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 Islahi
Centers are set up outside Kerala and abroad
especially in Gulf region with an objective
to follow and propagate the true message of
Islam among the resident/expatriate Muslim
community in these regions. The
organizational affiliation of most of the
Islahi Centers is with Kerala Nadvathul
Mujahideen (KNM). This close association
with KNM and Kerala Jam Iyyathul Ulema (KJU)
has helped Islahi Centers in Arab countries
to stick to the path of the Salafs (Salafi
Manahj) for understanding and propagating
Islam.
History of Islahi Centers
It 1970s the fortune seeking Keralites,
especially those who were unemployed,
immigrated to Gulf countries in large
numbers. Even before '70s Keralites from
North Malabar had started taking up menial
jobs in Saudi Arabia and some Emirates.
However, it was probably after oil started
showing its power in building up Gulf
countries that professionally and
technically qualified people of Kerala
immigrated in large numbers to the oil-rich
countries. Engineers, doctors, accountants,
paramedical staff, skilled laborers such as
carpenters, plumbers, electricians, masons,
drivers, operators and teachers were the
prominent people participating in this
massive exodus!
Once they reached the land of their dreams
and expectations, they realized that the
expatriate community was a mix of varying
faiths and religious understanding. Majority
of the Muslims immigrated was under the
influence of the Muslim priest hood. Even
after entering the land of revelation, the
land of Prophet (SA), many Muslims indulged
in un-Islamic practices such as Tawassul,
Isthigaza, Moulid and such other practices.
Most of the Muslim brothers followed these
practices since they were born and brought
up in such families. They didn't have the
opportunity to get exposed to the revivalist
movements in Kerala led by KNM and KJU. They
didn't realize the vibrations raised in the
religious, educational, and social areas by
the Salafi movement in Kerala. They just
followed what they knew from childhood, what
their parents practiced.
The beginnings of Islahi Centers can be
traced back to the times when KNM leaders
visited Qatar back in 1970s. to the visit of
A.P.Abdul Kader Moulavi to Qatar, in the
year 1972.
Objectives
'Islah' in Arabic means purification of
minds. It is the vision and mission of all
Islahi Centers. The raison de etre of all
Islahi Centers in India and abroad is this.
The main objective of Islahi centers is to
propagate ‘Touhid’ (Islamic monotheism),
emphasizing the potential dangers behind
'Shirk' (polytheism) in this world and
hereafter. The importance of holding fast to
Prophet's Sunnah (traditions) and to
discarding Bida' (innovations) are stressed.
The expatriate community is continuously
made aware of the perils of superstitions
and ritualistic practices borrowed from
other religions. Islahi centers organize
activities that endeavor to achieve the
above goals. To organize vivid charitable
and relief activities to render help to the
poor and needy people.
Objectives of Jeddah Indian Islahi Centre
(JIIC) are not different from that of the
Islahi Movement in Kerala. The very term
“Islah” means purification, and that is what
exactly the Islahi Movement stands for. It
is striving to purify Muslim society from
un-Islamic deeds and social evils, and to
make awareness among the Muslim society
about the deviation from the fundamental
principles of Islam, to uplift the society
from the spiritual and the cultural
deterioration, to formalize the traditional
religious education system, and to promote
modern education among Muslims in Kerala.
Islahi Movement observes its first and
foremost responsibility in presenting
Allah’s message in its original form
(Da’wa), services to the fellow human beings
come next.
Jeddah Indian Islahi Centre has several
wings including Da’awa, Niche of Truth,
Relief , Publications , Press and
Information, Hajj & Umra, Audio Visual,
Public Relations, Education & Career
Guidance, Zakat Cell, and Quran Learning
School.
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