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Faraz Rabbani is a scholar and researcher of Islamic law and translator of several Arabic works to the English language.

Biography

Faraz Fareed Rabbani was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Toronto, Canada. He entered the University of Toronto with a full scholarship and completed his Bachelor's in Economics & Commerce in May 1997. While in Canada, Shaykh Faraz was involved with various organizations and projects, including founding and running the monthly The Muslim Voice and acting as the Vice-President of the University of Toronto MSA from 1994-1996. While in Toronto, he was involved in various Islamic study circles and educational programs, including those of Shaykh Ahmad Talal al-Ahdab, Shaykh Faisal Abd al-Razzaq, and Shaykh Muhammad Zahid Abu Ghudda.

After graduation, Shaykh Faraz traveled with his family to Damascus, Syria, to formally seek Islamic knowledge. In Damascus, he studied Arabic, Aqida, Mantiq, Hanafi Fiqh, Shafi'I Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Hadith with a number of scholars including Shaykh Haytham Idilbi, Shaykh Abd al-Rahman Kharsa, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, Shaykh Umar al-Sabbagh, Shaykh Jihad Brown, Shaykh Mu'min al-Annan, Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi, Sayyidi Shaykh Adib Kallas, Shaykh Muhammad Jumuah, Sh. Abd al-Razzaq al-Halabi, Shaykh Haytham, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, and Ustadh Mahmud al-Bayruti. In the Summer of 2000, he moved to Amman, Jordan. Upon moving to Jordan, his teachers advised him to focus on teaching what he had covered, for which they gave him encouragement and permission, and to continue his personal research and study.

He has two published books: Sufism & Good Character and The Absolute Essentials of Islam: A Basic Hanafi Primer on Faith, Prayer, & the Path of Salvation. [White Thread Press, 2004. He also runs the blog Seeker's Digest and has a regular column in Islamica Magazine. As the founder of the original Hanafi fiqh list, Shaykh Faraz has been involved with SunniPath since its beginning. At SunniPath, an online Islamic academy, Shaykh Faraz teaches fiqh, aqeeda, and other subjects. He also serves as Director of SunniPath's Answers Service. He currently lives in Amman, Jordan with his wife and three children.

External links

SunniPath - An online Islamic academy
Seeker's Digest - Shaykh Faraz Rabbani's blog on Islam, contemporary affairs, spirituality, and more
Faraz Rabbani audio and video lectures
Shaykh Faraz's biography on SunniPath
A DeenPort interview with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.
Islamic Finance Affairs - Articles, answers, and news on Islamic Finance, run by Shaykh Faraz
White Thread Press books by Faraz Rabbani
SunniPath Bookstore books by Faraz Rabbani

