Muhammad Arshad Misbahi
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Imam Muhammad Arshad al-Misbahi (born 1968, India
) is the Chair of AKSA (Al-Karam Scholars Association) and has been serving at Manchester Central Mosque Victoria Park since 1997 as the Khatib, Imam and Headteacher.
Imam Muhammad Arshad began his studies at Jamia Al-Karam
where he studied under Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada
and Abu’l-In’am ‘Allama ‘Abd al-Bari. Later he travelled to India and Pakistan
to pursue further and higher education. In Pakistan, he had the opportunity to study with the late Diya’ al-Ummat, Justice Shaykh Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari
(ra) and in India, he studied at al-Jami’a al-Ashrafiyya at Mubarakpur
.
Upon his return from Pakistan, he began teaching and serving as head of religious studies at Jamia Al-Karam
. He completed Tahfeez-ul-Qur’an in Bradford
.
He is the founder and patron of the Sunni Society at the University of Nottingham
. He has extensively travelled to many countries delivering lectures and seminars.
In 2001, he was awarded the ad-Dir’ul ur-Mumtaz award from the Al-Azhar University
of Cairo
, Egypt.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) is the Chair of AKSA (Al-Karam Scholars Association) and has been serving at Manchester Central Mosque Victoria Park since 1997 as the Khatib, Imam and Headteacher.
Biography
Muhammad Arshad Misbahi comes from a well-respected and learned family in India. His father, Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Miyan Maleg, has been serving Islam for the last three decades in Birmingham and was the former Imam and Khateeb at Oldbury Jamia Masjid in Birmingham. His younger brother is the webmaster of http://www.aqdas.co.uk.Imam Muhammad Arshad began his studies at Jamia Al-Karam
Jamia Al-Karam
Jamia Al-Karam is a Muslim boarding school and Islamic Studies College situated in Eaton, UK which was established in 1985 by Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada, to cater for the educational of British Muslims....
where he studied under Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada
Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada
Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada, in Jhang, Pakistan, is a shaykh in the Chishti Nizami Sufi Order and author of devotional books on Islam.He is a graduate of DMG Bhera and the University of the Punjab...
and Abu’l-In’am ‘Allama ‘Abd al-Bari. Later he travelled to India and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
to pursue further and higher education. In Pakistan, he had the opportunity to study with the late Diya’ al-Ummat, Justice Shaykh Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari
Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari
Justice Diya al-'Ummah Hadhrat Shaykh Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari , Sitara-e-Imtiaz, was an eminent Sheykh of tariqa Chistiyya and an Islamic scholar from Pakistan; a towering figure, he also served as a Judge at the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan and Shariat Appellate Bench...
(ra) and in India, he studied at al-Jami’a al-Ashrafiyya at Mubarakpur
Mubarakpur
Mubarakpur is a city and a municipal board in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located at a distance of 13 km north-east of the district headquarters in Azamgarh.The place is famous for the manufacture of Benarasi saris, which are also very popular and exported to...
.
Upon his return from Pakistan, he began teaching and serving as head of religious studies at Jamia Al-Karam
Jamia Al-Karam
Jamia Al-Karam is a Muslim boarding school and Islamic Studies College situated in Eaton, UK which was established in 1985 by Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada, to cater for the educational of British Muslims....
. He completed Tahfeez-ul-Qur’an in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
.
He is the founder and patron of the Sunni Society at the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
. He has extensively travelled to many countries delivering lectures and seminars.
In 2001, he was awarded the ad-Dir’ul ur-Mumtaz award from the Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University is an educational institute in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 970~972 as a madrasa, it is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Islamic learning in the world. It is the oldest degree-granting university in Egypt. In 1961 non-religious subjects were added to its curriculum.It is...
of Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt.