Hijrah (islamic calendar) - Dr. Bilal Philips

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Topic: Hijrah (Islamic Calendar) Presented by: Dr. Bilal Philips Location: Qatar Islamic Cultural Center (FANAR) Follow us on: http://www.facebook.com/FanarQatar Subscribe & Watch: http://www.youtube.com/qfanar Visit us: http://www.fanar.gov.qa/ ________________________ ABOUT THE SPEAKER - Eloquent, articulate and outspoken are some of the words that describe Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips. His quest to search for the truth led him from his birth island of Jamaica to the streets of Toronto where he grew up and accepted Islam in 1972. This journey has led him down many paths and he is known the world over as an Islamic scholar, Lecturer, Author and Thinker. Dr. Abu Ameenah completed his B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines (Usool ad-Deen) at the Islamic University of Madeenah in 1979, and thereafter went on to complete his Master's in Aqeedah at the University of Riyadh in 1985 and finally obtained his PhD from the University of Wales, U.K. in Islamic Theology in 1994. He has taught Islamic Education and Arabic in private schools, lectured M.Ed. students in the Islamic Studies department of various universities and has founded Islamic information centers while traveling extensively across the globe imparting Islamic knowledge as dictated by the Islamic tradition. Abu Ameenah enjoys playing squash at least three times a week with his wife and sons as a means of keeping fit and de-stressing and he also supervises his children in martial arts. It is interesting to note that in his earlier days, he acquired a black belt in Karate. His greatest achievement is the founding of Islamic Online University that has over 3000 students and authoring over 100 Islamic books of which, the fundamentals of Tawheed is his favourite. He currently resides in Doha, Qatar with his family where continues to teach at the Islamic Studies Academy. The Islamic Online University has launched the worlds first tuition-free, online Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies. This path-breaking initiative plans to utilize the worldwide presence of the Internet and advanced open source online learning technology to bring low-cost, university level Islamic education within reach of anyone on the planet who has access to a computer and the Internet. Currently there are 14,000 Enrolled Students in the IOU! Masha'Allah! Furthermore, there are 1,000 New Students Each Month! Students from all over the world! http://islamiconlineuniversity.com/ Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips is the founder of Islamic Online University. He was born in Jamaica, but grew up in Canada, where he accepted Islam in 1972. He completed a diploma in Arabic and a B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines (Usool ad-Deen) at the Islamic University of Madeenah in 1979. At the University of Riyadh, College of Education, he completed a M.A. in Islamic Theology in 1985, and in the department of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, he completed a Ph.D. in Islamic Theology in 1994. He is the author of more than 30 books on Islam, besides having translated six others and edited four others while also representing organizations like the Dar al Fatah Press in Sharjah (Director of the Foreign Literature Department), Discover Islam in Dubai (Director), Sharjah TV Channel Two and Satellite (Producer and Presenter of Islamic Programs), Ajman TV Channel Four, and Saudi TV Channel Two. He also appears on Peace TV, which is a 24-hour Islamic satellite TV channel broadcasted to many countries around the world. To know more about him visit http://www.bilalphilips.com Facebook Page: http://www.Facebook.com/IslamicOnlineUniversity Like DigitalMimbar on Facebook: http://www.fb.com/TheMimbar Follow DigitalMimbar on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DigitalMimbar