Umar Al-Qadri

Muhammad Umar-al-Qadri
محمد عمر القادری
Occupation scholar
Religion Islam
Website
www.islamiccentre.ie

Muhammad Umar Al-Qadri is an Islamic scholar based in Ireland who was born Muhammad Zille Umar Al-Qadri in a Pakistani Muslim scholarly family. His father is Muslim scholar Hazrat Maulana Mehr Ali Qadri, who arrived in late 1970s in Den Haag, Netherlands, to serve as an Imam.

Life in Ireland

He moved in 2004 to Ireland and founded Al-Mustafa Islamic Cultural Centre Ireland in Dublin.[1]

Muhammad Umar Al-Qadri has traveled around Ireland, the UK and other Western countries to deliver lectures on Islam in Islamic centres, mosques, colleges and universities [2] His lectures are also shown on Ummah Channel [3]

Al-Qadri represents the Muslim community of Ireland in various governmental and non-governmental bodies and organisations, including the Fingal Ethnic Network, Fingal County Council, Citizen Information Centre Blanchardstown, TCD Scriptural Reasoning Group and Council of Irish Imams. He is appointed since June 2013 as the secretary of the Fingal Ethnic Network.[4]

Muhammad Umar Al-Qadri has written on Muslim related affairs in the Irish Times.[5]

Media Lectures

Umar Al-Qadri has delivered various islamic lectures on popular media channels including Ummah Channel , ARY Qtv , Noor TV and Minhaj TV. A recent program series "Friends of Allah" on ARY Qtv

Interfaith Relations

Al-Qadri is a firm believer in interfaith and intra faith relations. As a Sunni Muslim scholar himself, he has attended many Shia Muslim gatherings and events as main guest. In the Islamic Centre that he has found, he has also invited the national Shia leader of Ireland, Shaykh Dr. Ali Saleh. Shaykh Muhammad Umar Al-Qadri has spoken on many interfaith events and written also the preface on " A journey together, A Muslim Christian dialogue resource" published by Cois Tine.[6] [7]

Integration

Al-Qadri promotes integration of Muslims in Ireland and has spoken on many public platforms and stressed the importance of Integration. He argues that the Prophet Muhammad of Islam when migrating to Madinah chose integration and not assimilation or isolation. Muhammad Umar Al-Qadri was mentioned in the Wikileaks US cables as one of the few Muslim voices calling for integration in Ireland.[8] [9]

Anti Radicalisation & Anti Extremism efforts

Al-Qadri has spoken against extremism within Muslims[10] and believes that it is his responsibility as a Muslim to contribute to a peaceful society and to fight against extremism.[11] He has launched an anti radicilisation website www.jihad.info to promote the true concept of Jihad and stop Muslim youth from radicalising.[12] The launch took place in Waterford Institute of Technology on Thursday 22 January 2015 where he delivered a talk on Islam, Jihad and Terrorism.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Al-Mustafa Islamic Cultural Centre
  2. ↑ .
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHU7SG1Z70o
  4. ↑ TCD.ie
  5. ↑ Umar, Al-Qadri (7 May 2011). "Need to protect Muslims in Ireland from extremism". The Irish Times.
  6. ↑ "Muslims and Christians in Ireland: building mutual respect, understanding and cooperation". Cois Tine. 2013.
  7. ↑ "Muslims and Christians in Ireland: building mutual respect, understanding and cooperation". Cois Tine. 2013.
  8. ↑ PATSY, McGARRY (27 April 2011). "US sought information on Muslims in Ireland". The Irish Times.
  9. ↑ "Muslims and Christians in Ireland: building mutual respect, understanding and cooperation". Cois Tine. 2013.
  10. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/irish-muslims-hear-fierce-denunciation-of-islamic-extremists-1.2060977
  11. ↑ http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/muslim-leader-launches-anti-radicalisation-website-307867.html
  12. ↑ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/site-to-help-young-irish-muslims-avoid-radicalisation-30930431.html
  13. ↑ http://www.wit.ie/news/humanities/islamic-leader-launches-anti-radicalisation-website-in-wit

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