Sayyid Muhammad Al Jifri

Sheikh Habib Muhammad bin Husayn Al-Jifri,^[1] also known as Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal is the current President, Samastha and an Islamic scholar, teacher, religious leader and Qazi. He is an Islamic scholar from Kerala, India. He serves as President, Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama,^[2] the body of Sunni-Shafi'i scholars in northern Kerala.^[2] Thangal is the 11th president of the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama.^[1]

Habib Sheikh Muhammad Al-Jifri
حبيب محمد بن حسين الجفري
Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukokya Thangal in Abu Dhabi (2014).
Born	Cherumukku, Tirurangadi, Malappuram District
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Islamic scholar
Office	President Samastha,Chairman Suprabhaatham
Predecessor	Kumaramputhur A. P. Muhammed Musliyar

Personal life

Muhammad Al-Jifri was born in March 1957 at Matrbhavanam in Irumpuchola, Malappuram district as the son of Habib Husain Al-Jifri and Fathima Biwi Al-Jamalullaili. He is from the Jifry family, who are the descendants of Habib Husayn Al-Jifri,one of the descendants of Husayn bin Ali who arrived from Yemen in 1823.^[1]

Education

Career

He succeeded Kumaramputhur A. P. Muhammed Musliyar as the president of the Samastha in 2016.^[3][2] He is the disciple of famous Islamic scholars like Shams-ul-Ulama E.K Aboobacker Musliyar, Tirurangadi Bappu Musliyar and P Kunjeen Musliyar. He was one of the famous students of EK Aboobacker Musliyar.