Cherussery Zainuddeen Musliyar


Cherussery Zainudheen Musliyar was an Indian, Sunni Muslim religious scholar from the state of Kerala. He served as General Secretary for Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the religious organization of Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics, which has the largest number of followers in Kerala, and the principal of Darul Huda Islamic Academy. Called the Shining Scholar by followers, he is often regarded as the successor of E.K. Aboobacker Musliar, the former stalwart of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.

Career

Musliyar worked as a Mudarris at Kodangad, Kondoty, Malappuram for eighteen years. He then worked at Chemmad Juma Masjid, also as a Mudarris, for several years.
He was selected to Samastha Mushawara, the supreme scholarly body of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, in 1980.
In 1994, he joined Darul Huda Islamic Academy as Principal, and served there as Pro chancellor till his death. He was Qhatheeb at Qaziyarakam Juma masjid, Kondoty, Malappuram, Kerala.
Musliyar was the general secretary of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama the supreme council of Islamic Scholars in Kerala from 1996 to 2016. He was also the Fatwa committee chairman of the Samastha. He served as principal of Darul Huda Islamic Academy, Chemmad, Kerala, Malappuram also. He was Quazi of hundreds of Mahalls in different parts of Kerala.

Death

He died on 18 February 2016 at a private hospital in Kozhikode and was buried in Darul Huda Islamic Academy campus.