Coalition
01-07-08, 01:10 AM
Assalam-o-Alaikum Brother & Sisters:
Ist Annual Journey of Faith Conference.
This amazing 2 day journey is starting in 10 days in Toronto, Canada.
Just checkout their link (http://www.journeyconference.com/multimedia.html)and the quality of the lineup of speakers - including our beloved Sh Tawfique.
Please pass on the info/link to all your friends and relatives in grater Toronto and Canada/USA as this promises to be a spectacular event.
"Journey of Faith Conference is a collaborative effort of Toronto Muslim communities that aims to emphasize the love of the Prophet (saw) as a means of understanding Islam through the divine revelations and prophetic traditions."
Some of the speakers are:
Tawfique Chowdhury (CONFIRMED!)
Born in Bangladesh and later on moving to Saudi Arabia, he spent most of his childhood there before moving to Australia to complete his high school studies. Graduating from high school as class valedictorian and being the recipient of the Australian Students Prize for academic excellence for achieving the third highest tertiary entrance rank in Australia, he went on to pursue his studies in Medicine at the University of Melbourne.
During his time there, he received a number of awards for academic excellence. Prior to his final years of the medical program, he withdrew from the course to accept a scholarship at the Islamic University of Medina, where he completed his Bachelor ’s from the College of Shariah with a rank of excellence. During his stay in Medina, he completed the study of numerous classical texts from a number of its distinguished scholars. He has permission to teach from several of them. Recognizing the integral need in the West for formal and professional Islamic education, Tawfique Chowdhury has sought to address this by establishing the AlKauthar Institute. Currently he is completing his medical studies in Australia wherein he resides with his wife and 5 children.
AbdulBary Yahya (CONFIRMED!)
"Look at the state of the Ummah, someone like me who should be giving karate lessons, is teaching you about Islam" -AbdulBary Yahya
AbdulBary Yahya was born in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and very soon thereafter immigrated to the U.S. with his family. As the Quarter Back of his high school football team AbdulBary had dreams of being a pro foot ball player, but gave it up to pursue Islamic Knowledge at the University of Medinah.
Upon graduation from the Islamic University of Madinah's College of Shariah, AbdulBary decided to go to Cambodia and later became a teacher and director of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society. The school was popular in the community such that non-Muslim Cambodians would make their children Muslim in order to attend the school. He was also the director of the Umm al-Qura Charity Organization in Vietnam.
AbdulBary's hobbies include eating Vietnamese food, watching his two sons act like khateebs and sharing heart softening stories with others.
He presently resides in Seattle, WA with his family, and is an instructor with AlMaghrib Institute. He is currently the Imam of Masjid Jaamiul Muslimeen in Seattle, WA. He also holds the positions of President of the Cham Refugee Community and Vice-President of the Islamic Center of Washington State.
Dr.Bilal Philips (CONFIRMED!)
Eloquent, articulate and outspoken are some of the words that describe Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips. His quest to search for the truth led him from his birth island of Jamaica to the streets of Toronto where he grew up and accepted Islam in 1972. This journey has led him down many paths and he is known the world over as an Islamic scholar, Lecturer, Author and Thinker.
Dr. Abu Ameenah completed his B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines (Usool ad-Deen) at the Islamic University of Madeenah in 1979, and thereafter went on to complete his Master's in Aqeedah at the University of Riyadh in 1985 and finally obtained his PhD from the University of Wales, U.K. in Islamic Theology in 1994.
He has taught Islamic Education and Arabic in private schools, lectured M.Ed. students in the Islamic Studies department of various universities and has founded Islamic information centers while traveling extensively across the globe imparting Islamic knowledge as dictated by the Islamic tradition.
Abu Ameenah enjoys playing squash at least three times a week with his wife and sons as a means of keeping fit and de-stressing and he also supervises his children in martial arts. It is interesting to note that in his earlier days, he acquired a black belt in Karate.
