About Imam:
The Imam and the President of the Islamic Forum of Canada is Shaykh Faisal Hamid Abdur-Razak who lives in Toronto, Canada. From 1977 to 1986 he studied in Saudi Arabia, first at Umm Al-Qurra University in Makkah, then at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. He also studied at York University, Toronto, Canada. While in Saudi Arabia, in addition to University studies, he studied under many Scholars and Shaykhs, including: Shaykh Hasan Ayub, Shaykh Muhammad Al-Ghazali, Shaykh Muhammad Qutb, Shaykh Abdur-Rahman Barood, Shaykh Muhammad Al-Wasfi, Shaykh Farooq Al-Batal, Shaykh Muhammad Ali Al-Sabuni, Shaykh Abdullah Nasih `Alwan, and Shaykh Maw’il Ezziddin Al-Samura’ee. After completing his studies in Saudi Arabia in 1986, he returned to Canada where he became actively involved in Islamic Da`wah and education. He served as Imam / Khateeb of several Masaajid and Islamic Centres including the Islamic Society of Peel, the Islamic Centre of Brampton, and the TARIC ISLAMIC CENTRE. Shaykh Faisal served on the Government of Canada Interfaith Committee, the Province of Ontario Multifaith Council, and the City of Brampton Multifaith Committee. In addition to being the President of the Islamic Forum of Canada, he is also the Vice-President of the Islamic Council of Imams of Canada, and a member of the Al-Shura Muslim Consultative Council. He has spoken on a wide range of Islamic topics to gatherings in many countries including: Canada, U.S.A., England, Germany, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, Turkey, Syria, Guyana, Barbados, and Trinidad. He has to his credit more than one hundred titles recorded on Audio and Video Cassettes. Shaykh Faisal is a prolific writer of Islamic Books.
Islamic books published by Imam:
TEACH YOURSELF ARABIC READING
TEACH YOURSELF ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY
HELP YOURSELF TO READ QUR'AN
MI`RAAJ AN-NABI
MILAD-UN NABI
RAMADAAN COMPANION – SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS
DHIKRULLAH – THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH
THE BOOK OF DEATH – KITAAB AL-MAWT
GEMS OF PROPHETIC WISDOM
ACTIONS ARE BY INTENTIONS
ARABIC LANGUAGE FOR BEGINNERS
TAFSEER AL-QUR’AN AL-KAREEM
THE CLARIFYING LIGHT: A TEXTBOOK OF HANAFI FIQH
Shaykh Faisal received IJAAZAH (Certificate in Traditional Islamic Learning) in various Islamic Disciplines from several Scholars and Shaykhs including Shaykh MUHAMMAD IBN IBRAHIM AL-YAKOUBI AL-HASANI, and HIS EMINENCE Shaykh MUHAMMAD IBN `ALAWI AL-MAALIKI AL-HASANI. He has been the instructor of numerous successful courses dealing with a wide range and variety of various subjects, including the Arabic language, tazkiyah, fiqh, tafseer, shariah, etc.. Shaykh Faisal has been one of the founding pillars of the city of Toronto, counseling families, responding to distress calls, and assisting families in their times of need. He conducts regular halaqahs several times a week and is the prinicipal and key co-ordinator for a weekly Islamic school, which facilitates over 100 families in north-western Toronto.
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THE IMAM’S CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY