This morning we were informed of the death of one of our dear teachers and mentors: Sh. Abdul Warith al-sa’ed al-Azhari. We ask Allah to bestow his blessings upon our sheikh and grant sabar to his family.
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Suhaib Webb
Suhaib Webb is a contemporary American-Muslim educator, activist, and lecturer. His work bridges classical and contemporary Islamic thought, addressing issues of cultural, social and political relevance to Muslims in the West. After converting to Islam in 1992, Webb left his career in the music industry to pursue his passion in education. He earned a Bachelor’s in Education from the University of Central Oklahoma and received intensive private training in the Islamic Sciences under a renowned Muslim Scholar of Senegalese descent. Webb was hired as the Imam at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, where he gave khutbas (sermons), taught religious classes, and provided counselling to families and young people; he also served as an Imam and resident scholar in communities across the U.S.
From 2004-2010, Suhaib Webb studied at the world’s preeminent Islamic institution of learning, Al-Azhar University, in the College of Shari`ah. During this time, after several years of studying the Arabic Language and the Islamic legal tradition, he also served as the head of the English Translation Department at Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah.
Outside of his studies at Al-Azhar, Suhaib Webb completed the memorization of the Quran in the city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He has been granted numerous traditional teaching licenses (ijazat), adhering to centuries-old Islamic scholarly practice of ensuring the highest standards of scholarship. Webb was named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center in 2010.
May Allah (swt) make his questioning in the gave easy on him and grant him junnah-tul-furdous. (ameen)
Allah yarhumuh. 🙁
Ameen…
inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun.
inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun.
salaam,
May Allah give him strength in the grave and grant him Jannat al Firdous.
May Allah accept his good deeds and accept him as a scholar and allow
his knowledge to be of benefit to him in the hereafter and to the living.
wasalaam,
Fedwa
May Allah grant him paradise!Ameen!
la illaha illa Allah,
O Allah bless his soul… increase his ranks and make his grave a part of paradise.
Indeed the eyes shed tears, and the heart grieves, but we only say what pleases Allah, and certainly shaikh we’re saddened by you departure.
Ya Rab! inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raje’oon
To die within Ramadan, ya Allah! May the Sadaqah Jariyyah from the knowledge he imparted make his scale heavy. Ameen
Allah yirhamu, inshallah janat alkhuld.
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’un.
May Allah reward him for his efforts, i called iau today and was informed about it, does anyone have any info on the funeral?
Ya Rab accept him in Your paradise!