Commentary on the Burdah of Imam al-Busiri – 07
Part 7 of commentary on the Burdah of Imam al-Busiri by Shaykh Jamaal Diwan.
Commentary on the Burdah of Imam al-Busiri – 06
Part 6 of commentary on the Burdah of Imam al-Busiri by Shaykh Jamaal Diwan.
Commentary on the Burdah of Imam al-Busiri – 05
Part 5 of commentary on the Burdah of Imam al-Busiri by Shaykh Jamaal Diwan.
Muslema Purmul
Co-Founder and Scholar-in-ResidenceShaykha Muslema Purmul was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and raised in San Diego, California. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in the Study of Religion and a Bachelor’s in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of California at San Diego. She was a scholarship student with the Islamic American University and participated in the International Union of Muslim Scholars “Future Scholars Program” in 2008/2009. She completed the Bachelor’s degree program in the College of Shariah at al-Azhar University in Cairo. She also completed almost 2 years of graduate work at the American University of Cairo in the area of Islamic Studies. She has taught classes and spoken nationally and internationally about issues related to Islamic law and ethics in a variety of different settings including conferences, retreats, universities, libraries, and mosques. She serves the Muslim community at UCLA and USC as a chaplain through Institute of Knowledge and is the Co-Founder and Scholar in Residence of Safa Center for Research and Education.
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Jamaal Diwan
Co-Founder and DirectorShaykh Jamaal Diwan was born and raised in Southern California. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Third World Studies from UCSD in 2005. He then traveled to Egypt where he spent the next 6 years studying Arabic and Islamic Studies. In 2012 he completed a law degree in Sharia from al-Azhar University in Cairo. While in Egypt he also nearly finished an MA in Islamic Studies at the American University in Cairo. He is a regular speaker at universities and Islamic centers on issues pertaining to Islam and Muslims in America. In 2014 the OC Weekly chose him from among Orange County's most fascinating people and the OC Register chose him from the Top 100 Most Influential People in OC. He served as the Resident Scholar of the Islamic Center of Irvine for two and a half years. He serves the Muslim community at UCLA and USC as a chaplain through Institute of Knowledge and is the Co-Founder and Director of Safa Center for Research and Education.
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