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Jan 21, 2017
Glendale Heights Campus
Mawlana Uwais Namazi
Guest Speaker from UK
Darul Qasim is proud to host Mawlana Uwais Namazi – a scholar from England. Mawlana Uwais will be speaking about the role of ʿulamāʾ in the promotion and preservation of the Islamic milieu during the Mogul rule in India.
ABOUT MAWLANA UWAIS NAMAZI
Mawlana Uwais Namazi was born and raised in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He completed his ʿĀlim and Faḍīlah programs at Dār al-ʿUlūm Nadwah al-ʿUlamāʾ in Lucknow in 2004 and 2006, respectively.
In 2008, Mawlana Uwais completed his Master’s degree at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Mawlana Uwais went on to work as a publishing assistant for the Islamic Texts Society in Cambridge and provided editorial and translation services to several publishing houses.
During 2011-2015, he taught Arabic and Islamic sciences in London at the Ebrahim College, Hafs Academy and Jibril Institute. Thereafter, he returned to Blackburn and is currently dividing his professional time teaching Arabic at a secondary school and the Nizāmī Institute. Mawlana Uwais is currently awaiting approval as a doctoral candidate to commence his research in 2017 at SOAS.