Eminent Hadith scholar Abdusslam Sullami passes away 

Kozhikode, Feb 1: Veteran Islamic scholar, writer and orator Abdusslam Sullami, who is known his progressive approach towards Hadith, passed away on Wednesday in Sharjah. He was 68. His body will be brought to Kerala on Friday.

Born in 1950 at Edavanna in Malappuram district of Kerala, Sullami had keen interest in Islamic theology since childhood. He studied in Sullamusalam Arabic college, Areacode. Though he had secured a government job, he quit it to become a lecturer at Jamiya Nadviyya Arabic College in Edavanna. He served in the same college for 27 years before resigning.

He was known for his vast knowledge in the science of Hadith. He fought against superstitions and blind beliefs that crept into Muslim society in Kerala. He believed that all hadith must be verified before it is taken into action. He was honored with Vakkam Moulavi Award in 2016.

He wrote several Islamic books related to aqeeda, fiqh, tafsir, hadith, study on comparative religion, madhab etc. Among his outstanding works is the short commentary of Sahih al Bukhari and translation of Riyad as Saliheen into Malayalam. The other major work done by him is the Quran Tafsir [interpretation] in Malayalam version which is named as ‘Noorul Quran’. 

Sullami’s father A Alavi Moulavi was also an Islamic scholar, reformer and freedom fighter. He was one of the founder of Jamiya Nadviyya Arabic College.