KUTHUBI: A LEGENDARY PERSONALITY OF MALABAR

Shamsul ulama Kuthubi Muhammed Musliyar is a legendary personality,an Islamic scholar who lived in the middle of 20 the century in Malabar, India. The magnificent personality whom people depended as the last resort for their religious and social disputes.




Birth: Born in 1878 at Cheppilayam village (now A R Nagar), Koduvayoor, Malappuram District.

Father: Cherusalil Ahammed Musliyar, Koduvayoor


Studies: Preliminary studies done under Pocker Musliyar (F/o Sdakathulla Moulavi) at Thirurangadi Tharammal Masjid.


Then after, he learned under famous Islamic educational reformist, Moulana Chalilakath Kunhahammed Haji at Peringadi, Mahe. When Chalilakath was invited and took charge as the principal of Darul Uloom,Vazhakkad, famous Islamic learning centre founded by Koyappathudi Moyin Kutty Saheb, Kuthubi and his colleagues also moved to Darul Uloom to continue the study under Chalilakath.


‘Kuthubi’ is the call name given by his ustad,Chalilak Kunhi Ahammed Haji.


Followings are some of the co-learners of Kuthubi at Darul uloom:
K.M.Moulavi(Kathib),Cherusseri Ahammed Kutty Musliyar,Tharakkandy Abdul Rahiman Moulavi(F/o TK Abdulla, Jama-ath leader),etc..


After completion of learning from Darul Uloom, Kuthubi conducted ‘Dars’(High level religious school) in Panoor, Kannur dt. from 1924.


Kuthubi served as principal in Darul Uloom,Vazhzkkad ,same where he completed his study. Then after he served as Mudarris (religious teacher) in following places: Nadapuram juma masjid, Thanoor,and in a brief period Uppilath Masjid,Peringadi near his house where he married and settled.


SOME PROMINENT DISCIPLES OF KUTHUBI: Kanniyath Ahammed Musliyar(President,Samastha),Sadakathulla Moulavi (president,Samasthana Jam Eyyathul Ulama),Kaipatta Beeran Kutty Musliyar,Keezhana Kunbdulla Musliyar,Kangad Kunhabdulla Musliyar,Mujahid leader M C C brothers,E K Moulavi Kadavathoor,Prominenet Congress leader E Moidu Moulavi etc…


As an eminent religious leader, Samastha Kerala Jameyyatul Ulama (an Islamic scholars’ forum founded in 1924), sought opinion and final judgments (Fatwa) of Kuthubi for their decisions.


FAMILY: During his study in Peringadi,Mahe, he married Mariyam, a member belongs to Pulikkandy Family, Chokli. He bought plot namely Kattil Peedika in East Pallor,Chokli-Mahe and built house there.


Offspring:
1. Ayisu (1910-….) Husband: late Abdurahiman Musliyar   (Malappuram)


2. Kunhi Pathu (1912-1944), mother of T S Brothers Expired at Kasargod.
                           Husband: late Sayeed Musliyar,Kasargod


3.Kadeeja(1917-1977), Hus: Ayinikkad Kazi late Abdul Kader Musliyar(1905- 1985)


4. Abdulla Musliyar(1920-…….) Kazi,Mangad Mahallu, married Zulaika,Panoor


5. Kunhahammed Haji (1922-1984) marriedKadeeja,Mambaram, Tly


6. Kunhamina (1924-….) Hus:late Kunhi Moossa Moulavi,Panoor


7. Asiya (1927-……)Hus:late Sayeed Musliyar Kasargod after expired hisfirst wife (No 2)

8. C H Abdul Rahiman Musliyar (1929-1991),Mother:Dayima,Kuthubi’s 2nd wife, Parappanangadi

9. Nafeessa (1932-….) Hus: late K.Abdul Azeez Musliyar,scholar,Samastha Mushawara member, Tikkodi (Payyoli) and their offspring: K.PMahmood(mailto:mehmoodkp@gmail.com Abdul Wahab (wahabkp@gmail.com), Abdul Latheef (latheefkutuby@yahoo.com ) 

