Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo
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Sheikh
Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo, born 1960 is a Spanish
parented, French
-born, and American
based Islamic scholar, lecturer, and author of numerous books on Islam and speaker of many lectures on Islam.
. Currently he is based in the Bay Area California and teaches Islamic and Arabic Language classes from the Muslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area and from Masjid An-Nur Islamic Center in Sacramento. His classes are available via live streaming from his website.
He has been a regular guest on the Islam Channel
.
His first name is also sometimes spelled Jamal, Jamil, Jameel, Jamaal or Zameel and his surname is often also spelled alternatively as Zarabojo, Jarabojo or Zaraboza.
, although he was born in France
.
He grew up in California.
He converted to Islam in 1976 at the age 16.
He is currently working on a book titled, “Jihad and Western Attitude toward War”
at the University of California
in Berkley
and in Davis
and holds a Bachelors degree in the same field from Berkley and holds a Master's Degree
in the same field from Davis.
He left his Ph.D. studies to pursue Islamic studies, and has been active in this area ever since.
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo, born 1960 is a Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
parented, French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-born, and American
United States
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based Islamic scholar, lecturer, and author of numerous books on Islam and speaker of many lectures on Islam.
Biography
He was the Imam of the Islamic Center of Boulder, ColoradoColorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. Currently he is based in the Bay Area California and teaches Islamic and Arabic Language classes from the Muslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area and from Masjid An-Nur Islamic Center in Sacramento. His classes are available via live streaming from his website.
He has been a regular guest on the Islam Channel
Islam Channel
Islam Channel is a UK-based, free-to-air, English language, Islamic-focused satellite television channel funded by advertising and donations. It was reported in 2008 that UK government research found that 97.3% of Muslims watched the channel...
.
His first name is also sometimes spelled Jamal, Jamil, Jameel, Jamaal or Zameel and his surname is often also spelled alternatively as Zarabojo, Jarabojo or Zaraboza.
Background
Zarabozo's family are from Spain and parents are CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, although he was born in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
He grew up in California.
He converted to Islam in 1976 at the age 16.
He is currently working on a book titled, “Jihad and Western Attitude toward War”
Education
Zarabozo had studied EconomicsEconomics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
in Berkley
Berkley
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and in Davis
Davis
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and holds a Bachelors degree in the same field from Berkley and holds a Master's Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in the same field from Davis.
He left his Ph.D. studies to pursue Islamic studies, and has been active in this area ever since.
Authored
- A Commentary on the Forty Hadith of Nawawi (A 3-volume Book of over 1500 pages)
- Towards Understanding Islam – Part I
- How to Approach and Understand the Quran
- The Authority and Importance of the Sunnah
- Purification of the Soul
- He Came to Teach you your Religion
- The Fiqh of the Friday Prayer
- The Friday Prayer – Khutbas I
- The Friday Prayer – Khutbas II
- Easy Fiqh
- Extremism in Islam
Translated (from Arabic into English)
- The World of The Jinn and The Devils, Author: Omar Al-Ashqar
- Words of Remembrance and Words of Reminder, Author: Salih al-Sadlaan
- The Fiqh of Marriage, Author: Salih al-Sadlaan
- Marital Discord, Author: Salih al-Sadlaan
- The Concise Presentation of The Fiqh
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