The last four decades have been witness to a remarkable transformation in the educational status of Muslims in Kerala, supposedly the most backward in education. The driving force behind this effort has been THE MUSLIM EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY- M.E.S, the largest educational agency of the Muslim community in India having thousands of life members and hundreds of institutions.

The movement started under the great leadership of late Dr P.K.Abdul Gafoor in 1964 at Calicut was supported by a large number of professionals and businessmen and in a short span of time, it spread to all Districts, Taluks and even at the Panchayats in Kerala , other parts of India and abroad. As on today it is the largest Muslim service organisation in the country with a strength of more than 8,000 life members. It not only has Units in each and every District in Kerala , but also has spread to neighbouring states like Tamilnadu. It has also well established units in Middle East countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, etc. and still the organisation is growing fast, extending its services further to reach every nook and corner of the state.