SHAYKH AHMED HANEEF
Shaykh Ahmed Haneef is one of a growing number of scholars with style – his intimate knowledge of east and west, ineffable energy and sincere love of all things spiritual have placed him as a firm favourite with young Muslims everywhere.
Shaykh Haneef, born in Trinidad in the 1950s, was raised a Roman Catholic. Shaykh Haneef grew up during the 60s and 70s witnessing the political movements surrounding the Vietnam war and black power movement. Thoughts of injustice and disillusionment stayed with Shaykh Haneef when at 17 he left the warm shores of Trinidad to study in Canada. There, he campaigned for reform to the high school curriculum which at that time selectively streamed black students into inferior programs.
Shaykh Haneef’s deep sense of frustration with world politics spurred him to read political science at university. There, he discovered Marxism becoming an activist and student. However, this fascination was short-lived: “I became disenchanted with Marxism because of its lack of a spiritual dimension. I began to research religion to find one that combined spiritual truth with the pursuit of social justice. In the process, I found a Quran in the bookstore of my university which had a profound effect on me. I had found the religion I was looking for.” <p>Shaykh Haneef took his shahada (declaration of faith) four months later. “After about one year, when the Islamic Revolution was victorious, I became curious about Shiism,” he said. In 1980, Shaykh Haneef became a Shi'a and in 1993, moved to Iran with his family to study at the religious seminary in Qom, Iran.
Today, Shaykh Haneef continues to combine study with action and regularly lectures at masjids around the world, as well as hosting programs on channels such as PressTV. Propagating the spirit of Islam is an issue close to his heart, especially to those deprived of a religious and spiritual upbringing. “It is my hope to help cast the light of faith into the world of others”, he said.
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DR. HASAN KUMAILI
Dr. Hasan Kumaili a Unani medical doctor by professional training. In the last eleven years, he has been working as a social activist, Islamic scholar, poet, writer and orator.He clarifies Islamic viewpoints and clear misconceptions about Islam, using the Qur'an, authentic Hadith and history as a basis, in conjunction with reason, logic and scientific facts. In the last decade, Dr. Kumaili delivered more than 2000 lectures and public talks in different parts of the country, participated in a panel discussion, talks and symposia organised by TV channels and institutions. Several articles and research papers have been published in renowned magazines , souvenir and newspapers.
Recently, besides giving lectures he is successfully running two health centres as managing director. He also involved in various social and religious organisation.
He was awarded Ph. D and M. Phil in Urdu literature from Jamia Millia Islamia New, Delhi. He completed his graduation in Unani medicine ( B.U.M.S ) from A & U Tibbia College, University of Delhi. Diploma in Modern Arabic from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2008. Diploma in Nutrition & health education from IGNOU.
From 2000 to 2003, He was a Clinical research fellow in a health project entitled “pharmaco-therapeutic evaluation of certain unani (herbal) drugs in Ischaemic heart disease and thromboembolic disorders at A.K. Tibbia College, A.M.U. Aligarh.
Social activities:
Founded a non-profit, non-government organisation IDARA TAFHEEM – E – ISLAM in 1999, working to promote education, health, and general welfare among fellow Indian citizens. It has a long-term strategic vision to promote religious moderation, education, peace, love, harmony and moderate interpretation of Islamic sciences. Its emphasis is on the social, cultural and religious betterment of the masses, enlightening the masses with the knowledge of their rights and duties and presenting a realistic, rational and scientific picture of Islam. To create harmony between different societies through social interaction, interfaith dialogue and spreading the message of peace and integration .we have organised international conferences, many national conferences, seminars and symposiums supporting the philosophy of peaceful coexistence.