SOCIO-POLITICAL RESURGENCE OF MAPPILA MUSLIMS UNDER THE SAMASTHA KERALA JAMIYATHUL ULEMA- A Revisit

The Malabar rebellion was a critical period in the history of Malabar especially of the Muslims. It was the Congress, which brought the Mappilas into the forefront of mainstream politics against the British .It ensured the Mappila participation in this concern through the Khilafath issue. But during and after the rebellion the Congress had done nothing in favor of the Mappila Community. They never tried to address the requirement of the Mappilas and betrayed the community. Thus the community fell down without a strong leadership and organization. As a result a number of Organizations emerged in Malabar for the socio-political and religious regeneration of the Mappila community. One Such organization is the Samastha Kerala Jamiyathul Ulema which played an important role in the socio-political resurgence of Mappila Muslims. This paper is a study in this regard.