The Message that Changed the World - Dr. Bilal Philips

The Message that Changed the World - Dr. Bilal Philips

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER -

DR. ABU AMEENAH BILAL PHILIPS was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in Toronto, where he converted to Islam in 1972. His whole life has been exemplified by his goal of seeking and conveying Islamic knowledge in order to "Change the Muslim Nation through Islamic Education."

In preparation for this goal, he first acquired a B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines at the Islamic University of Medina (1979), then an M.A. in aqeedah (Islamic Theology) from King Saud University in Riyadh (1985), and finally a PhD in Islamic Theology from the University of Wales (1994). Interestingly enough, His PhD thesis was on "The Exorcist Tradition in Islam".

After graduation from the University of Medina, Dr Bilal spent ten years teaching Islamic studies in an Islamic high school in Riyadh, and another ten years lecturing in Arabic and Islamic studies in the American University in Dubai, UAE.

In 1994 he founded the first Islamic Information Center in Dubai. He has served as the head of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Preston University-Ajman, UAE; lecturer and director of the Da'wah and Education at Qatar Guest Center, Doha, Qatar; founder and head of the English medium Islamic studies department of Knowledge International University, Riyadh; founder and head of the College of Da'wah and Islamic Culture (English Section) at Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan; founder and head of Preston International University College in Chennai, India; and founder and Dean of the Islamic Studies Academy in Doha, Qatar.

But perhaps his greatest achievement, and the one for which he was listed in the Jordanian publication, "The 500 Most Influential Muslims", is the historic founding of the Islamic Online University which in only 5 years has over 80,000 students registered from every country on the face of this earth! Unlike the other educational programs he has founded and overseen over the years, IOU makes it possible for any person from any location in the world to receive an Islamic education absolutely free.

IOU was launched in 2007 with a free diploma program in Islamic Studies and introduced its fully accredited tuition-free Bachelor's program (BAIS) in 2010. Plans are currently being made for a Master's program (MAIS) for 2013. Dr. Bilal has served as IOU's chancellor from the beginning.

Dr Bilal Philips has written, translated and commented on over 50 published books on various Islamic topics and he has also edited and published the 56-book Eemaan English Reading Series for children and Muslim schools. Dr Philips has also presented Islamic programs for a number of years on Riyadh Channel 2TV, Sharjah TV, Peace TV, Huda TV, Islam Channel, UK, and the Deen Show, Chicago, USA and GuideUS TV, from Washington USA.

Currently (2012), Dr Bilal is the Imaam and khateeb at Abu Hurairah Center where he teaches 5 free university-level classes weekly and counsels Muslim families two days per week.

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ABOUT AJYAL

To promote and develop committed Muslim youth who understand the true and balanced nature of Islam and apply it in their lives.

WHY AJYAL'S PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT?
Our goal is to produce fun, informative and educational programs that will last a lifetime. In doing so, we are helping youth to develop strong character and an aptitude for problem-solving, decision-making, communication, leadership and civic responsibility.
Youth development also strengthens our communities by preparing children for the real world and helping them to develop self- and community awareness.

OUR APPROCH
Ajyal's programmes are customized to reach kids/ youth ages 6 to 25 in a wide variety of programmes suitable to their age and gender. We are dedicated to identifying, building, supporting and promoting positive youth-focused activities that prepare youth to live a productive and satisfying life, and in turn, help strengthen families andcreate strong, safe community while providing a safe nurturing Islamic Environment.
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