values & Fatwa

On March 5, 1933, in Feroke, Samastha passed a significant resolution addressing the Ahmadiyya movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian. The assembly noted that the movement's core claim of a new prophethood fundamentally contradicts Islam. Consequently, the Ahmadiyya community - often referred to as Qadianis - separated itself both ideologically and practically from Muslims, forming distinct religious congregations.

The resolution highlighted historical and legal precedents regarding the group's status. It referenced the Kerala Muslim Conference in Thalassery on August 22, 1931, which denied entry to Ahmadiyya members because their foundational beliefs placed them completely outside the fold of Islam. The assembly also noted various judicial rulings and communal boycotts across India, including in Kannur, confirming that adherents of this movement are not classified as Muslims.

Based on Islamic jurisprudence (Shariah), the council issued a decisive directive declaring the beliefs and practices of the Ahmadiyya community alien to Islam. The resolution mandated a comprehensive social boycott, strictly prohibiting intermarriage, the burial of their deceased in Muslim burial grounds, and their admittance into Masjids. Local Qazis and community leaders across Kerala were formally requested to implement these directives within their respective Mahalls.