By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: The working committee of the OSFOJNA (alumni association of the Jamia Nuriya Arabic College) decided to open Junior Shariat Colleges and higher madrasas as the sister institutions of the Jamia Nuriya Arabic College with a fixed syllabus. The decision has been taken, reportedly, as there was a shortage of able scholars to lead in the religious institutions as well as religious activities.
The Jamia Sahasthapana (Sister Institutions) Coordination Committee has also been formed with Hyderali Shihab Thangal as the chairman and Prof K Alikkutty Musliyar as the convenor. PP Muhammed Faisy is the coordinator.
The junior colleges and madrasas affiliated with the Jamia Nooriya will admit students who have passed the SSLC (10th standard). The students will then be given coaching so that they would be eligible to join the Muthawal course in the Jamia as well as the graduate (BA) courses offered by recognised universities. The students will also be given training in modern Arabic and Urdu languages. The students will be selected according to a unified entrance exam.
President Hyderali Shihab Thnagal presided over the meeting of the Jamia held at the Sunni Mahal at Malappuram. General secretary Prof K Alikkutty Musliyar inaugurated the meeting. PP Muhammed Faisy, Qazi of Kozhikode Muhammed Koya Thangal, AV Abdurahman Musliyar, Haji K Mammad Faisy, PA Jaleel Faisy, Kolapparamb Alavi Faisy, Vakkode Moideeen Kutty Faisy and Puthanazhi Moideen Faisy spoke.
The Jamia Nuriya Arabic College is located at Pattikkad in Malappuram district. It is one of the major educational institutions run by the Sunni factions in Kerala. Several madrasas and Arabic Colleges are run with a fixed syllabus by the various Muslim organisations in the state. The courses offered by many Arabic Colleges and Islamic Universities are also recognised by other famous universities inside and outside the country like the Aligarh Muslim University, the Al Azhar University and the Madeena University.