His greatest achievement is the founding of Islamic Online University that has over 3000 students and authoring over 100 Islamic books of which, the fundamentals of Tawheed is his favourite. He currently resides in Doha, Qatar with his family where continues to teach at the Islamic Studies Academy.
Abdur Rahim Green (CONFIRMED!)
Lanky, blonde, green-eyed, 33-years-old Abdur Rahim Green appears to be a character straight out of the Hollywood movie Ben Hur. Born to British parents in Darussalam, Tanzania in 1964, he was educated at a famous Roman Catholic Monastic School called Ampleforth College and went on to study history in the London University. However, he left his education unfinished. He was dissatisfied with Christianity since the age of eight, and was practicing Buddhism for nearly three years though he never formally embraced it.
Finally, his study of the Noble Qur ’an immediately attracted him to Islam and he embraced Islam in 1988. He has been an active Da’ee in Britain since then. Currently, he is working with an Islamic media company based in England and engages in da’wah activities including lectures on Islam in London’s famous Hyde Park. He is well known for his efforts at the renowned "Speaker’s Corner" in London’s Hyde Park.
Said Rageah (CONFIRMED!)
Tall, unassuming and well spoken, Said Rageah is often confused for a basketball player and in many instances he can be found playing basketball with his “boys” at Abu Huraira center where he is the Imam. He often talks to the youth and counsels them on how to behave towards women among many other subjects.
He was born in Somalia, raised in Saudi Arabia and in the late 80s found his way to North America. He is married and has four girls and two boys and enjoys spending quality time with his family.
He holds a B.A in Islamic studies as well as a Masters in Shariah. Over the years, he has held several posts including but not limited to, founder of Masjid Huda in Montreal, Masjid Aya in Maryland, Muslim Youth magazine and the Aqsa Association.
After serving as an imam in Maryland and Calgary, Said moved to Toronto with his family and when he is not discharging his various duties at the masjid, he travels extensively as an Instructor with Al Maghrib Institute..
Yahya Ibrahim (CONFIRMED!)
Yahya Ibrahim was born in Waterloo, Canada of Egyptian parentage. In his quest for authentic, classical Islamic knowledge he has traveled to meet and study with some of the most prominent scholars of our era. Being proficient in Arabic and English, he began translating for visiting Islamic dignitaries and has reached proficiency in simultaneously translating Arabic to English.
One of his greatest personal achievements is memorizing the Quran in its entirety. He began memorizing the Quran at the age of 16 and finished 20 months later receiving an Ijaazah. He began lecturing at the main mosques in Toronto at the age 17.
Being proficient in Arabic and English, he has translated books and various works from Arabic to English and reviewed numerous articles and the collection of sermons that are/were delivered from the pulpit of Mecca's Grand Mosque.
Yahya is a regular lecturer to Muslim and non-Muslim audiences throughout the world. He is currently based in Perth, Australia where he works as a religious adviser and senior staff member of the largest Islamic school in Australia.
Abu Usaamah Adh-Dhahabee (CONFIRMED!)
Outspoken and passionate are some of the words that have been used to describe Abu Usamah Atthahabi. He is currently the Imam of Green Lane Masjid which is the head branch of Ahlul Hadith and one of the biggest masjids in the United Kingdom.
His passion and love for Islam has led him to many parts of the world delivering lectures, seminars and imparting knowledge guided solely by the Islamic tradition according to the understanding of the Salif of the ummah. Along with this, he is one of the most sought after da’ee to translate for many scholars from the Arab world.
He was born in New Jersey and was brought up as a Christian. However, by Allah’s mercy he embraced Islam in 1986 and immediately embarked on an 8 year long journey that led him to the Islamic University of Al Madinah, where he graduated from the college of Da’wah and Usool ad Deen. One of his achievements included two intensive summers studying under Shaykh Bin Baaz and Shaykh Ibnul Uthaymeen.
