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Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera

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Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera
Mangera in 2022
Academic background
ThesisA Critical Edition of Abū’l-Layth al-Samarqandī's Nawāzil (2013)
Doctoral advisorAbdul Al-Matroudi
Academic work
Main interestsHadith, Fiqh
Notable worksFiqh al-Imam: Key Proofs in Hanafi Fiqh
Websitezamzamacademy.com whitethreadinstitute.org
Personal
ReligionIslam
RegionUnited Kingdom
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Alma mater
Organization
Founder ofWhitethread Institute and ZamZam Academy

Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera is a Sunni Islamic scholar, author, and founder of Whitethread Institute and Zamzam Academy. He authored Fiqh al-Imam and Healthy Muslim Marriage. He was featured in the 2020 edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.

Biography

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Mangera graduated from Darul Uloom Bury and studied Ifta at the Darul Uloom Zakariyya in South Africa and then at the Mazahir Uloom Jadeed in Saharanpur, India. He received a B.A degree from the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg and an M.A and PhD degree in Islamic Studies from the SOAS, University of London.[1][2][3][4][5] He is authorized to transmit hadith from Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azmi (through his student Zayn al-‘Abidin), Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi, Muhammad al-‘Awwama, and Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri.[3]

Mangera established the Whitethread Institute and ZamZam Academy.[5][6] He was featured in the 2020 edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims.[7] He was also awarded an honorary fellowship at the Cambridge Muslim College in 2013 and at the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman, Jordan in 2016.[8]

In 2016, Mangera travelled to Kashmir to speak in Imam Abu Hanifa Conference which was organized by Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah in the Convocation Complex of the University of Kashmir.[9]

Literary works

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Mangera's books include:

  • Fiqh al-Imam: Key Proofs in Hanafi Fiqh (1996)
  • Prayers for Forgiveness: Seeking Spiritual Enlightenment through Sincere Supplication (2004)
  • Provisions for the Seekers (2005), (translation and commentary of the Arabic work Zad al-Talibin compiled by Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri).
  • Co-authored Reflections of Pearls (2005)
  • Imam Abu Hanifa's Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained (2007)
  • Salat & Salam: In Praise of Allah's Most Beloved (2007), a manual of blessings and peace upon the Prophet Muhammed
  • Imaam Ghazali's Beginning of Guidance (Bidayah al-Hidaya) (2010)
  • A Critical Edition of Abū’l-Layth al-Samarqandī's Nawāzil (PhD Thesis, 2013)[10]
  • Healthy Muslim Marriage: Unlocking The Secrets to Ultimate Bliss [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera". rayyaninstitute.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf". www.whitethreadpress.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Mufti Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera". ZamZam Academy. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mufti Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf". Tafsir.io. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Dr. Mufti Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera". www.albalaghacademy.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ "ABOUT ZAMZAM ACADEMY". ZamZam Academy. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b The 500 Most Influential Muslims (PDF) (2020 ed.). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. pp. 124, 235. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Dr. Mufti Abdur-Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera". ZamZam Academy. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Dar-ul-Uloom Raheemiya organizes conference". Greater Kashmir. 9 May 2016.
  10. ^ Mangera, Abdur-Rahman (2013). A critical edition of Abū 'l-Layth al-Samarqandī's Nawāzil. SOAS, University of London (phd). doi:10.25501/SOAS.00017840. Retrieved 7 May 2019.