Ebrahim Desai

Mufti Ebrahim Desai rahimahullah completed his memorization of the Qur'an (Hifz) at Watervaal Islamic Institute, known as Mia's Farm, in South Africa. He then pursued the 'Alim course at Jamia Islamia, Dhabel, India, completing seven years of study and graduating with distinction in every year. He subsequently completed the Ifta (mufti) training course at Jamia Islamia, Dhabel, under the guidance of Mufti Ahmad Khanpuri of Dabhel, and thereafter studied an additional year of Ifta under the late Mufti of India, Mufti Mahmud al-Hasan Gangohi, the author of the multivolume Fatawa Mahmudiyya. Upon returning to South Africa, he taught Fiqh, Principles of Fiqh, Tafsir, and Hadith at Madrasah Ta'limudddin, Isipingo Beach, for ten years, while also heading the Fatwa Department at Jamiatul Ulama, KZN. He then served as senior Shaykhul Hadith at Madrasah In'amiyyah, Camperdown, for a further decade. In 2011, he relocated permanently to Durban and established Darul Iftaa. His works include the multivolume Contemporary Fatawa (a Hanafi fatwa collection) and a Commentary of the Qaseedah Burdah.