With a captivating speech that mesmerizes his listeners, he almost always quotes his lectures without looking at any written material and when you ask him how he is able to do that, he simply says with a smile on his face, “it is tawfiq from Allah”.
Currently, you can see his weekly program on Islam Channel called “The Sunnah The Better” that is broadcasted all over the world including Africa and he hosts a weekly show on Radio Islam that primarily deals with answering questions pertaining to the youth and general Muslim public.
He currently resides in Birmingham, United Kingdom with his family.
Abu Muslimah (CONFIRMED!)
Speaker, Imam, husband of 22 years and a father of 9, Abu Muslimah’s day revolves around Masjidul Ahlu Sunnah. If he isn’t executing his daily activities at the masjid, you will find him chilling out listening and marvelling at the beauty of the Qur’an recited by his former teacher, Ali Abdirahman Al Hudhaify.
He is a soft spoken and shy brother but when it comes to al Islam, his shyness disappears and in its place you will find an articulate, passionate brother who`s chest swells in pride and love of his deen though according to him he still finds it difficult to speak in public after all these years.
Abu Muslimah accepted Islam in 1978 while still in high school and he used that opportunity to learn more about his deen. After graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in African American studies and Management, he pursued an Arabic language program and Islamic theology on a full scholarship at the University of al Madinah.
Upon his return to America in 1994, he settled in East Orange, New Jersey and began his journey as a fulltime teacher at Islamic Day School. A year later, after teaching he was promoted to the Imam of Masjid Rawdatullah. Months later, along with the Muslim community of East Orange, they embarked upon the purchase of the Islamic Center of America, Masjidu Ahlis Sunnah. The Center was purchased in 1997 and Abu Muslimah continues to be its Imam until present.
Abul Ghani Basheer (CONFIRMED!)
Abdulghani Bashir studied in Sudan and later moved to Nairobi, Kenya where he runs an Islamic school. Fluent in Somali and Arabic, he speaks clearly and eloquently and has a calm and unassuming manner of speaking.
He lives in Nairobi, Kenya with his family.
Ist Annual Journey of Faith Conference.
This amazing 2 day journey is starting in 10 days in Toronto, Canada.
Just checkout their link (http://www.journeyconference.com/multimedia.html)and the quality of the lineup of speakers - including our beloved Sh Tawfique.
Please pass on the info/link to all your friends and relatives in grater Toronto and Canada/USA as this promises to be a spectacular event.
"Journey of Faith Conference is a collaborative effort of Toronto Muslim communities that aims to emphasize the love of the Prophet (saw) as a means of understanding Islam through the divine revelations and prophetic traditions."
Some of the speakers are:
Tawfique Chowdhury (CONFIRMED!)
Born in Bangladesh and later on moving to Saudi Arabia, he spent most of his childhood there before moving to Australia to complete his high school studies. Graduating from high school as class valedictorian and being the recipient of the Australian Students Prize for academic excellence for achieving the third highest tertiary entrance rank in Australia, he went on to pursue his studies in Medicine at the University of Melbourne.
During his time there, he received a number of awards for academic excellence. Prior to his final years of the medical program, he withdrew from the course to accept a scholarship at the Islamic University of Medina, where he completed his Bachelor ’s from the College of Shariah with a rank of excellence. During his stay in Medina, he completed the study of numerous classical texts from a number of its distinguished scholars. He has permission to teach from several of them. Recognizing the integral need in the West for formal and professional Islamic education, Tawfique Chowdhury has sought to address this by establishing the AlKauthar Institute. Currently he is completing his medical studies in Australia wherein he resides with his wife and 5 children.
AbdulBary Yahya (CONFIRMED!)
"Look at the state of the Ummah, someone like me who should be giving karate lessons, is teaching you about Islam" -AbdulBary Yahya
AbdulBary Yahya was born in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and very soon thereafter immigrated to the U.S. with his family. As the Quarter Back of his high school football team AbdulBary had dreams of being a pro foot ball player, but gave it up to pursue Islamic Knowledge at the University of Medinah.
