Sheikh Azeem Aziz
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Sheikh Mufti Ameen Aziz is well known Muslim scholar and Mufti. He has written several books about Hadeeth, Fiqh
and Seerah of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
. He is a successful speaker and Imam in the United States
, and Pakistan
. He speaks English
, Arabic, Urdu
, and Panjabi
. He is the founder of Islamic Council on Dawah
and Educating, and Almuslimoon Society of America. His lectures at different locations can be found online. Aziz studied under well known and great scholars of Islam such as Imam Bin Baaz, Ibn Usameen, Sheikh Ashunqeeti, Matr-Az-Zahrani, Imam Ali-Al-Hudaifi,, Hammad-Al-Ansari, Atia Salim, Abu Bark Al-Jazairi and many others.
Since 1997 Sh. Aziz is working as an Imam/Director in the United States of America. From 2005-2006 he worked as principal of Valley Crescent school of Fresno.
, to well known pir
mian makhdoon Seyd Muhammad, in 1973, went to Islamic school in Mamon Kanjan, Pakistan
, Studying Quran, Hadeeth, Fiqh
, History
, Arabic, and Adab
. He completed Dars e Nzami, “bachelor's degree” Doraea-Tafseer, and Ifta' course in 1991. During that time he also passed several examinations such as Fazil-Arbi, Fazil-Urdu, and F.A. from the higher secondary board of Faisalabad
. In 1991 he was accepted in Medina University to study higher Islamic education where he studied Hadiths, Science of hadith
, and Fiqh
al Muqaran. There, he completed a second bachelor's degree, specializing in hadith
studies, and then went on to complete an M.A. in Islamic Theology. In 1996 he was appointed as a lecturer in Abu Bakr University of Pakistan, at the same time he served as a director of the Research and Translation Department in the University.
, and other topics. He gives regular sermons and lectures. He also give Fatawas for Muslim families for there various need. He is Director of MCECC Sunday School and advisor for Muslim scholar committee of America. He is chairman of Almuslimoon society of America.
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
and Seerah of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. He is a successful speaker and Imam in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 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...
. He speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Arabic, Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, and Panjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
. He is the founder of Islamic Council on Dawah
Dawah
Da‘wah or Dawah usually denotes the preaching of Islam. Da‘wah literally means "issuing a summons" or "making an invitation", being the active participle of a verb meaning variously "to summon" or "to invite"...
and Educating, and Almuslimoon Society of America. His lectures at different locations can be found online. Aziz studied under well known and great scholars of Islam such as Imam Bin Baaz, Ibn Usameen, Sheikh Ashunqeeti, Matr-Az-Zahrani, Imam Ali-Al-Hudaifi,, Hammad-Al-Ansari, Atia Salim, Abu Bark Al-Jazairi and many others.
Since 1997 Sh. Aziz is working as an Imam/Director in the United States of America. From 2005-2006 he worked as principal of Valley Crescent school of Fresno.
Biography
Mufti Aziz was born in Pakpatan, PakistanPakistan
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 well known pir
Pir (Sufism)
Pir or Peer is a title for a Sufi master equally used in the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The title is often translated into English as "saint" and could be interpreted as "Elder". In Sufism a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his...
mian makhdoon Seyd Muhammad, in 1973, went to Islamic school in Mamon Kanjan, 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...
, Studying Quran, Hadeeth, Fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
, History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, Arabic, and Adab
Adab
Adab or Udab was an ancient Sumerian city between Telloh and Nippur. It was located at the site of modern Bismaya or Bismya in the Wasit Governorate of Iraq.-History:...
. He completed Dars e Nzami, “bachelor's degree” Doraea-Tafseer, and Ifta' course in 1991. During that time he also passed several examinations such as Fazil-Arbi, Fazil-Urdu, and F.A. from the higher secondary board of Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
. In 1991 he was accepted in Medina University to study higher Islamic education where he studied Hadiths, Science of hadith
Science of hadith
Hadith studies are a number of religious disciplines used in the study and evaluation of the Islamic hadith by Muslim scholars. It has been described by one hadith specialist, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, as the science of the principles by which the conditions of both the sanad, the chain of...
, and Fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
al Muqaran. There, he completed a second bachelor's degree, specializing in hadith
Hadith
The term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
studies, and then went on to complete an M.A. in Islamic Theology. In 1996 he was appointed as a lecturer in Abu Bakr University of Pakistan, at the same time he served as a director of the Research and Translation Department in the University.
Current activities
He is the Director of Muslim children Education & Civic Center and Imam/Khateeb of Almadinah Masjid in San Antonio. He teaches Islamic theology, Tafseer, Seerah, FiqhFiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
, and other topics. He gives regular sermons and lectures. He also give Fatawas for Muslim families for there various need. He is Director of MCECC Sunday School and advisor for Muslim scholar committee of America. He is chairman of Almuslimoon society of America.
Works
- Al Mubahith Al Jiad Fi Ilmil Asnad: An Arabic book in the Usool of Hadeeth
- AlMajalis almufidah Fill mabahith al Aqeedah: An Explanation of the Principles of Islamic Creed
- Almueen fi elm alhadeeth walmuhadde seen: An Introduction to the Sciences of the Hadeeths
- Aakhari Eint: A book in Urdu about the Khatam Nabuwat
- Fiqh ul Muslimeen: Complete FiqhFiqhFiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
of Quran and SunnahSunnahThe word literally means a clear, well trodden, busy and plain surfaced road. In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar...
In the News Papers
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profiles Sheikh Ameen Aziz—Tulsa imam denounces violence - Tulsa WorldTulsa WorldTulsa World is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma, and is the second-most widely circulated newspaper in the state, after The Oklahoman. It was founded in 1905 and remains an independent newspaper,...
Shiekh Ameen Aziz's speech on Trialogue series at the Charles Schuster man Jewish Community Center of Tulsa - Tulsa WorldTulsa WorldTulsa World is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma, and is the second-most widely circulated newspaper in the state, after The Oklahoman. It was founded in 1905 and remains an independent newspaper,...
Sheikh Ameen Aziz with interfaith’s leaders - Tulsa worldTulsa WorldTulsa World is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma, and is the second-most widely circulated newspaper in the state, after The Oklahoman. It was founded in 1905 and remains an independent newspaper,...
interviews Sh. Ameen Aziz on the month of Ramadan - Tulsa WorldTulsa WorldTulsa World is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma, and is the second-most widely circulated newspaper in the state, after The Oklahoman. It was founded in 1905 and remains an independent newspaper,...
interviews Sheikh Ameen Aziz about his life and Biography
See also
- Islam in the United StatesIslam in the United StatesFrom the 1880s to 1914, several thousand Muslims immigrated to the United States from the Ottoman Empire, and from parts of South Asia; they did not form distinctive settlements, and probably most assimilated into the wider society....
- List of Da'ees
- DawahDawahDa‘wah or Dawah usually denotes the preaching of Islam. Da‘wah literally means "issuing a summons" or "making an invitation", being the active participle of a verb meaning variously "to summon" or "to invite"...
- MuftiMuftiA mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
- MuslimMuslimA Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
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