Special Guest

Brother Zayd ul Islam will be teaching this course, it will also be streamed LIVE and will only be made available for those who enrol and wishing to study from home. “Making knowledge more accessible”.

Shaykh Ahmed Ba'biker (also known as Abu Bakr As-sudani), arrived in the UK in 1977 and since then he has been at the forefront of Daw'a in this country. He is currently the Imam of Yusuf Islam's Islamia School. He studied the Islamic Sciences in Sudan under Shaykh Fatih Qaribullah (rahimah-ullah) son of Sayyidi Shaykh Qaribullah (rahimah-ullah) son of the Great Shaykh Ahmed At-Tayyib (rahimah-ullah). He has certified Ijaza'at in various Islamic disciplines including Maliki Fiqh, Hadith, Aqeedah, Da'wah, Tajweed, Tasawwuf etc.

A highly skilled calligrapher who studied Calligraphy & Art at Oxford and Cairo.

Aged 90, Shaykh Ahmed Surty holds the highest chain(Ijaza) in Sahih Bukhari and other books of Ahadith. This is an excellent opportunity to gain Ijaza and study under this great Scholar of Hadith and be able to receive one the shortest chains in Hadith.

A Senior and great Scholar of Syria and Sham, Shaykh Naeems dynamic power of communicating combined with his vastness of knowledge, makes him one of the leading authorities of Syria. To this day, Shaykh Na’eems lectures of Sahih al Bukhari in Syria is attended by over a 1000 students per week. This is an excellent opportunity to study under this blessed jewel of Ahadith studies.

Al Buruj Press has the honour of hosting the final speech of Shaykh Ahmed Bakr Gaith in the UK. Shaykh Ahmed Bakr Gaith, the Imam of Masjid Al Aqsa in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam, will touch upon the role of the Muslims currently towards the Holy Mosque and also developing a deep love towards Masjid Al Aqsa. This insha'Allah is to be an evening of inspiration which will also follow by a special dua by the esteemed guest Shaykh. This is an excellent and rare opportunity to be able to see and listen from the Shaykh.

Salman ibn Tahir al-Husayni al-Nadwi, born in 1954 CE in the city of Lucknow, was born into a pious, noble, and erudite family of scholars. His lineage can be traced back to Sayyiduna Husayn ibn ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), whose noble progeny would become famous for its tireless services in propagating the religion and sacrifice in the path of Allah, the likes of the great mujahid Imam Ahmad ibn ‘Irfan al-Shahid (died 1246 AH) and the great mufakkir ‘Allamah Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Hasani al-Nadwi (died 1420 AH).

Imam of Masjid Rabian, Medina - Also known as Sheikh Muhammad Saad Nomani Madani s/o Shahid Khalil Nomani, is a reciter of the Qur'an who is known for his unique ability to render the recitation of the Holy Quran in manner recited by many world famous reciters, or Qurra’, of the world. A Qari is one who recites verses or chapters from the Qur'an in a rhythmic manner under strict rules of articulation and recitation. Nomani has been gifted with the talent to read in more than 85 qaris and imams including the imams of the two Holy Mosques of the Muslim world in Makkah and Madinah. He is also a host of many Islamic programmes on QTV (ARY) and the Geo TV of Pakistan.

Translator of 'Dear Beloved Son', Dr. Kamal Helbawy was born in Egypt in 1939 and joined the Muslim Brotherhood at the age of twelve, largely receiving his education in Islam from them. After working in Nigeria, he travelled to Saudi Arabia, where he was among the founders of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) and became their first executive director. After six years at the Institute of Policy Studies in Pakistan, Dr. Helbawy moved to London and helped create the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) and the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB). He was the MAB's first president and currently serves as an advisor to the organization. Dr. Helbawy is also a researcher in Islamic and strategic affairs. He has a history of working in the relief sector and is currently the owner and supervisor of a care home for the elderly in Northwest London.