At the age of 25 he received his Phd from from the esteemed Al Azhar university of Egypt. His thesis – on Hadith (the sayings of the Prophet) – was rated excellent and highly praised by the ‘ulama (learned elders) there at the time such as Imam Abu Zahra. During his never-ending quest for knowledge he has travelled extensively to north Africa, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Yemen and the Indo-Pak sub-continent to gather Hadith, collect manuscripts, visit scholars, saints and benefit from their wisdom. [..read on here..and here]
Archive for May, 2007
Shaykh Muhammad bin Alawi Al-Maliki (RA)
Posted by Abd Al Mustafa on Thursday 31st May, 2007
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Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Posted by Abd Al Mustafa on Thursday 31st May, 2007
A prominent scholar of mainstream, traditional Islam, Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani has spent his life spreading the teachings of peace, tolerance, respect and love that are the message of Islam throughout the world. Here in the United States for the last eleven years, Shaykh Kabbani has continued to disseminate the light and peace of Islam’s spiritual dimension to people of every background, ethnicity, race, and belief.[..read on..]
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Shaykh Habib Umar bin Hafiz
Posted by Abd Al Mustafa on Thursday 31st May, 2007
Having memorised the Qur’an at a very early age he also memorised the core texts in fiqh, hadith, Arabic Language and other religious sciences thereby adhering to the circles of knowledge that were held by many traditional scholars such as Muhammad bin ‘Alawi bin Shihab and al-Shaikh Fadl Baa Fadl and other scholars who taught at the famous Ribat of Tarim. Naturally he studied many sciences including the spiritual sciences from his father the martyr al-Habib Muhammad bin Salim acquiring from him a deep love and concern for da’wah and religious counsels in the way of Allah. His father paid a lot of attention to the young ‘Umar with him constantly being at the side of his father in circles of knowledge and dhikr. [..read on..]
salaat & salaam recitations by shaykh here
and here
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words of wisdom from “shaykh gibril”
Posted by Abd Al Mustafa on Monday 28th May, 2007
words of wisdom from shaykh here.
Interview at ikhlas radio earlier this year below
Another one of shaykh’s talks – “praises in naaths”
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Dr Irfan Alawi speaks
Posted by Abd Al Mustafa on Monday 28th May, 2007
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The Sunni Voice 