Ebrahim Desai was a South African Muslim scholar and jurist who established the Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah, the Askimam fatawa portal and served as the senior professor of hadith at Madrasah In'aamiyyah.
10 Facts About Ebrahim Desai
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Ebrahim Desai was an alumnus of Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel and ranked among The 500 Most Influential Muslims.
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Ebrahim Desai authored books including Commentary on Qaseedah Burdah, Introduction to Hadith and Introduction to Islamic Commerce.
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Ebrahim Desai was born on 16 January 1963, in Richmond, Natal.
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Ebrahim Desai memorized the Quran at the Waterval Islamic Institute and studied traditional Dars-i Nizami course at the Jamia Islamia Talimuddin in Gujarat, India.
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Ebrahim Desai studied with the former Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband, Mahmood Hasan Gangohi, the author of the multi-volume Fatawa Mahmudiyyah and became his authorized disciple in Sufism.
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Ebrahim Desai served as the senior professor of hadith at the Madrasah In'aamiyyah for another ten years, and headed its Darul Ifta.
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Ebrahim Desai taught Sahih Bukhari at Darul Uloom Nu'maniyyah and headed the Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah, that he established in Sherwood.
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Ebrahim Desai served as the chairman of FNB Islamic Finance's Shari'ah Board.
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Ebrahim Desai was featured among The 500 Most Influential Muslims compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.