Ciniraj Mohamed is known as Paul Ciniraj. Date of Birth: 25 May, 1954. He was born and brought up in a Muslim family named "Kochera" at Kalloor in Thiruvanandapuram, India.
Kassim Pillai, a retired Headmaster of a Higher Secondary School and an Islamic Scholar was his father. Mother was a housewife named Fatima Beevi. They belong to a priestly family of Muslim community, called "Labba family". Labba (Al-Abba) means Father, that is "Father of the Community". In Greek it is called "Abba"; also in Syriac "Labo".
Paul Ciniraj studied at Kalloor Government Upper Primary School upto 7th standard. Then Pothencode Lekshmi Vilasom High School till S.S.L.C. Took graduation from Mar Ivanios College and Post graduation from University in Trivandrum.While he was a student he involved with the activities of Gandhi Peace Foundation, Sarvodaya Mandalam, Kerala Grandhasala Sangam and Alcoholic Prohibition Movement. He was fully participated with peace march conducted by the Gandhi Peace Foundation under the leadership of Mr. C. Achutha Menon, the Chief Minister of Kerala when a communal riot was held at Vizhinjam - Poovar area in Trivandrum District..A Dalit old widow Bhargavi and her children did a Satyagraha Strike against the Government in front of Kerala Secretariate under the leadership of Ciniraj Mohamed over a year during 1978 - '79 when they were expelled from their own house at Navaikkulam by previous land owner. At last the government gave Bhargavi and family two and half acres of land at Kilimanoor and solved the problem.He used to read all kinds of religious books and was sharing its contents to others. He believed Hinduism, Christianity and other religions too alongwith Islam. He approached religious leaders of Hinduism and Christianity to learn more from them. And he made a good contact with Benedict Mar Gregorios, the Archbishop of Trivandrum, Guriu Nitya Chaitanya Yati and Muni Narayana Prasad of Narayana Gurukula, Varkala, Swami Prakasananda of Sri Ramakrishnashramam, Swami Abhedananda of Abhedashramam etc. He shared with his friends what he learned. It provoked the leaders of Kalloor Muslim Jama'ath, where he was a member. They warned against his activities first and then excommunicated from the Jama'ath. So he came out from home.
While he was out from home he had certain personal experiences and with that he approached the Catholicose of the East Baselios Marthoma Mathews I and he enrolled him to the Indian Orthodox Church as a member upon request. He studied more about the faith and liturgy about Christianity, especially Orthodx Church. Holy Episcopal Synod under the presidentship of Baselios Marthoma Mathews II declared Paul Ciniraj as "MALANKARA SABHA MISSIONARY". It was first ever in the history, a laity, who was also a converted person appointed as the Church Missionary of the Indian Orthodox Church by the Holy Episcopal Synod.On 1988 January 17 he married with Mercy Ciniraj at Devalokam Catholicate Palace, Kottayam. They have two sons Besly Ciniraj and Lesly Ciniraj and a daughter Hepzy Ciniraj. Nearby the Catholicate Palace they owned a house and sheltered.His parents, brothers and sisters visited him at his house many years after his marriage. Though he was excommunitated from Kalloor Muslim Jama'ath, he was particularly called by Imam of Kalloor Mosque by the permission of the Jama'ath Committee to attend the funeral services of his father on 2001 and mother on 2004. It was unusual and a world record that an excommunicated man from Islam was called back by the Imam and Jama'ath committee of the same mosque to attend funeral services of the parents.Ciniraj's father Kassim Pillai died on the month of Ramadan 11 of 2001. Kassim Pillai's father Pakeer Vadhyar (Pakeer Maitheen Pillai Labba) was also had been died on Ramadan 11 of 1944. Kassim Pillai's eldor brother Ahamed Pillai was also died on Ramadan 11 of 1974.Paul Ciniraj served as the President of the Baseelia Foundation, Director of the Salem Voice Ministries, Secretary of the Kaduvakkulam United Christian Committee and the Organising Secretary of the Malankara Orthodox Church Prarthanayogam. He is active for world peace, national unity and charitable works among children, poor and illiterates.
He is a well known convention speaker in entire Orthodox Church and among Indian Christians.
He has written and published many books in Malayalam. Some of the books are:-- 1. Maranavum Roopantharavum (The Death and Transfiguration), 2. Itha Ninte Amma (Behold Thy Mother), 3. Swargeeya Ayiru (The Heavenly Ore), 4. Bible Tablet and Quiz, 5. Vishudha Qur'an Quiz (Quiz from the Glorious Qur'an). He published many articles in periodicals too.
