| Islamic scholar Modern era |
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Sheikh Faraz
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Faraz Fareed Rabbani
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| Birth | Karachi |
| School/tradition | Sunni Hanafi |
| Main interests | Islamic law, Islamic finance |
Faraz Fareed Rabbani is a scholar and researcher of Islamic law and translator of several Arabic works to the English language. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic The Hanafi ( Arabic حنفي school is the oldest of the four schools of thought ( Madhhabs Sharia ( Arabic: ar شريعة) is the body of Islamic Religious law. This is a sub-article of Fiqh and Law and economics. Islamic economics is Economics in accordance with Islamic law Sharia ( Arabic: ar شريعة) is the body of Islamic Religious law. Translation is the interpreting of the meaning of a text and the subsequent production of an equivalent text likewise called a " translation Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
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Biography
Faraz Rabbani was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Toronto, Canada. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He entered the University of Toronto with a full scholarship and completed his Bachelor's in Economics & Commerce in May 1997. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar While in Canada, Shaykh Faraz was involved with various organizations and projects, including founding and running the monthly The Muslim Voice and acting as the Vice-President of the University of Toronto MSA from 1994-1996. The Muslim Students' Association, or Muslim Student Union, of the U While in Toronto, he was involved in various Islamic study circles and educational programs, including those of Shaykh Ahmad Talal al-Ahdab, Shaykh Faisal Abd al-Razzaq, and Shaykh Muhammad Zahid Abu Ghudda.
After graduation, Shaykh Faraz traveled with his family to Damascus, Syria, to formally seek Islamic knowledge. Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية In Damascus, he studied Arabic, Aqidah (Islamic creed), Mantiq (Islamic Logic), Hanafi Fiqh, Shafi'I Fiqh, Usul al-fiqh, and Hadith with a number of scholars including Shaykh Haytham Idilbi, Shaykh Abd al-Rahman Kharsa, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, Shaykh Umar al-Sabbagh, Shaykh Jihad Brown, Shaykh Mu'min al-Annan, Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi, Sayyidi Shaykh Adib Kallas, Shaykh Muhammad Jumuah, Sh. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Aqidah (sometimes spelled Aqeeda, Aqidah or Aqida) (عقيدة is an Islamic term meaning Creed. Aqidah (sometimes spelled Aqeeda, Aqidah or Aqida) (عقيدة is an Islamic term meaning Creed. Logic ( Arabic: Mantiq) played an important role in Early Islamic philosophy. The Hanafi ( Arabic حنفي school is the oldest of the four schools of thought ( Madhhabs The Shāfi‘ī Madhab ( ar شافعي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh, or religious law within Uṣūl al-fiqh ( is a term which literally translates to the roots of the law and refers to the study of the origins sources and practice of Islamic jurisprudence Hadith ( ar الحديث, pl aḥadīth; lit. "narrative" are oral Traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic Abd al-Razzaq al-Halabi, Shaykh Haytham, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, and Ustadh Mahmud al-Bayruti.
In the Summer of 2000, he moved to Amman, Jordan. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Amman (ɑˈmɑːn sometimes spelled Ammann ( Arabic عمان ʿAmmān) is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Upon moving to Jordan, his teachers advised him to focus on teaching of what he had covered, for which they gave him encouragement and permission, and to continue his personal research and study. In 2007, he spent some time in Karachi, Pakistan, benefitting from the scholars there, including Mufti Taqi Usmani, Mufti Rafi Usmani, and Mufti Mahmoud Ashraf Usmani. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Justice ( R) Maulana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani ( Uthmani ( Arabic / Urdu: محمد تقی عثمانی In the Summer of 2007, he returned to Toronto, where he settled with his wife and three children.
In Toronto, he is working actively with the Razi Institute.
Work
He has two published books: Sufism & Good Character and Absolute Essentials of Islam: Faith, Prayer, & the Path of Salvation According to the Hanafi School. (White Thread Press, 2004. ) He also runs the blog Seeker's Digest and has a regular column in Islamica Magazine. Islamica Magazine is a quarterly magazine incorporated in the United States with editorial offices in Amman, Jordan Cambridge MA and London, UK
As the founder of the original Hanafi fiqh list, Shaykh Faraz was involved with SunniPath since its beginning. At SunniPath, an online Islamic academy, Shaykh Faraz used to teach Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), Aqidah, and other subjects, until resigning in May 2008. Fiqh ( Arabic: فقه, fɪqəh is Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law—based directly on the Fiqh ( Arabic: فقه, fɪqəh is Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law—based directly on the Aqidah (sometimes spelled Aqeeda, Aqidah or Aqida) (عقيدة is an Islamic term meaning Creed. He contributed actively to the SunniPath's Answers Service. He is a co-founder of the Toronto-based The Razi Institute, and offers Islamic educational media through SeekersMedia
See also
External links
- SeekersMedia - Where Faraz Rabbani's lessons may be found
- Seeker's Digest - Rabbani's blog on Islam, contemporary affairs, spirituality, and more
- Radical Middle Way Site - Bio and Media of Faraz Rabbani
- Faraz Rabbani audio and video lectures
- Rabbani's biography on SunniPath
- A DeenPort interview with Faraz Rabbani.
- Islamic Finance Affairs - Articles, answers, and news on Islamic Finance, run by Rabbani
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