Upon graduation from the Islamic University of Madinah's College of Shariah, AbdulBary decided to go to Cambodia and later became a teacher and director of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society. The school was popular in the community such that non-Muslim Cambodians would make their children Muslim in order to attend the school. He was also the director of the Umm al-Qura Charity Organization in Vietnam.
AbdulBary's hobbies include eating Vietnamese food, watching his two sons act like khateebs and sharing heart softening stories with others.
He presently resides in Seattle, WA with his family, and is an instructor with AlMaghrib Institute. He is currently the Imam of Masjid Jaamiul Muslimeen in Seattle, WA. He also holds the positions of President of the Cham Refugee Community and Vice-President of the Islamic Center of Washington State.
Dr.Bilal Philips (CONFIRMED!)
Eloquent, articulate and outspoken are some of the words that describe Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips. His quest to search for the truth led him from his birth island of Jamaica to the streets of Toronto where he grew up and accepted Islam in 1972. This journey has led him down many paths and he is known the world over as an Islamic scholar, Lecturer, Author and Thinker.
Dr. Abu Ameenah completed his B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines (Usool ad-Deen) at the Islamic University of Madeenah in 1979, and thereafter went on to complete his Master's in Aqeedah at the University of Riyadh in 1985 and finally obtained his PhD from the University of Wales, U.K. in Islamic Theology in 1994.
He has taught Islamic Education and Arabic in private schools, lectured M.Ed. students in the Islamic Studies department of various universities and has founded Islamic information centers while traveling extensively across the globe imparting Islamic knowledge as dictated by the Islamic tradition.
Abu Ameenah enjoys playing squash at least three times a week with his wife and sons as a means of keeping fit and de-stressing and he also supervises his children in martial arts. It is interesting to note that in his earlier days, he acquired a black belt in Karate.
His greatest achievement is the founding of Islamic Online University that has over 3000 students and authoring over 100 Islamic books of which, the fundamentals of Tawheed is his favourite. He currently resides in Doha, Qatar with his family where continues to teach at the Islamic Studies Academy.
Abdur Rahim Green (CONFIRMED!)
Lanky, blonde, green-eyed, 33-years-old Abdur Rahim Green appears to be a character straight out of the Hollywood movie Ben Hur. Born to British parents in Darussalam, Tanzania in 1964, he was educated at a famous Roman Catholic Monastic School called Ampleforth College and went on to study history in the London University. However, he left his education unfinished. He was dissatisfied with Christianity since the age of eight, and was practicing Buddhism for nearly three years though he never formally embraced it.
Finally, his study of the Noble Qur ’an immediately attracted him to Islam and he embraced Islam in 1988. He has been an active Da’ee in Britain since then. Currently, he is working with an Islamic media company based in England and engages in da’wah activities including lectures on Islam in London’s famous Hyde Park. He is well known for his efforts at the renowned "Speaker’s Corner" in London’s Hyde Park.
Said Rageah (CONFIRMED!)
Tall, unassuming and well spoken, Said Rageah is often confused for a basketball player and in many instances he can be found playing basketball with his “boys” at Abu Huraira center where he is the Imam. He often talks to the youth and counsels them on how to behave towards women among many other subjects.
He was born in Somalia, raised in Saudi Arabia and in the late 80s found his way to North America. He is married and has four girls and two boys and enjoys spending quality time with his family.
He holds a B.A in Islamic studies as well as a Masters in Shariah. Over the years, he has held several posts including but not limited to, founder of Masjid Huda in Montreal, Masjid Aya in Maryland, Muslim Youth magazine and the Aqsa Association.
After serving as an imam in Maryland and Calgary, Said moved to Toronto with his family and when he is not discharging his various duties at the masjid, he travels extensively as an Instructor with Al Maghrib Institute..
Yahya Ibrahim (CONFIRMED!)
