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Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya

International university

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ6770581 ↗
Source-derived summary

Markazu Saquafathi Sunniyya, also known as Markaz is a nonprofit organization in India, which administers educational and charitable institutions throughout the country. Its head office is located in Kozhikode city in Kerala. It was established in 1978.

Markaz also has a branch in Dubai under the supervision of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of Dubai (Markaz, Dubai also called Dubai Markaz) with various courses in Islamic studies.

Institutions

Islamic Colleges

Jamia Markaz Islamic University, Kozhikode

World Institute For Research in Advanced Sciences (WIRAS), Kozhikode

Jamia Madeenathunnoor, Kozhikode

Markaz Garden, Kozhikode

Markaz Academy of Quran Studies, Kozhikode

Khalfan Qur'an Research Centre, Kozhikode

Professional & Technical Colleges

Markaz Law College, Kozhikode.

Markaz Unani Medical College, Kozhikode

Markaz College of Arts & Science, Kozhikde.

Markaz ITI & Technical Institute, Kozhiokde.

Aided Schools

Markaz Boys Higher Secondary School, Karanthur.

Markaz Girs Higher Secondary School, Karanthur.

Fathimabi Memorial Higher Secondary School, Koombara.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya” as international university. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Markazu, Saqafathi and Sunniyya.

Editorial reviewA useful synthesis for locating the documentary relationships between formal authority, participants and affected communities. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1978—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1978. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Markazu, Saqafathi and Sunniyya providing the first useful test.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6770581. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1978.

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This entry incorporates text from “Markazu Saqafathi Sunniyya” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.