Abdul Raheem Green

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Abdul Raheem Green

Abdul Raheem Green (also known as Abdur Rahim Green, Abdur Raheem Green and Abdul Rahim Green), formerly Anthony Green, born 1962 ^[1] or 1964 ^[2], is a British convert to Islam and Islamic lecturer.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Personal life
2 Criticisms
3 See also
4 Notes and references
5 External links
- 5.1 Video Lectures

[edit] Biography

Born in Dar-es-salaam in Tanzania to British parents ^[3], his father (born in England), Gavin Green, was a colonial administrator in the then extant British Empire. At an early age he moved back to the UK with his parents. His mother is of original Polish origin ^[4] ^[5].

At the age of ten^{[citation needed]} he attended a Roman Catholic Monastic boarding school at Gilling Castle and then went onto Ampleforth College and went on to study history in the University of London. However, he left his education unfinished in an effort to devote himself to Islamic works.

He became dissatisfied with Christianity at the age of eight ^[6] with it not making sense to him ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]

Green researched and practiced many religions ^[10] ^[11] ^[12], including Buddhism (for three years) before converting to Islam. ^[13]

Whilst in Britain his father in 1976 began working for Barclays Bank International and was subsequently sent to Cairo, Egypt, to set up a branch of the bank there.

His study of the Qur'an immediately attracted him to Islam leading to his conversion in 1988. He has given Da'wah in Britain since then. ^[14] ^[15].

Green now works in the London Central Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre as the Visits and English Dawa Co-ordinator.

[edit] Personal life

Green had two wives, now one, who is British-born Muslim of Indian origin and has six children. ^[16]

[edit] Criticisms

On August 12, 2005, the Australian newspaper The Age reported on one of Green's lectures, stating that he said "dying whilst fighting jihad is one of the surest ways to paradise and Allah's good pleasure". The article continues saying: "However, reports of a speech he delivered in Palmerston North on Wednesday said his address was a personal account of how he converted to Islam. There was no hate speech and any extremist Muslims would have gone home disappointed, according to the New Zealand Press Association.Speaking at a Wellington university last night, he said his comments about Muslims and Westerners not coexisting had been misunderstood, while his comments about jihad were taken from a letter he wrote more than 10 years ago, when the term referred to the Afghan war against Russian communists." ^[17]