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Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen
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The Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) was formed on 20 April 1950 in Kerala, south India, under the leadership of the scholars of the Islahi Movement in Kerala. Members of the organization call themselves Salafis. KNM is not the first organizational setup of the Islahi Movement in Kerala; that was Kerala Muslim Aikhya Sangham (Organization for Muslim Unity in Kerala). Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulema (KJU), a body also composed of scholars, was established in 1924, and is still actively functioning.
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The Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) was formed on 20 April 1950 in Kerala, south India, under the leadership of the scholars of the Islahi Movement in Kerala. Members of the organization call themselves Salafis. KNM is not the first organizational setup of the Islahi Movement in Kerala; that was Kerala Muslim Aikhya Sangham (Organization for Muslim Unity in Kerala). Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulema (KJU), a body also composed of scholars, was established in 1924, and is still actively functioning. KNM was formed as a common platform for the tens of hundreds of common Islahi (those who follow the ideology of Islahi Movement in Kerala ). K. M. Maulavi was the first president of KNM. The organization underwent a split in 2003, with a splinter being formed under Hussain Madavoor, forming two independent organizations.
Objectives
The objectives of Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen are not different from the objectives of Islahi Movement in Kerala. The movement sees its primary objective to be conveying the message of Islam, which the KNM describes as being centered on monotheism. It also works against perceived social evils and all types of Bid'ah (innovation without reference to Sharia ).
Bodies affiliated to KNM manage ambulance units, pain and palliative care centers, orphanages, Zakat funds, and other charity wings. KNM is actively involved in many other social activities.
According to KNM, dowry system is un-Islamic, and it urges its members and well-wishers to keep away from it. A special wing of the KNM, BISMI, works against the dowry system. BISMI conducts dowry free group marriages frequently to promote less expensive marriages.
KNM promotes interfaith dialogues between different religions, through a related organization, called the .
Feeding organizations
The various organizations under KNM
Kerala Jamhiyathul Ulama (KJU)
This is the first Ulama (Religious Scholars) organization in Kerala. It is formed in the year of 1924 in a meeting held at Aluway under the leadership of K.M.Moulavi, M.C.C. Abdu Rahman Moulavi and E.K.Moulavi. It guides the Muslim Community in Kerala in religious matters. It describes its aim as to eradicate superstitious belief, Shirk (polytheism) and Bid'ah.
Ithihadu Shubbanul Mujahideen (ISM)
The youth wing of Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen. In 1966, KNM formed its youth wing named as Ithihadu Shubbanil Mujahideen (ISM), with a view to lead the youth of Kerala in the light of Quran.
Mujahid Students' Movement (MSM)
MSM is the student wing of Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM), the islahi organization in Kerala, formed as the population of Muslim students in the schools, colleges and universities increased rapidly.
Initially, religious minded students had been enrolled in the students' wing of ISM, known as ISM-SW. Later, in 1971 a separate wing by name Mujahid Students Movement (MSM) was formed.The first president of MSM was Dr.M.C.C Abdulla.MSM's chief objective is to propagate Islamic ideals and principles among the student community in the campuses and schools. Students of medical, law, arts, science and engineering colleges actively participated in campus discussions and deliberations on Islam. These students in turn had a large influence on both Muslim and non-Muslim students in terms of beliefs, ideologies and doctrines.
Muslim Girls & Women's Movement (MGM)
MGM, the women's wing of KNM was organized in 1987. Some of them came forward to learn Islam and propagate its values. This situation necessitated a platform for co-ordination of their activities. Previously, girls had been organized behind the banner of MSM Girls' Wing. The foundation of MGM enabled larger participation and convenient functioning.
MGM enjoins Muslim women to promote Islamic values among themselves. Study classes and family gatherings are arranged to impart Islamic knowledge. It has a special concern for charity activities like housing for poor and distribution of equipment for self employment. MGM claims to uphold dignity of women and to respond to any move to distort it. It says its identity is differentiated from among the modern feministic platforms by deliberate deviation towards morality and its values.
Issues
In their continued campaign urging to Muslims to return to the mainstream religion and the Sunnah of the Prophet, some of the major issues that the scholars of the KNM address are:
- Combating of Shirk in all its forms, opposing worship of graves and fake godmen among Muslims.
- Promoting the Khutba (Friday sermon) in the local language, Malayalam
- Denouncing terrorism and violence
- Safeguarding the right of the Muslim woman to pray inside the Masjid, which is often denied in Kerala
- Combating social evils such as dowry system, denial of education to girls, etc.
- Opposing all forms of bid'ah and any matter that is contrary to the Sunnah of the Prophet.
In spite of numerous criticisms faced by KNM, there have been achievements. Several decades ago, school education was denied to Muslim girls based on the fatwa issued by the mainstream Sunni clergymen in Kerala. The continued efforts of the KNM has resulted in the elimination of this practice and this is said to have contributed heavily to the development of the Muslim society in Kerala. Over the years, the KNM has been instrumental in the upliftment of women and in the eradication of social evils, Bid'ah, and Shirk among Muslims. The mainstream Sunni clergy had even opposed the translation of the Qur'an, which is the holy book of the Muslims. The scholars associated to the KNM are said to have played an important role in the translation of the Qur'an into Malayalam and in educating Muslims about its virtues.
Criticism
After the institution split into two groups, infighting and rivalries posed a threat to its activities in general. In addition, ideological conflicts against KNM have arisen from different sections.
Another new avenue of criticism arises from groups that call for a slightly different interpretation of the Islahi movement. They argue that photographs are not legal in islam and oppose other activities such as mixed education. KNM says that in these issues they are in line with mainstream Islamic scholastic opinion and teachings of Prophet Muhammed.
Due to the bold and outspoken nature of the KNM scholars, public lecture events hosted by them are sometimes sabotaged. There have also been some instances where scholars of the Islahi movement have been attacked and injured.
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