12 Feb 2007

A Leading Scholar Of Our Time

Shaykh Abdullah bin Yusuf Al-Judai’

Below is a short biography of one of my Shuyukh from whom I studied Usul al-Fiqh.

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Yusuf Al-Judai’ was born in al-Basra Iraq. He studied traditionally with the mashaaikh of Iraq and memorized many Islamic texts and the Qur’an.
In 1978 he graduated from Al-Basra Islamic Institute in Shariah with distinction.
He is one of the founding members of the European Council for fatwa and research and held the position of General Secretary of the council from 1998-2000.
He is the head of Al-Judai' Center for Research and Counseling based in Leeds, U.K.
He was the Imam and Khateeb of Al-Nijada Masjid in Basra, Iraq between 1976-1978.
He was the Head Imam and Khateeb of Al-Uqaila & ‘Amr Ibn As Masjids in Kuwait between 1979-1986
He holds the post of Islamic consultant for Leeds grand Masjid between 1994-present.
He was the Islamic consultant for Al-Hikma Islamic journal (Published in Saudi Arabia, 1993-1994.
He was a senior Islamic Studies teacher at Dar Al-Qur’an, Kuwait between 1986-1988.
He teaches Usul al-Fiqh (Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence) at the European Institute of Human Sciences, Wales U.K.


(Publications and Researches):

He has authored and edited many books and research papers some of them are:


(Authorships):


- Tahrir ‘Ulum Al-Hadith (Editing the Principles of Hadith).
- Islam Ahad Az-Zawjayn (The Conversion of One of the Couples before the Other)
- Al-Muqaddimat Fi ‘Ulum Al-Qur’an (Introductions to the Sciences of the Qur’an).
- Al-Mukhtasar fi ilm An-Nahu Wa Sarf (Arabic Grammar and Morphology).
- Adwa’ ‘Ala Hadith Iftiraq-ul Ummah (Shedding light upon the Hadith of the division of the Ummah).
- Taysir ‘ilm Usul Al-Fiqh (Principles Islamic Jurisprudence).
- Al-Ajwiba Al-Mardiya ‘an Al-As’ila Al-Najdiyya (The comprehensive answers to the Najdi area questions).
- Kashf-ul-Litham ‘an Turuq Hadith Ghurabat-ul-Islam (Revealing the channels through which the hadith of estrangement of Islam was narrated).
- Al-‘Aqida As-Salafiya fi Kalam Rabbil Bariyya (Creed of the predecessors according to ‘The Word’ of the Lord of the Worlds).
- Ahadith Dhammul Ghina Wal Ma’aazif fil Mizan (Assessment of the Ahadith concerning singing and using musical instruments).
- Sifat-ul-Zawjat-ul-saliha Fil Qur’an was Sunnah (Description of a pious wife in the Qur’an and Sunnah).
- Kashf-ul-Iltibas ‘an Ahkam An-Nifas (Eradicating the confusion on the rulings of postpartum bleeding).
- Kashf-ul-Sitr ‘an Ahkam Zakat Al-Fikr (Revealing the rulings on Zakatul Fikr).
- Ahkam Al-Tarfih fil Shariah Al-Islamiyya (Rulings on entertainment according to the Islamic Law).
- Tahqiqat hadithiyya (Hadith editing and verifications).
- Tahqiqat fil-‘Aqa’id (Verifications on issues relating to Creed).
- Hukm Al-Lihya (Ruling on the Beard in Islam)
- Ahkam Al-‘Awrat fil Daw’ Nusus Al-Kitab Was Sunnah (Rulings on the bodily regions to be covered in the Light of the Qur’anic texts and prophetic heritage).
- Tanqih Al-Nuqul min Nawadir Al-‘Usul (Editing the narrated texts in the book ‘Nawadir Al-‘Usul).
- Musica Wa Gina fl mizanul Islam- (Music n the Balance of Islam

(Editing & Verifications):

- Al-Musnad Ad-Darimi of Imam Al-Darimi
- Al-Ziyadat fil Kitab Al-Muzini of Imam Abu Bakr Naysaburi
- Al-Muqni’ Fi ‘Ulum Al-Hadith (The comprehensive guide in the principles of Hadith of Imam Sirajuddin ibn Al-Mulaqqin).
- Hikayat Al-Munazara Fil Qur’an (The story of Debate in the Qur’an of Imam Muwaffaq Ad-Din ibn Qudama).
- Ikhtisas Al-Qur’an Bi ‘Awdihi Ila Al-Raheem Al-Rahman (The unique feature of the Qur’an in that it belongs to the Most Gracious, Most Merciful of Imam Ad-Diya Al-Maqdisi).
- Al-Raddu ‘Ala man yaqul Alif Meem Harf (The response to those who claim that the phrase ‘Alif Lam Meem’ counts as one Letter in the Holy Qur’an of Imam Abul Qasim ibn Mandah).
- Futya Wa Jawabahu Fi Dhikr Al-‘Itiqad Wa Dham Al-Ikhtilaaf (A question and it answer to the importance of Creed and the disparagement of division of Imam ibn Al-Attar).
- Fadl Al-Tahlil Wa Thawabahu Al-Jazil (The significance of keeping silent and staying behind closed doors of Imam Ibn Al-Banna’)
- Tasmiyat Mantaha Ilayana Minal Ruwat ‘An Sa’id ibn Mansur ‘Aliyan (Specifiying what has reached us of the narration of Sa’id ibn Mansur through the shortest narration chains of Imam Abu Nu’aym)
- Tasmiyat Mantaha Ilayana Minal Ruwat ‘An Fadl ibn Dukayn ‘Aliyan (Specifying what has reached us of the narration of Al-Fadl ibn Dukayn through the shortest narration chains of Imam Abu Nu’aym)
- Al-Qana’a (Contentment of Imam Abu Bakr Al-Sunni)
- Al-Muntaqa min Musnad Al-Muqillin (The Chosen hadiths from those who narrated only a few hadiths of Imam Da’alaj Al-Sijzi)
- Al-Mafarid ‘An Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wasalam (Those who narrated only a few Hadiths from the Messenger of Allah Peace and Prayers be upon him of Imam Abu Ya’la Al-Mawsili)
- Al-Asami Wal-Kuna (The names and nicknames of the narrators of Hadith of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal)
- Al-Arba’un fil Hath ‘ala Al-Jihad (Forty Hadiths urging the performance of Jihad of Imam ibn ‘Asakir)
- Tathir Al-I’tiqad ‘An Adran Al-Ilhad (Purification of the Creed from the impurities of atheism of Imam Al-Amir Al-San’ani)

(If you want to purchase one of his books you may contactme on: imanvision@yahoo.co.uk)



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Salam,

I went to a course organised by IFE last summer on the Maqasid of the Shariah. The Shaykh was FANTASTIC! If only he could deliver his lessons in English.

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