Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf
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Shaykh Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf is a contemporary Muslim scholar born in England. He began his early Islamic and secular studies in Clapton in East London and went on to complete secondary school and further his knowledge of Islam at Darul Uloom Al-Arabiyyah Al-Islamiyyah where he completed the memorisation of the Qur'aan by the tender age of fifteen. Upon the completion of hifz by Hafiz Ali, he went on to study the rigorous, six-year aalim class.
After graduation from Darul Uloom Al Arabiyyah Al Islamiyyah he went on to further studies in South Africa, where he completed ifta at Madrasah Zakariya and a B.A. with honors in Islamic studies at Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, under Professor Abdur-Rahman Doi, Ph.D.
He also travelled to numerous other places to gain knowledge, including Syria, where he gained ijazah from Shaikh Abdul Razzaq al-Halabi and Saharanpur, India, where he received formal accredition to issue fatwas.
The Shaykh is a signatory of the Pledge of Mutual Respect and Cooperation Between Sunni Muslim Scholars, Organizations, and Students of Sacred Knowledge[1][2]
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The Shaykh was always keen on referencing and providing authentic sources for practical Islam. In this regard he has authored, commented upon and translated many works including:
Reflections of Pearls (1995)
Fiqh al Imaam (1996)
Provisions for the Seekers (1996)
Prayers for Forgiveness (2004)
The translation of Imaam Abu Hanifah's Al Fiqh Al Akbar[3]
He presently serves as Imaam of a Masjid in Santa Barbara.
