Shaykh Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf is a contemporary Islam

Islam

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ic scholar born in England

England

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. He began his early Islamic and secular studies in Clapton in East London

London

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 and went on to complete secondary school and further his knowledge of Islam at Darul Uloom Al-Arabiyyah Al-Islamiyyah

Darul Uloom Al-Arabiyyah Al-Islamiyyah

Darul Uloom Al-Arabiyyah Al-Islamiyyah, better known as Darul Uloom Bury, is the oldest school of its kind in the United Kingdom. Based on the Dars-e-Nizami syllabus found throughout the world, it was founded by Shaikhul Hadith Moulana Yusuf Motala in 1973...

 where he completed the memorisation of the Qur'an

Qur'an

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 by the age of fifteen. Upon the completion of hifz by Hafiz Ali, he went on to study the rigorous, six-year aalim class.

After graduation from Darul Uloom Al Arabiyyah Al Islamiyyah

Darul uloom

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 he went on to further studies in South Africa

South Africa

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, where he completed ifta

Mufti

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 at Madrasah Zakariya and a B.A. with honors in Islamic studies at Rand Afrikaans University

Rand Afrikaans University

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, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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, under Professor Abdur-Rahman Doi, Ph.D.

He also travelled to numerous other places to gain knowledge, including Syria

Syria

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, where he gained ijazah from Shaikh Abdul Razzaq al-Halabi and Saharanpur

Saharanpur

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, India

India

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, where he received formal accredition to issue fatwa

Fatwa

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s.

The Shaykh is a signatory of the Pledge of Mutual Respect and Cooperation Between Sunni Muslim Scholars, Organizations, and Students of Sacred Knowledge

Work

The Shaykh was always keen on referencing and providing authentic sources for practical Islam. In this regard he has authored, commented upon and translated many works including:

Reflections of Pearls (1995)
Fiqh al Imam - Key Proofs In Hanafi Fiqh (1996)
Provisions for the Seekers (1996)
Prayers for Forgiveness (2004)
The translation of Imaam Abu Hanifah's Al Fiqh Al Akbar

He presently serves as Imam at Masjid E Quba North London Stamford Hill UK.

External links

• Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf audio and video lectures from Halal Tube
• White Thread Press Publishing company founded by him
• Masjid e Quba Mosque where Shaykh is currently Imaam