Omar Abdul Rehman

[zaid_ibn_ali]

A true giant scholar aswell as mujahid?

[Abdullah Abbas]

A true giant scholar aswell as mujahid?

Imaam `Umar `Abdur-Rahmaan

1347 AH/1928 AD-Current. He is one of the premier talents of Shaafi`ii fiqh today. A former teacher at Al-Azhar for 15 years, a master of 11 Shari`a sciences, a mujaahid in the way of Allah as well as a master of the texts of al-Bukhaari, Muslim and the other 4 hadith collections. He is one of the few today who could be rightly accused of having memorised all six collections. Born into a poor family in southern Egypt in the year 1928 AD, he showed great aptitude for the Qur’an, memorising it at the age of just six years. During that time he was enrolled at al-Azhar and began his advanced studies at age 11. He is the holder of some 11 different advanced ijaazahs in Islamic sciences. He is currently held in a United States prison based on some 14 counts of conspiracy as well as terrorism. Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him we return.