Yahya Ibrahim was born in Waterloo, Canada of Egyptian parentage. In his quest for authentic, classical Islamic knowledge he has traveled to meet and study with some of the most prominent scholars of our era. Being proficient in Arabic and English, he began translating for visiting Islamic dignitaries and has reached proficiency in simultaneously translating Arabic to English.
One of his greatest personal achievements is memorizing the Quran in its entirety. He began memorizing the Quran at the age of 16 and finished 20 months later receiving an Ijaazah. He began lecturing at the main mosques in Toronto at the age 17.
Being proficient in Arabic and English, he has translated books and various works from Arabic to English and reviewed numerous articles and the collection of sermons that are/were delivered from the pulpit of Mecca's Grand Mosque.
Yahya is a regular lecturer to Muslim and non-Muslim audiences throughout the world. He is currently based in Perth, Australia where he works as a religious adviser and senior staff member of the largest Islamic school in Australia.
Abu Usaamah Adh-Dhahabee (CONFIRMED!)
Outspoken and passionate are some of the words that have been used to describe Abu Usamah Atthahabi. He is currently the Imam of Green Lane Masjid which is the head branch of Ahlul Hadith and one of the biggest masjids in the United Kingdom.
His passion and love for Islam has led him to many parts of the world delivering lectures, seminars and imparting knowledge guided solely by the Islamic tradition according to the understanding of the Salif of the ummah. Along with this, he is one of the most sought after da’ee to translate for many scholars from the Arab world.
He was born in New Jersey and was brought up as a Christian. However, by Allah’s mercy he embraced Islam in 1986 and immediately embarked on an 8 year long journey that led him to the Islamic University of Al Madinah, where he graduated from the college of Da’wah and Usool ad Deen. One of his achievements included two intensive summers studying under Shaykh Bin Baaz and Shaykh Ibnul Uthaymeen.
With a captivating speech that mesmerizes his listeners, he almost always quotes his lectures without looking at any written material and when you ask him how he is able to do that, he simply says with a smile on his face, “it is tawfiq from Allah”.
Currently, you can see his weekly program on Islam Channel called “The Sunnah The Better” that is broadcasted all over the world including Africa and he hosts a weekly show on Radio Islam that primarily deals with answering questions pertaining to the youth and general Muslim public.
He currently resides in Birmingham, United Kingdom with his family.
Abu Muslimah (CONFIRMED!)
Speaker, Imam, husband of 22 years and a father of 9, Abu Muslimah’s day revolves around Masjidul Ahlu Sunnah. If he isn’t executing his daily activities at the masjid, you will find him chilling out listening and marvelling at the beauty of the Qur’an recited by his former teacher, Ali Abdirahman Al Hudhaify.
He is a soft spoken and shy brother but when it comes to al Islam, his shyness disappears and in its place you will find an articulate, passionate brother who`s chest swells in pride and love of his deen though according to him he still finds it difficult to speak in public after all these years.
Abu Muslimah accepted Islam in 1978 while still in high school and he used that opportunity to learn more about his deen. After graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in African American studies and Management, he pursued an Arabic language program and Islamic theology on a full scholarship at the University of al Madinah.
Upon his return to America in 1994, he settled in East Orange, New Jersey and began his journey as a fulltime teacher at Islamic Day School. A year later, after teaching he was promoted to the Imam of Masjid Rawdatullah. Months later, along with the Muslim community of East Orange, they embarked upon the purchase of the Islamic Center of America, Masjidu Ahlis Sunnah. The Center was purchased in 1997 and Abu Muslimah continues to be its Imam until present.
Abul Ghani Basheer (CONFIRMED!)
Abdulghani Bashir studied in Sudan and later moved to Nairobi, Kenya where he runs an Islamic school. Fluent in Somali and Arabic, he speaks clearly and eloquently and has a calm and unassuming manner of speaking.
He lives in Nairobi, Kenya with his family.