Samastha general secretary Alikutty Musliar passes away
Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary and prominent Islamic scholar K. Alikutty Musliyar, 81, passed away on Thursday afternoon (July 23, 2026). He was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments.A respected Sunni religious leader, he served as the qazi of several mahals, including Kasaragod.
- ▪Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary and prominent Islamic scholar K.
- ▪Alikutty Musliyar, 81, passed away on Thursday afternoon (July 23, 2026).
- ▪He was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments.A respected Sunni religious leader, he served as the qazi of several mahals, including Kasaragod.
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Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary and prominent Islamic scholar K. Alikutty Musliyar, 81, passed away on Thursday afternoon (July 23, 2026). He was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments.A respected Sunni religious leader, he served as the qazi of several mahals, including Kasaragod. He was Principal of Jamia Nooriyya Arabic College, the flagship institution of the Samastha at Pattikkad.He became the general secretary of the Samastha, the biggest organisation of Islamic scholars in Kerala, in 2016 following the death of Cherussery Zainuddin Musliyar.Born in 1945 at Irumbuzhi in Malappuram district, Alikutty Musliyar completed his religious studies at various dars (mosque-based religious study centres) before joining Jamia Nooriyya Arabic College in 1964, where he…
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