Jaklan Habib Nasiruddin-al Albani was one of the great Muslim scholars of the 20th century. He was specialized on Hadith. About his dedication and knowledge on Hadith another Muslim scholar Abdul Azeez bin Baaz said: I have not seen under the surface of the sky a person knowledgeable of the Hadith i[...]
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February 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Biography
Malcolm X: Am American Muslim leader
Many African-Americans view Christianity as the White man’s religion and associate conversion to Islam with recovering their ethnic heritage. Thus, to effectively evangelize African-American Muslims, it is crucial to understand the development of the American Muslim movement [...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:02 am § in Biography
Dr. Muhammad Umar Chapra : the pioneer of modern Islamic economics
Basharat Hossain Dilshad After the 15th century, the study of Islamic economics was absent for a long time. In the mid 20th century, some economists tried to expose the application of Islamic economics in both written and practical format. Dr. Muhammad Umar Chapra, born on February 1, 1933, in Pakis[...]
December 5th, 2009 - 5:24 am § in Biography
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson: An imam for Muslim ummah
Basharat Hossain Some people born to be a scholar, to be a philanthropist and to clear away the misconceptions of humanity. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is not exception to this. Now I’ll focus on the life of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf . Imam Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (Changed from Mark Hanson) a converted muslim, w[...]
November 1st, 2009 - 12:01 am § in Biography
Tariq Ramadan: the Hero of Islam in Europe
Basharat Hossain Dilshad Prof. Dr. Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss-born Arab Muslim academic whose views on Islam reflect a reformist perspective, was born in Switzerland on the 26th of August 1962. Ramadan is the son of Sayed Ramadan and the grandchild of the Late Imam Shahid Hasan-ul-Banna, the founder o[...]
October 1st, 2009 - 5:52 am § in Biography
Dr. Jamal Badawi: One of the most effective Dawah speakers in the modern world
Basharat Hossain Dr. Jamal Badawi has been one of the most popular Muslim speakers in the West for the last three decades and has hundreds of lectures and debates on tapes, as well as books and leaflets on various topics. He is a well-known author, activist, preacher and speaker on Islam and Muslims[...]
September 7th, 2009 - 9:45 am § in Biography
Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
The most influential Muslim pundit in the modern world Yusuf Al- Qaradawi was born on September 9, 1926 in an Egyptian Muslim family. He lost his father at two years old in 1928 and brought up by his uncle. Though his family pressured him to be sources of income, he had few concentrations about th[...]