Ibrahim osi efa biography sample
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The Soul’s Journey after Death and The Day of Judgement – Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa
by Lina Abdul Wahab
Thanks to Sa’Adah for allowing us to share these videos with you.
Introducing…
Born and raised in Liverpool, England, Shaykh Ibrahim Osi- Efa was blessed to have learnt from some very distinguished traditional scholars. Amongst some of whom he learnt from are Murabit al-Haj, al- Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Shayh Hassan al-Hindi. He studied for three years in Syria and Mauritania, followed by six blessed years in Tarim, Hadramaut. In Tarim, he had the opportunity to learn under the qualified hands of teachers such as Habib Kazim al- Saqqaf, al-Habib Ali al-Jifri and al-Shaikh Umar Husain al-Khatib.
The Journey
In these compelling video recordings of his lecture, he speaks about the soul. He opened his lecture on how our souls determine the state of our beings in this world and in the hereafter. He spoke about the believing souls and the concept of souls in Islam.
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Exclusive Interview with Shaykh Ibrahim Osi Efa
Shaykh Ibrahim was born and raised in Liverpool, England. Initially studying for three years in Syria and Mauritania he then had the opportunity to spend over six years in the city of Tarim, Hadramaut where he studied under the hands of many high calibre teachers of our time.
He was one of the founders of several Islamic initiatives including the Ibn Abbas Institute, Starlatch Press, Badr Language Institute and the Greensville Trust. He currently resides in Liverpool, England with his wife and two children.
The Revival Editor, Sajid Iqbal, met up with the Shaykh Ibrahim in Nelson where he was preparing for a talk. After trying to poorly imitate the Shaykhs scouse accent, he had a lengthy chat covering issues from Tupac to drugs and alcohol abuse, marriage to culture, purification of the soul to Mosques and many more. Here are some of the questions put to the Shaykh:
Ed: I think that also a lot of youngsters feel that Islam is kin
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