyah or the Sunni Cultural Centre, at Karanthur, near Calicut. Since 1981 he is the chief instructor at the Markaz Shariath College.
[edit] Position
Now kanthapuram leads the minority Sunni faction in Kerala. He now runs Jamia markazussaqafathissunniya based in Calicut.
[edit] Books And literary works
- Women and Prayer
- A Complete study about Ahle Sunnah
- The Hajj
- The Group Prayer after Namaz
[edit] Seminars and conferences attended
- National and International seminars conducted in different states of India
- In Year 2005 he attended a Conference in kashmir
[edit] Award and Facilitations
- Indian Islamic Centre Award 2000 for the best social cultural and educational worker in India.
[edit] He called on
The Prime Ministers of India namely, Atal Bihari Vajpeyi, Rajiv Gandhi, Narasimha Rao, V.P.Singh , Deve Gowda & Dr. Manmohan Singh and Chief Ministers of different states and cabinet ministers.
[edit] Political view
Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar has confirmed and announced a policy of "helping those who help us" to support any political party. It's important to note that during the elections he does not support any party, though after the election he would stand with the winning faction. The traditional rivals of the A. P. Sunnis and Kanthapuram, the E. K. Sunnis, always supported the Indian Union Muslim League in the United Democratic Front (India).
[edit] Controversies
[edit] Chekannur Moulavi case
Kanthapuram A.P. Abubackker Musaliar is often associated with the disappearance of Chekannur Maulavi.[6] Chekannur Moulavi was a progressive Islamic cleric who lived in Edappal in Malappuram district of Kerala. He was noted for his controversial and unconventional interpretation of Islam based on Quran and Hadeeth.[7] He disappeared on 29 July 1993 under mysterious circumstances and is now widely believed to be killed.
[edit] Holy Hair Controversy
According to A. P. Sunnis, India's largest mosque is being built in Kozhikkode under the patronage of Kanthapuram.[8] He claims to have the Muhammed's hair, but the rival Sunni outfit, the E. K. Sunnis, has contested this and demanded proof. Addressing a press conference in Kozhikode, secretary of the Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF), Onamballi Mohammed Faizi, and secretary of Sunni Yuvajana Sangham, Abdul Hamid Faizi Ambalakkadavu, dubbed Kanthapuram's claim that he was in possession of a " holy relic" as "false".[9] But, Kanthapuram clarified that the Markaz was safekeeping the “holy hair” not to worship, but as a mark of respect to the “beloved Prophet.” [10]
According to him, it was Shaikh Ahmad Al Khazraji, son of Shaikh Muhammed Al Khazraji, former Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, United Arab Emirates, who had handed over one of the “holy hair” to Markaz during its last annual convocation conference in January 2011 which was witnessed by thousands of believers.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Sunni leader: end smear campaign". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 13 May 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2014555.ece.
- ^ "Sheikh Aboobacker Website". http://www.sheikhaboobacker.com/.
- ^ "HRD panel to oversee RTE rollout". The Times Of India. 26 June 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/HRD-panel-to-oversee-RTE-rollout/articleshow/6091867.cms.
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ 'Chekannur profile'
- ^ "Kerala Sunni bodies challenge scholar's claim to 'holy relic'". The Times Of India. 26 March 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-26/india/29192120_1_relic-largest-mosque-islamic-scholar.
- ^ "Kerala Sunni bodies challenge scholar's claim to 'holy relic'". The Times Of India. 26 March 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-26/india/29192120_1_relic-largest-mosque-islamic-scholar.
- ^ "Sunni leader: end smear campaign". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 13 May 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2014555.ece.
- ^ "Sunni leader: end smear campaign". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 13 May 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2014555.ece.
