South African Muslim scholar and jurist (1963–2021)
Mufti
Ebrahim Desai
Personal
Born
(1963-01-16)16 January 1963
Richmond, Natal, South Africa
Died
15 July 2021(2021-07-15) (aged 58)
Durban, South Africa
Religion
Islam
Denomination
Sunni
Jurisprudence
Hanafi
Movement
Deobandi[1]
Main interest(s)
Fiqh
Notable work(s)
Commentary on Qaseedah Burdah
Introduction to Hadīth
Introduction to Islamic Commerce
Alma mater
Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel
Known for
Askimam
Organization
Founder of
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Muslim leader
Disciple of
Mahmood Hasan Gangohi
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Ebrahim Desai (16 January 1963 – 15 July 2021) was a South African Muslim scholar and jurist who established the Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah, the Askimam fatawa portal and served as the senior professor of hadith at Madrasah In'aamiyyah. He was an alumnus of Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel and ranked among The 500 Most Influential Muslims. He authored books including Commentary on Qaseedah Burdah, Introduction to Hadīth and Introduction to Islamic Commerce.
^Goran Larsson (2016). Muslims and the New Media: Historical and Contemporary Debates. Routledge. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-317-09103-5.
EbrahimDesai (16 January 1963 – 15 July 2021) was a South African Muslim scholar and jurist who established the Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah, the Askimam...
Deobandi scholars to issue fatawa against him. South African Mufti EbrahimDesai published a fatwa on his website Askimam. The Islamic seminary of India...
famous in South Africa, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, including EbrahimDesai. Hussain Ahmed Madani's elder son, Asad Madani, who was the president...
regarding Islam. It was founded by South African Islamic scholar and jurist EbrahimDesai in 2000. The answers on this website are reflections of the juristic...
notable disciples are Abul Qasim Nomani, Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi and EbrahimDesai. He was born in Gangoh (India) in July 1907 and studied in Mazahir Uloom...
imposed upon humans by God. Several fatwas issued by jurists such as EbrahimDesai, Hamza Yusuf, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Muhammad...
Binoria International Online Islamic Fatwa Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh Islamic QA with Mufti EbrahimDesai Deobandi Ulama's movement for freedom of India...
original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019. "Fatwas by Mufti EbrahimDesai » Askimam". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved...
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ISBN 9781441100504. Al-Zuhaylī, Al-Mu‘āmalāt al-Māliyyah, p. 255. "Fatwas by Mufti EbrahimDesai » Askimam". askimam.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09. Khadduri 1966, p. 14...
Hindu, Chennai Desai, Ebrahim (9 June 2007), "Fatwa # 15332 from Sri Lanka", Ask Imam, Online Islamic Q & A with Mufti EbrahimDesai Darul Iftaa, archived...
Benjamin Steven Simon, ISBN 0-8050-7941-6 – Page 55 M. Jawed Iqbal; EbrahimDesai (9 June 2007). "Inviting to Islam". www.askimam.org. Archived from the...
Hai Hasani Nadwi Cassim Sema Chaudhry Abid Raza Deen Muhammad Khan EbrahimDesai Ehtisham ul Haq Thanvi Faizul Waheed Farid Uddin Masood Fateh Muhammad...
Imams and Hadith Masters. Zulfiqar Ayub. p. 323. Zameelur Rahman. EbrahimDesai (ed.). "What is the beliefs of Imam Ahmed and ibn Taymiyya?". askimam...
(1945–2020) – Former Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. EbrahimDesai, South Africa – Mufti and founder of Askimam fatwa portal. Mahmudul...
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