Friday, July 10, 2009

Bilal Philips

Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips is a Muslim teacher, speaker, and author. He appears on Peace TV, which is a 24/7 Islamic channel broadcast to many countries.

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Dr. Philips was born in 1947 in Jamaica, but grew up in Canada, where he converted to Islam in 1972. He completed a diploma in Arabic language and a B.A.College of Islamic Disciplines at the Islamic University of Madinah, an Islamic university in Saudi Arabia. At the University of RiyadhM.A. in Islamic Theology in 1985, and in 1994 he completed his Ph.D in Islamic Theology in the department of Islamic studies at the University of Wales. He later taught Islamic education and Arabic language in private schools in Riyadh for over ten years. Because of his opposition to Saudi Arabia's position in the Gulf War, he had to leave the country and for three years he lectured M.Ed. students in the Islamic Studies department of Shariff Kabunsuan College (SKC) in Cotabato City, Mindanao, the Philippines. degree in 1979 from the College of Education he completed his

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Since 1994, he has founded and directed the Islamic Information Center (which is now known as Discover Islam) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is known as a prolific speaker and author on topics relating to Islam, including audio lectures and books. Presently, he is a lecturer of Arabic language and Islamic Studies at the American University in Dubai and ‘Ajman University in Ajmān, United Arab Emirates. He frequently appears at the Islamic Research Foundation in Mumbai, India, on lecture tours. He has also founded the Distance Learning Program called Islamic Online University, which offers a four year degree in Islamic Studies plus a variety of short courses. Dr. Philips is something of a pioneer as a person of Western origin achieving the status of a scholar of Islam inside the tradition.

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Books

  • Funeral Rites Published by International Islamic Publishing House
  • The Fundamentals of TAWHEED(Islamic Monotheism) Published by International Islamic Publishing House
  • Purpose of Life Published by International Islamic Publishing House
  • Tafsir: Surah Buruj

Videos (Topics Available in Islamic Shops & YouTube)

  • Foundation of Islamic Studies
  • Contemporary Issues
  • Oneness of God
  • In search of Inner Peace
  • Struggle of Cultures:Clash of Civilaizations
  • The Angels and the Jinn
  • The Oneness of God
  • Avoiding the unlawful
  • Euthanasia, Aliens - Contemporary Issues
  • My Way To Islam
  • Judgement Day

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