Address: Paul Ciniraj, Malankara Sabha Missionary, Devalokam, Kottayam-686038, India.
Kassim Pillai, a retired Headmaster of a Higher Secondary School and an Islamic Scholar was his father. Mother was a housewife named Fatima Beevi. They belong to a priestly family of Muslim community, called "Labba family". Labba (Al-Abba) means Father, that is "Father of the Community". In Greek it is called "Abba"; also in Syriac "Labo".
Paul Ciniraj studied at Kalloor Government Upper Primary School upto 7th standard. Then Pothencode Lekshmi Vilasom High School till S.S.L.C. Took graduation from Mar Ivanios College and Post graduation from University in Trivandrum.While he was a student he involved with the activities of Gandhi Peace Foundation, Sarvodaya Mandalam, Kerala Grandhasala Sangam and Alcoholic Prohibition Movement. He was fully participated with peace march conducted by the Gandhi Peace Foundation under the leadership of Mr. C. Achutha Menon, the Chief Minister of Kerala when a communal riot was held at Vizhinjam - Poovar area in Trivandrum District..A Dalit old widow Bhargavi and her children did a Satyagraha Strike against the Government in front of Kerala Secretariate under the leadership of Ciniraj Mohamed over a year during 1978 - '79 when they were expelled from their own house at Navaikkulam by previous land owner. At last the government gave Bhargavi and family two and half acres of land at Kilimanoor and solved the problem.He used to read all kinds of religious books and was sharing its contents to others. He believed Hinduism, Christianity and other religions too alongwith Islam. He approached religious leaders of Hinduism and Christianity to learn more from them. And he made a good contact with Benedict Mar Gregorios, the Archbishop of Trivandrum, Guriu Nitya Chaitanya Yati and Muni Narayana Prasad of Narayana Gurukula, Varkala, Swami Prakasananda of Sri Ramakrishnashramam, Swami Abhedananda of Abhedashramam etc. He shared with his friends what he learned. It provoked the leaders of Kalloor Muslim Jama'ath, where he was a member. They warned against his activities first and then excommunicated from the Jama'ath. So he came out from home.
While he was out from home he had certain personal experiences and with that he approached the Catholicose of the East Baselios Marthoma Mathews I and he enrolled him to the Indian Orthodox Church as a member upon request. He studied more about the faith and liturgy about Christianity, especially Orthodx Church. Holy Episcopal Synod under the presidentship of Baselios Marthoma Mathews II declared Paul Ciniraj as "MALANKARA SABHA MISSIONARY". It was first ever in the history, a laity, who was also a converted person appointed as the Church Missionary of the Indian Orthodox Church by the Holy Episcopal Synod.On 1988 January 17 he married with Mercy Ciniraj at Devalokam Catholicate Palace, Kottayam. They have two sons Besly Ciniraj and Lesly Ciniraj and a daughter Hepzy Ciniraj. Nearby the Catholicate Palace they owned a house and sheltered.His parents, brothers and sisters visited him at his house many years after his marriage. Though he was excommunitated from Kalloor Muslim Jama'ath, he was particularly called by Imam of Kalloor Mosque by the permission of the Jama'ath Committee to attend the funeral services of his father on 2001 and mother on 2004. It was unusual and a world record that an excommunicated man from Islam was called back by the Imam and Jama'ath committee of the same mosque to attend funeral services of the parents.Ciniraj's father Kassim Pillai died on the month of Ramadan 11 of 2001. Kassim Pillai's father Pakeer Vadhyar (Pakeer Maitheen Pillai Labba) was also had been died on Ramadan 11 of 1944. Kassim Pillai's eldor brother Ahamed Pillai was also died on Ramadan 11 of 1974.Paul Ciniraj served as the President of the Baseelia Foundation, Director of the Salem Voice Ministries, Secretary of the Kaduvakkulam United Christian Committee and the Organising Secretary of the Malankara Orthodox Church Prarthanayogam. He is active for world peace, national unity and charitable works among children, poor and illiterates.
He is a well known convention speaker in entire Orthodox Church and among Indian Christians.
He has written and published many books in Malayalam. Some of the books are:-- 1. Maranavum Roopantharavum (The Death and Transfiguration), 2. Itha Ninte Amma (Behold Thy Mother), 3. Swargeeya Ayiru (The Heavenly Ore), 4. Bible Tablet and Quiz, 5. Vishudha Qur'an Quiz (Quiz from the Glorious Qur'an). He published many articles in periodicals too.
Address: Paul Ciniraj, Malankara Sabha Missionary, Devalokam, Kottayam-686038, India.
email: ciniraj@in.com
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