Shamsul Ulama Islamic Academy (SUIA) is an Islamic educational institution located in Vengappally, Wayanad district, Kerala, India. It was established in 2002 by the SKSSF (Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation) Wayanad District Committee, under the presidency of the late District Qasi Panakkad Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal, to promote Islamic educational activities. The academy is managed under the presidency of Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal Panakkad.
The institution describes its mission as blending both spiritual and material education to mould young scholars. Its committee members include both religious scholars and community leaders from the district. According to the institution's own account, it operates without a perpetual source of income or government support and relies on donations from philanthropists.
The academy is situated at Vengappally, Puzhamudi P.O., near Kalpetta, in the Wayanad district of Kerala. It is referenced in the Wikipedia article on the village of Vengappally, which identifies it as an Islamic educational institution in the area.
A separate but related institution also operates under the name "Shamsul Ulama Islamic Academy Ayancheri" in Kozhikode district, Kerala, which functions as a Hifzul Quran (Qur'an memorization) and Sharee'ath (Islamic law) college for Hafiz students, located at Ayancheri P.O., Vadakara, Kozhikode, PIN 673541.
The academy also has an associated student body, the Shamsul Ulama Islamic Academy Students Association (SIASA), which organizes programs such as summits, propagation practices, speech workshops, research studies, and book composition activities.
The name "Shamsul Ulama" is Arabic-derived, combining "Shams" (sun) and "Ulama" (scholars), meaning "Sun of the Scholars."
