Darul Uloom al-Tahawiyyah marked the completion of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, alongside students completing the Arabic Intensive and Arabic Light courses.
The programme began at 6:00pm and was broadcast live on our audio channel.
The programme
The final lesson of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī was delivered by Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Muftī Abdur Rahman Monuhorpuri, in the presence of our guest of honour, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Mawlānā Yusuf Kothi.
Keynote speeches followed from Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Mawlānā Saleem Nawab and, in Bangla, from Muftī Abdul Muntaqim.
The speakers
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 on important matters.
Muftī Abdur Rahman Monuhorpuri
Muftī 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 fī 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.
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 Tafsīr Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Abrar Dhulyawi, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Mawlānā Ayyub Surti, Shaykh al-Ḥadīth Mawlānā Zulfiqar Ahmad Narwari, and Qārī Muqriʾ Siddique Falahi.
Shaykh Saleem Nawab is the khalifah of Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Qamruz Zaman Ilahbadi and Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat (ḥafiẓahumā Allāh). 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.
Muftī Abdul Muntaqim
Muftī Abdul Muntaqim is a senior student of Muftī Taqi Uthmani and Muftī 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.
