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Episode 135: Umair Haseeb, from Chicagoland to the Maghreb and Back

Episode 135: Umair Haseeb, from Chicagoland to the Maghreb and Back

FromDiffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience


Episode 135: Umair Haseeb, from Chicagoland to the Maghreb and Back

FromDiffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience

ratings:
Length:
170 minutes
Released:
Jul 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Parvez and Omar are joined by Umair Haseeb.  They discuss his family background, growing up in Chicagoland, the spark that led to his spiritual awakening, and his studies towards Islamic scholarship abroad.
Umair Haseeb

Umair Haseeb formally studied Arabic, the basics of Islam, and Quran in Chicago, which lead him to move to Morocco and Sahara to pursue a full time study of Arabic and Islamic Law. He received his ’Shahada’, or degree as well licenses directly from their Scholars, after studying at The Qarawiyyin in Fes, Morocco. He holds licenses in Legal Theory (Usul), Maliki Law, Grammar, Theology, and the Prophetic biography. He currently serves as the Imam of the “Sayyida Fatima Project at CIC”, under the auspices teacher Shaykh Muhammad el Emam, serving the South West Side of Chicago, as well as doing post graduate work at al Azhar University- Cairo
Released:
Jul 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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