Type Islamic Headquarters Kozhikode | Established 1978 (1978) Founded 1978 | |
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Other name Jamia Markaz, Sunni Markaz, Karanthur Markaz Motto Markaz Shaping A Culture Chancellor Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed President Sayyid Ali Bafaqih Thangal Founder Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar Similar Darul Huda Islamic University, Darul Uloom Deoband, Al Jamiatul Ashrafia, Jamia Nizamia, Jami'a Nooriyya Arabic Co | ||
Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya (Malayalam: മർക്കസു സ്സഖാഫത്തി സ്സുന്നിയ്യ, 'Sunni Cultural Center') also called Markaz, Jamia Markaz, or Sunni Markaz, is a national Islamic university at Kozhikode in Kerala, India.
Contents
- Health service
- Welfare services
- International relations and Affiliations
- Major projects centres and institutes
- References
The university is located 14 kilometres (8.70 mi) east of Kozhikode city. The foundation stone was laid by the Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki in presence of Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar and E.K Aboobacker Musliyar. It has roughly 20,00 students studying Qur'an, Hadith, Fiq’h, Arts, Science and Technology, and Theology under different institutes.
Al-Azhar University of Cairo has extended its recognition to courses taught by the Markazu Ssaqafati Sunniyya. Markaz has started a branch in Dubai under the supervision of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of Dubai (Sunni Cultural Center, Dubai also called Dubai Markaz) with various courses in Islamic studies. Recently, a branch of the Markaz has been established as the Jamia Nizamuddin at New Delhi.
Health service
The Health service is provided by a team of doctors both in the campus hospital and the research centre. Students who are ill are treated free of charge. A specialist hospital is also under construction. A network of staff and students working as first-aiders, provides additional back-up for the Health Service.
Welfare services
Markaz provides financial aid to poor students for further studies. There is a special fund for assisting the students who aspire to study here and abroad, top scorers attend universities in Egypt, Russia, etc. Markaz sponsors medical and engineering students studying in Kerala and other states like Karnataka, Utter pradesh and Delhi. There is a special welfare outlet functioning in the capital city, Delhi. Markaz is giving degree (sanad) in Islamic studies as Maulvi Fazil Saqafi and Maulavi Kamil Saqafi for P.G in Islamic Studies also called Saqafi. The students of Markaz are doing Islamic Dawath in various place of world, like Africa, UK, New Zealand etc.
International relations and Affiliations
Turkey(with Fatih University), Malaysia(with IIUM), UAE(with Al Qasimia University), Egypt(with Al-Azhar University) Jordan(with World Islamic Sciences and Education University), UK(with The Islamic Manuscript Association), Yemen(with Dar al-Mustafa)