Bukhari Iftitaah

Bukhari Iftitaah 2023 poster

Tahawi Institute held the Bukhari Iftitaah ceremony on Saturday 8 July 2023, inaugurating the study of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī.

The speakers

Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Nawab

Shaykh Saleem Nawab graduated from Falahe Darayn and his teachers, amongst others, include Mufakkir Millat Mawlānā Abdullah Kapodra, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth wa Tafsir Hadrat Mawlānā Abrar Dhulyawi, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Mawlānā Ayyub Surti, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Mawlānā Zulfiqar Ahmad Narwari, and Qari Muqri Siddique Falahi.

Shaykh Saleem Nawab is the khalifah of Hadrat Mawlānā Qamruz Zaman Ilahbadi and Hadrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat (may Allah Almighty preserve them both). He has been teaching for over 27 years. He is currently Shaykh al-Ḥadīth and associate principal at Madani Girls’ School and College (Whitechapel) and Shaykh al-Ḥadīth of Quwwatul Islam (Forest Gate). He previously served as a senior teacher of ḥadīth and tafsīr at Darul Uloom London for almost two decades.

Shaykh Yusuf Kothi

Mawlānā Yusuf Kothi, a highly respected scholar in the UK, has played a pivotal role in educating numerous scholars. Throughout his esteemed career he has instructed multiple generations of ʿulamāʾ and holds the titles of Ustādh al-Asātidhah and Ustādh al-Kul.

Presently Shaykh al-Ḥadīth at Jamia Sirajul Uloom, Mawlānā Yusuf Kothi dedicated many years to teaching Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī at Darul Uloom London, where he also serves as the current principal. He holds a prominent position as a key patron at Tahawi, and his wisdom and guidance are sought for important decisions and matters.

Mufti Abdur Rahman Monuhorpuri

Mufti Abdur Rahman studied Islamic theology and the Islamic sciences at the well-known institution Jamiah Tawaqqulia Renga Madrasah in Sylhet, achieving distinction at every higher level including Dawra Ḥadīth. He then studied ḥadīth and iftāʾ at Hathazari Madrasah, Chittagong, where he achieved Awwal Darajah (first class) in Takhaṣṣuṣ fi al-Fiqh.

He has served as Shaykh al-Ḥadīth in several madāris in Bangladesh, including Jamia Madania Kazir Bazar and Jamia Islamia Dewlgram. In the UK he taught as Shaykh al-Ḥadīth at Madinatul Uloom UK, Plaistow. He is the current Shaykh al-Ḥadīth at Darul Uloom Ford Square (the London Islamic School) and Al Rawda Educational Institution, and holds the mantle of Shaykh al-Ḥadīth at Tahawi Institute.

Mufti Abdul Muntaqim

Mufti Abdul Muntaqim is a senior student of Mufti Taqi Uthmani and Mufti Rafi Uthmani. He is the founder and principal of Jamiatul Khair Al Islamia, Sylhet, and serves as the assistant principal of Munshi Bazar Trust. He is involved in daʿwah activity, delivers Islamic talks on various channels alongside weekly Q&A sessions, and is one of the most senior Bengali ʿulamāʾ in the UK.

Mufti Muhammad Saifur Rahman

Mufti Saifur Rahman Nawhami is a traditionally trained scholar in the classical Islamic disciplines with formal certification as an ʿālim and authority to issue fatāwā. He also holds a degree in psychology and a background in historiography. He has been teaching for over 20 years and is a senior lecturer in an Islamic seminary as well as the principal of an independent school. His areas of expertise are Hanafi fiqh, ḥadīth and uṣūl.