British Islamic scholar (born 1974)
Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera is a Sunni Islamic scholar, author, and founder of Whitethread Institute and Zamzam Academy. He authored Fiqh al-Imam and Healthy Muslim Marriage . He was featured in the 2020 edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre .
Biography
Mangera graduated from Darul Uloom Bury and studied Ifta at the Darul Uloom Zakariyya in South Africa and then at the Mazahir Uloom Jadeed in Saharanpur , India. He received a B.A degree from the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg and an M.A and PhD degree in Islamic Studies from the SOAS, University of London .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] He is authorized to transmit hadith from Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azmi (through his student Zayn al-‘Abidin), Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi , Muhammad al-‘Awwama, and Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri .[ 3]
Mangera established the Whitethread Institute and ZamZam Academy.[ 5] [ 6] He was featured in the 2020 edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims .[ 7] He was also awarded an honorary fellowship at the Cambridge Muslim College in 2013 and at the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman, Jordan in 2016.[ 8]
In 2016, Mangera travelled to Kashmir to speak in Imam Abu Hanifa Conference which was organized by Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah in the Convocation Complex of the University of Kashmir .[ 9]
Literary works
Mangera's books include:
Fiqh al-Imam: Key Proofs in Hanafi Fiqh (1996)
Prayers for Forgiveness: Seeking Spiritual Enlightenment through Sincere Supplication (2004)
Provisions for the Seekers (2005), (translation and commentary of the Arabic work Zad al-Talibin compiled by Ashiq Ilahi Bulandshahri ).
Co-authored Reflections of Pearls (2005)
Imam Abu Hanifa 's Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained (2007)
Salat & Salam: In Praise of Allah's Most Beloved (2007), a manual of blessings and peace upon the Prophet Muhammed
Imaam Ghazali's Beginning of Guidance (Bidayah al-Hidaya) (2010)
A Critical Edition of Abū’l-Layth al-Samarqandī's Nawāzil (PhD Thesis, 2013)[ 10]
Healthy Muslim Marriage: Unlocking The Secrets to Ultimate Bliss [ 7]
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