Muslims, Christians and Jews: Sibling Rivalry?' ABDAL HAKIM MURAD/T.J.Winters (Cambridge) - part 1

Leeds Isoc presents as part of DIW

Biography: Born Timothy J. Winter in 1960, Abdal Hakim studied at the prestigious Westminster School in London, UK and later at the University of Cambridge, where he graduated with first class honours in Arabic in 1983. He then lived in Cairo for three years, studying Islam under traditional teachers at Al-Azhar, one of the oldest universities in the world. He went on to reside for three years in Jeddah, where he administered a commercial translation office and maintained close contact with Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad and other ulama from Hadramaut, Yemen.

In 1989, Sheikh Abdal Hakim returned to England and spent two years at the University of London learning Turkish and Farsi. Since 1992 he has been a doctoral student at Oxford University, specializing in the religious life of the early Ottoman Empire. In 1996, he was appointed University Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge.




Sheikh Abdal Hakim is the translator of a number of works, including two volumes from Imam al-Ghazali Ihya Ulum al-Din. He gives durus and halaqas from time to time and taught the works of Imam al-Ghazali at the Winter 1995 Deen Intensive Program in New Haven, CT. He appears frequently on BBC Radio and writes occasionally for a number of publications including The Independent and Q-News International, Britain's premier Muslim Magazine.


He lives with his wife and children in Cambridge, UK

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[TheKap1an]

@brother2948

I believe both of them are signs of Allah, and a proof of the truth of Islam for the sincere person.

[brother2948]

Excellent! 2 favorite speakers:

1) Abdul Hakim Murad

2) Hamza Yusuf.

May Allah preserve them and allow them to give the dawah in its right form. And indeed, this is what they are and have been doing.

[xingyimaster1987]

i believe in co-existence with people of all faiths, and this has occurred many times in history. what i dont believe is that jews, christians or muslims should water down their faiths just to get along with others. i believe we can respect each others differences and come together on common terms.