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-''Faraz Rabbani'' is a scholar and researcher of [[Islamic law]] and [[translation|translator]] of several [[Arabic language|Arabic]] works to the [[English language]].
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+|  region          = Islamic scholar
+|  era             = Modern era
+|  color           = #B0C4DE
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-==Biography==
-A student and teacher of the [[Hanafi]] [[Madhhab]], Rabbani is of [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]]-[[Canadian]] background, graduating from the [[University of Toronto]] with a degree in [[Commerce]] and [[Economics]]. After this, Rabbani turned to Islamic law, and went to [[Damascus]], studying [[Fiqh]]. In Damascus, he studied the [[Qur'an]], [[Aqidah]], logic, Hanafi Fiqh, [[Shafi`i]] Fiqh, [[Usul al-Fiqh]], [[Hadith]], and other fields with a number of scholars. His teachers include Adib Kallas, 'Abdur Razzaq al-Halabi, Muhammad Jumu'a, 'Abdur Rahman Kharsa, 'Abdul Halim Abu Shar, Mu'min al-Annan, and Hasan al-Hindi.
+|  image_name = Sheikh_Faraz.JPG
-Moving to [[Amman]] in the summer of [[2000]], Rabbani continued his study, research, teaching, and translation in Hay al-Kharabsheh, close to the [[Zawiya]] of his spiritual guide and mentor, [[Nuh Ha Mim Keller]] until the end of [[2006]]. At the behest of Keller, he went to [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] to further his studies in Islamic law, especially [[Islamic finance]]. Among the scholars he has contact with in Pakistan are Rafi Usmani, [[Taqi Usmani]], and Mahmud Ashraf Usmani.
+|  image_caption   = Sheikh Faraz Fareed Rabbani
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-Rabbani started the online Hanafi Fiqh Forum towards the end of [[2001]], a [[Question-and-Answer]] advice platform. In [[2003]] he helped establish SunniPath, an online [[Muslim]] academy, where he answers questions and teaches online.
+|  name             = '''Faraz Fareed Rabbani'''
+|  religion         =  [[Sunni Islam]]
+|  school_tradition =  [[Sunni]] [[Hanafi]]
+|  main_interests   =  [[Sharia|Islamic law]], [[Islamic finance]]
+|  influences       =  [[Sheikh Nuh Keller]]
+|  influenced       =  [[www.SunniPath.com]]
+''Faraz Rabbani'' is a scholar and researcher of [[Islamic law]] and [[translation|translator]] of several [[Arabic language|Arabic]] works to the [[English language]].
+==Biography==
+Faraz Fareed Rabbani was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Toronto, Canada. He entered the University of Toronto with a full scholarship and completed his Bachelor's in Economics & Commerce in May 1997.  While in Canada, Shaykh Faraz was involved with various organizations and projects, including founding and running the monthly The Muslim Voice and acting as the Vice-President of the University of Toronto MSA from 1994-1996.  While in Toronto, he was involved in various Islamic study circles and educational programs, including those of Shaykh Ahmad Talal al-Ahdab, Shaykh Faisal Abd al-Razzaq, and Shaykh Muhammad Zahid Abu Ghudda.
+After graduation, Shaykh Faraz traveled with his family to Damascus, Syria, to formally seek Islamic knowledge.  In Damascus, he studied Arabic, Aqida, Mantiq, Hanafi Fiqh, Shafi'I Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Hadith with a number of scholars including Shaykh Haytham Idilbi, Shaykh Abd al-Rahman Kharsa, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, Shaykh Umar al-Sabbagh, Shaykh Jihad Brown, Shaykh Mu'min al-Annan, Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi, Sayyidi Shaykh Adib Kallas, Shaykh Muhammad Jumuah, Sh. Abd al-Razzaq al-Halabi, Shaykh Haytham, Shaykh Abd al-Haleem Abu Sha`r, and Ustadh Mahmud al-Bayruti.  In the Summer of 2000, he moved to Amman, Jordan.  Upon moving to Jordan, his teachers advised him to focus on teaching what he had covered, for which they gave him encouragement and permission, and to continue his personal research and study.
-He also runs an active blog, Seeker's Digest, which deals not only with religious topics but also with technology, education, English, health, and other subjects. He is a columnist for [[Islamica Magazine]], one of the leading Islamic magazines in English.
-Rabbani has also translated several Arabic works to the English language, including ''Sufism and Good Character'' and ''The Absolute Essentials of Islam: A Basic Hanafi Primer on Faith, Prayer, and the Path to Salvation''. He currently resides in Amman, where he teaches Islamic law and jurisprudence, both locally and online.
+He has two published books: Sufism & Good Character and The Absolute Essentials of Islam: A Basic Hanafi Primer on Faith, Prayer, & the Path of Salvation. [White Thread Press, 2004.  He also runs the blog Seeker's Digest and has a regular column in Islamica Magazine.  As the founder of the original Hanafi fiqh list, Shaykh Faraz has been involved with SunniPath since its beginning.  At SunniPath, an online Islamic academy, Shaykh Faraz teaches fiqh, aqeeda, and other subjects.  He also serves as Director of SunniPath's Answers Service.  He currently lives in Amman, Jordan with his wife and three children.
 ==See also==