- Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy
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Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy Born 1966 (age 44–45)
Aleppo, SyriaResidence Atlanta, Georgia, United States Nationality Syrian Ethnicity Iraqi Occupation Islamic scholar and Imam Religion Sunni Islam Parents Yahya ibn Muhammad (father) Website alhaqq.com/AlHaqq/ Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’id ibn Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Ninowy (born 1966) is a Islamic scholar and Imam.
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Background
Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya Al-Ninowy was born in Aleppo, Syria. He is a sayyid where his family lineage can be traced back to Islamic Prophet Muhammad through his grandson Hussein ibn Ali by way of Musa al-Kadhim. His family descends from the southern Iraqi village of Ninowa, where Hussein ibn Ali was martyred in a partial area which is also known as Karbala.[1]
Education
Shaykh Ninowy began his study under his father, As-Sayyed Yahya ibn Muhammad, memorising the Qur'an and acquiring knowledge in Islamic sciences, including Aqidah (Islamic theology), Fiqh (Islamic jurispudence), Hadith (Prophetic tradition) and Ihsan (perfection and excellence), with ijazahs (certificate to teach). He particularly specialises in the fields of Hadith and Tawheed.
He attended Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Usool ud-Deen, where he studied under many scholars. He was also under the tutelage of many who resided in Syria, Madina, Makkah, Tangiers, Fez, Rabat, Egypt, Sudan and Jordan.[2]
Career
Shaykh Ninowy has authored many books in the sciences of Tawheed and Hadith in Arabic, some of which have now been introduced into the English language.
Since 2001, he has been the Imam and Khatib of Masjid Al-Madina in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, where he delivers the weekly khutbah (Friday sermon) and gives a weekly majlis in Hadith and Tawheed. He participated in many national and international conferences on Islam, world peace, and welfare of humanity.[3] He has been an Al-Madina Institute foundation scholar since its inception.[4]
He along with Shaykh Ahmad Darwish launched The American Islamic University, an interactive Islamic teaching system over the Internet, based on talaqqi (mouth to mouth transmission of knowledge) and Ijazah in teaching and knowledge.[5]
Personal life
Shaykh Ninowy resides with his family in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Al-Madina Masjid". http://www.almadinamasjid.org/Publication1_files/page0003.htm. Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya Al-Ninowy Al-Husayni Biography
- ^ "Lamppost Productions". http://www.lamppostproductions.com/?page_id=1355. Muhammad al-Ninowy
- ^ a b "Gateway To Divine Mercy". http://www.gatewaytodivinemercy.com/shaykh-muhammad-ibn-yahya-al-husayni-al-ninowy.html. Shaykh Muhammad al-Ninowy
- ^ "Al-Madina Institute". http://www.almadinainstitute.org/teachers/muhammad-bin-yahya-ninowy/.
- ^ "Haqaonline". http://haqaonline.com/halaqa/teachers/shaykh_ninowy.html. Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Husayni al-Ninowy
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Categories:- Living people
- 1966 births
- Syrian people
- American people of Iraqi descent
- Syrian emigrants to the United States
- Syrian Muslims
- American Muslims
- American Sunni Muslims
- Islamic studies scholars
- Muslim scholars of Islam
- Sunni Muslim scholars
- American imams
- American Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
- People from Aleppo
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
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