The Hindu
MANGALORE, Oct 24: C.M. Abdullah Musliar has been named the new Kazi, spiritual head, of all the mosques in the city. He will take oath of charge at a ceremony scheduled to October 26.
Abdullah Musliar’s elevation follows the death of the previous Kazi here, Kota Abdul Khader Musliar, last month. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Zainul Ulema Zaimuddin Musliar, general secretary of the Samartha Janiyathul Ulema, said that Mr. Abdullah Musliar had written several books in English, Malayalam, Urdu and Arabic. He hails from Kasargod in Kerala.
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