 AbdulRasheed (rashidnajath@yahoo.com ) Muhammed Shafi , Abdul Shukoor ( shukoor_a@hotmail.com)                                                 

Death: It was on the eve of a Bandh day all over Kerala, the legend personality passed away at night at his house in Chokli in 1966 .The body buried next day at the premises of the Madrassa built by himself (now Kuthubi Masjid). Even though every vehicle movement was stuck all over Kerala due to the intensity of bandh, it was a wonder that thousands & thousands of people including eminent scholars all over Malabar flowed to Chokli to see the last look and to attend the Janaza Prayer.


Not concluded: There are so many incidences and stories about Kuthubi some of which are believed by some as miracles. Let us reveal some of them later. Any way he was a pious man who lived with all dignity. If you have more information about kuthubi pls send to wahabkp@gmail.com

Some memmorables used by Kuthbi:

1. Palanquin's part inwhich he often
     used  for  local  travel.(Manjal)

Comments From RASWEEN,my son

IS IT A RECORD ?

I am an admirer of Sachin. He is a man of records in cricket. He is roll model of children like me. He played cricket at his sixteen. He made cricket an event .He is the man of century. He won 39 century in test, 42century in one day cricket. He made 89 half century. He become man of the match 57 times and man of the series 13 times. He is a player who gained more runs-16361 in one day cricket. He is a first player who completed 10000 and 16000 runs match in one day match. More over I believe he is a prestige of India.


But I strongly oppose it is not consider as a record that he completed 12,000 runs in over all tests. It is not a wonder, but a normal thing, because it is due to his chances to play cricket for a long period. Suppose, if anybody who stay more time or long period in Gulf countries (like among one of you), they have get more chances to fly by aero planes. They have to return home once in a year, minimum.


Similarly, my father is working in school for a long period in Mahe and he should have to travel by bus regularly. Can we say he got record in bus journey? (Actually it is truth comparing our other family members).


So, dear news reporters don’t make us fool by reporting such normal things as a big record. How ever, We, the children, believe that Sachin is prestige of our country, Pls.inform yr suggestions.


RASWEEN, RAF-HA, PAYYOLI


E-mail: rasweenwahab@yahoo.com

Novel should be aesthetic but BARSA is lack of it

Is it a fashion for fame to modern women ?
Or expressing the real agony of them?

To become a liberal women in the modern society, is it
a fashion to criticize Islam and its all concept even Quran?

Or is it real apathy and agony arise from the experiences
and miseries of muslim women? How we consider if it

is from women among Muslim society?

Even after they know very well that there is bitter
consequences of Thaslima Nasrin, a Bangledshi muslim
woman writer, it is from Indian women who dare to to
,write novels and eassys          (Amina Davood) 
critisizing Islam and its common
concepts and dogmas, some of them are in the way of
declaring themselves that they are in the circle of Islam
but against commonly misunderstood Islamic dogmas.
Here a novel,BARSA, from malayalee muslim woman
writer,Kadeeja Mumtaz . Barsa means disclosed face.
In the novel she criticize purdha, so called gender
inequality in Islam, ignorance of woman feeling , she  says, especially when
Allah advice prophet Ebrahim to sacrifice his son
Ismail, without considering feeling of his mother,Hajara
. Why women not consider even as a human being ,she
asks in book and narrates the emotion and feeling of
Hajara as a mother .
But in aesthetical aspect, when I read the book I felt a
bore reading. It is a fact that one who read Kamala
Surayya’s short story, he will disappoint by reading this
book, in its artistic sense.
Sarroundings of the novel is a hospital inMecca and
heroin of the novel is a doctor practicing there who
recently came there from Kerala. I recommend to read
this book only in the basis that if you want know the
criticizing point of a Keralite Muslim Woman who dare
to do so.
Wahab payyoli