Shabbir Ahmad

Sheikh al-Hadith Mufti Shabbir Ahmad hafidhahullah is recognized as one of the leading Islamic scholars in the United Kingdom. He holds the position of Grand Mufti at Dar al-Ulum Al-Arabiya Al-Islamia in Bury, Manchester, where he teaches the sciences of hadith, Quranic exegesis, and jurisprudence. His primary teacher in the hadith sciences was Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlana Muhammad Yunus Jawnpuri of Saharanpur, India, a scholar of international renown in the transmission of hadith. He also holds formal authorizations in the hadith sciences from Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlana Muhammad Zakariyya. His scholarly contributions include works on hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, and Quranic commentary, and his students number among the most prominent Islamic scholars serving Muslim communities in the United Kingdom today.