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| Abdullah bin Hamid Ali |
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Abdullah bin Hamid Ali began the study of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the age
of 17 with his first Arabic teacher, Imam Aberra----may Allah show him
mercy----of Eritrea, a well-known private teacher in Philadelphia. He later
studied Arabic, Qur'anic recitation (tajwid) and memorization
(hifz), and other introductory topics with Imam Anwar bin Nafea Muhaimin
and his brother Anas. He studied privately and as an undergraduate student with
Dr. Khalid Yahya Blankinship of Temple University, and at the former Institute
of Arabic and Islamic Sciences in Fairfax, Virginia. In 1997, he left the United
States and began more intensive studies in the Islamic sciences at the
University of Qarawiyyin of Fes, Morocco. In 2001, he graduated with a license
from the Faculty of Shariah to teach the Islamic Sciences (al-ijazah
al-'ulya), and then returned to Philadelphia. Since his return, he has
written a number of articles on various Islamic topics (www.lamppostproductions.com),
taught numerous classes, workshops, and seminars, and translated and annotated
The Attributes of God (Amal Press), a work by the great scholar, 'Abd
Al-Rahman ibn al-Jawzi. In October, Abdullah left a full-time position as
chaplain with the State Correctional Institution of Chester, Pennsylvania, after
five years, and joined the Zaytuna staff as a resident scholar. He lives with
his wife and daughter in the Bay Area. |
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