Biography

Born in 1960 in Beirut

Beirut

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, Lebanon

Lebanon

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, Haddad studied French Literature at Columbia University

Columbia University

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. After studying in Damascus

Damascus

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, Syria

Syria

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, from 1997 to 2006, he currently lives in Brunei

Brunei

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 and is an Islamic author and translator.

He is also a former and influential teacher on the traditional online Islamic institute "Sunnipath".

He was listed amongst the inaugural "500 most influential Muslims in the world."

He is a disciple of Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi and is a major contributor to the website Eshaykh.com, which gives traditional teachings on Islamic Spirituality via a question-answer format which is accessible to anyone who wishes to ask.

Original works

• The Four Imams and their Schools: Abu Hanifa, Malik, al-Shafi'i, Ahmad (2007)
• From the Two Holy Sanctuaries: A Hajj Journal (2006)
• Sunna Notes: Studies in Hadith & Doctrine Volume II: The Excellent Innovation in the Qur'an and Hadith
• Sunna Notes: Studies in Hadith & Doctrine Volume I: Hadith History & Principles
• Albani and His Friends: A Concise Guide to the "Salafi" Movement (2004)

He has also answered allegations made against Ahmad Raza Khan and other sufi scholars by other Muslims.

Translations

• The Prophet's Night Journey and Heavenly Ascent (2006)
• Jesus Christ the Son of Mary and His Most Blessed Mother (2005)
• Advice to our brothers the scholars of Najd (2002)
• The prophets in Barzakh and the hadith of Isrâ and Mirâj (1999)
• Correct Islamic Doctrine (1999)

External links

• Eshaykh.com, an interactive question/answer service on issues regarding Islamic creed, faith and law to which Gibril Haddad regularly contributes
• About 630 texts of different length by Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad
• Correct Islamic Faith International Association (CIFIA)
• a lecture by Shaykh Gibril on YouTube
• http://mac.abc.se/~onesr/d/cano_e.pdfCritical review by Shaykh Gibril of "The Canonization of Al-Bukhari and Muslim: The Formation and Function of The Sunni Hadith Canon by Jonathan A.C. Brown
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