Darul Huda Islamic University
Unaccredited Islamic seminary in Kerala, India
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Darul Huda Islamic University or Darul Huda Islamic Academy[1][2][3] is an unaccredited Islamic seminary in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Although it uses the title "Islamic University", it is not recognised as a university by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Its managing committee administers Mamburam Makham Shareef,[4] a prominent pilgrimage centre in Kerala. According to reports, the Mampuram Maqam has been under the administration of the Darul Huda Islamic Academy managing committee since 1999. It functions as an independent Sunni Islamic seminary outside the Indian university accreditation system. Established in 1986[5][self-published source?] it is a Sunni institution for the training of Islamic scholars in India.[6][self-published source?][7] It provides Islamic religious education and operates undergraduate and postgraduate religious study programmes.[8]
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| Nickname | Darul Huda Islamic University |
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| Established | 1986 |
| Founders | M.M Basheer Musliyar, C.H Aidarus Musliyar, Dr. U Bapputy Haji |
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| Registration no. | 165/1989 |
| Legal status | Society |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 11.050°N 75.904°E |
Secretary General | Haji U. Muhammad Shafi |
President | Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal |
Treasurer | K.M. Saidalavi Haji Pulikkode |
| Subsidiaries | Mamburam Makham Shareef |
| Website | dhiu |
According to the institution, it became a member of the League of Islamic Universities, Cairo, Egypt, in 2010.[7][6] However, the UGC, India's statutory authority for university recognition, does not list Darul Huda as a recognised university.[9]
The Mampuram Maqam website states that the shrine's administrative affairs are run under the aegis of the Darul Huda Islamic Academy Committee, and claims that the Jifri family handed over administration to Darul Huda in 1999 and later gave it authority through a registered document in 2005.[10]
Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, the Kerala State President of the IUML, serves as president of the Managing Committee, while Bahaudheen Muhammed Nadwi is vice president and Haji U. Muhammad Shafi is general secretary.[11][self-published source?]
Disputes and Legal Proceedings
Darul Huda Islamic Academy has been named in court disputes involving illegal Wakf registration, control of Wakf property, and attachment proceedings.
- Illegal Wakf Registration: In Thayyil Kunhimohammed Haji v. Darul Huda Islamic Academy, the Kerala High Court found that the Kerala State Wakf Board had illegally registered the Mambram Makkam property as Wakf land without issuing statutory notice to affected parties, and set aside the registration.[3]
- Wakf Property Control Dispute: In Darul Huda Masjid Mahallu Committee v. Kokkur Juma Masjid Committee, the Darul Huda side pursued a decree over possession and management of Wakf property. The Kerala High Court later set aside the decree, holding that the Wakf Tribunal lacked jurisdiction over the possession dispute.[12]
- Civil Court Jurisdiction: The same ruling directed that the Wakf property dispute be pursued before ordinary civil courts instead of the Wakf Tribunal.[13]
- Attachment Proceedings: In Anthony v. Kunjavarankutty Hajee, the managing committee intervened in execution proceedings after property connected with the institution was subjected to court attachment in a money decree dispute.[14]
- Repeated Wakf Litigation: Darul Huda Islamic Academy and its affiliated committees have repeatedly appeared in litigation involving Wakf registration disputes, competing claims over management authority, possession battles, and institutional property control before the Kerala High Court and Wakf Tribunal.[15][16]
