About the Forum
Goals & Aims
- Present Islam in an informative, non-confrontational and enriching way.
- Bring all Perth Muslim Youth together in an informal, respectful and non-intimidating environment.
- Allow meaningful contributions by all to further the above.
Presenter
Mawlana Feizel Chothia
Mawlana feizel Chothia has devoted his life to the cause of Islam. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1970 he was educated at the Madrasah Arabiyah Islamiyah (Dar Al-Ulum Azzadville) institute of traditional sciences, one of the most well known institutions of Islamic learning in South Africa. He studied under the guidance of the eminent Islamic scholar and Shaykh ul-Hadith (Specialist in Prophetic Tradition), Mawlana Fazlur rahman Azmi and has also acquired a post graduate degree in Islamic Studies under the guidance of the distinguished academic, Prof. Abdur Rahman I. Doi.
He has specialist training in Islamic jurisprudence, primarily the Hanafi School of Law, and his approach is rooted in a traditional, normative stance. He is also affiliated to the Jamiat ul-Ulama’ – S.A. (Council of Muslim Theologians – South Africa), and has worked for the subsidiary branch – Radio Islam as a presenter and host of Islamic programs. Mawlana Feizel has traveled widely in the cause of Islam, visiting South Asia and Turkey as well as spending a number of years in Australia where he served as Imam in numerous Mosques and was actively engaged in Islamic propagation, teaching and administration, and developing curricula and materials for Islamic elementary and afternoon schools (ie. Madaris – primary and secondary Islamic seminaries)
Apart from his formal training and experience, his development as an Islamic scholar within the Western milieu and his intimacy with Western culture and its institutions has served him well in assessing and positively engaging the challenges it poses to the Muslim and the Islamic Faith. His works on Islam include: ‘The Authenticity and Authority of the Hadith and Sunnah’ and ‘Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism – The Greatest Western Conspiracy’. He currently lives in Perth where he is associated with a number of innovative projects in the field of Islamic education and literature
Location
the lectures will be at the Geography and Geology Lecture Theatre 2 – GGLT2, UWA.
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Assalamualaikum
Kudos to Gerard – well done on the good effort put it to get this thing up and running!
Looking forward to our first session tomorrow
Ihsan.
Assalamu Alaikum
Masha Allah, props to all those behind the design, development and maintenance of this AWESOME initiative!
Especially considering, how many times have we sat through a riveting Question & Answer session for an Islamic lecture…and left dissatisfied, our nagging questions being left unanswered? And while some may find themselves feeling a little bit lazy to make their way to the forum when they can hear the lecture online in the comfort of their homes…some people do have GENUINE excuses for being unable to attend, so having the notes and recorded lecture available is such a blessing!
{Hmm…and maybe we’ll get MORE rewards for choosing to make that LONG trek to GGLT2 – given this very attractive alternative presented before us? …Insha Allah
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Masha-Allah
May Allah reward you the efforts.
Nice blog from the far end of Eastern-Australi.
JAZKAK
KHALED
WS
Salaam
Looks like you are doing some really interesting work Down Under. Wishing you increased success InshaA.