Mohammed faqih biography
Shaykh Mohammed Faqih is the doctor of etiquettes and mannerisms. His knowledge is impeccable. His chain in the Qur’ān only 28 shy of the Prophet, on whom be peace. His demeanour utterly disarming. His style in fashion and stride in walk makes you say, “That man is fit to be president.”
Shaykh Mohammed is completely different class. He melts the hearts with lessons in tazkiyah, akhlāq, self-discovery and psychology, and above all great humility which befits a true scholar.
Shaykh Mohammed traces his roots back to the ancient city of Harar in the Horn of Africa. Originally from Yemen, his forefathers immigrated to East Africa and played a central role in the Islamic history of the region.
He completed a B.A. in Islamic Studies from the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America in Fairfax, VA, and graduated in Qur’an Memorization and Recitation from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He was the Imam at the Islamic Community Center of Laurel in Laurel, MD and at the Islamic Center of San Diego in San Diego, CA.
He currently serves as Imam at the Islamic Institute of Orange County, otherwise known as Masjid Omar AlFarouk.
Imam & Religious Director
Address: Memphis Islamic Center
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Hailing from a lineage of scholarship, Mohammed Faqih traces his roots back to the ancient city of Harar in the Horn of Africa. Originally from Yemen, his forefathers immigrated to East Africa and played a central role in the Islamic history of the region.
Mohammed Faqih completed a B.A. in Islamic Studies from the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America in Fairfax, VA, and graduated in Quran Memorization and Recitation from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Currently, Shaykh Mohammed Faqih is the Imam of the Memphis Islamic Center and is an instructor with AlMaghrib Institute, an organization that provides trademark double-weekend seminars leading students towards a bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies. His most recent course of instruction include: The Rules of Engagement; Islamic Code of Ethics; and Route , Sciences of the Qur’an.
Mohammed Faqih
Shaykh Mohammed Faqih traces his roots back to the ancient city of Harar in the Horn of Africa. Originally from Yemen, his forefathers immigrated to East Africa and played a central role in the Islamic history of the region.
He completed a B.A. in Islamic Studies from the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America in Fairfax, VA, and graduated in Qur’an Memorization and Recitation from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He was the Imam at the Islamic Community Center of Laurel in Laurel, MD. He served as an assistant Imam and a teacher at the Islamic Association of Raleigh, NC, and he served as an Imam at the Islamic Center of San Diego in San Diego, CA.
He served as Imam at the Islamic Institute of Orange County, otherwise known as Masjid Omar AlFarouk, and is an instructor with AlMaghrib Institute, an organization that provides trademark double-weekend seminars leading students towards a bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies.
Sheikh Mohammed Faqih more recently joined the Memphis community as the Imam & director of religious affairs of Memphis Islamic Center. Sheikh Faqih talks about the importance of enriching the youth and his plans to work with the youth to produce the future leaders of our community.
His most recent course of instruction includes The Rules of Engagement; Islamic Code of Ethics; and Route , Sciences of the Qur’an.
Muhammad al-Faqih al-Muqaddam
Yemeni founder of the Ba'alawi sufi order
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī Bā ʿAlawī (Arabic: محمد بن علي باعلوي) commonly known as al-Faqīhal-Muqaddam (Arabic: الفقيه المقدم), Arabic pronunciation:[muˈħammɑdal-faˈqiːhal-ˈmuqaddam]; H - H or CE - CE) is known as the founder of Ba 'Alawiyya Sufi order which has influenced Sufism in Yemen, Pakistan, India and Southeast Asia. He is the only son of Ali son of Muhammad Sahib al-Mirbath whom all 75 families of Ba 'Alawi sada that spread out from Yemen to Southeast Asia are rooted.
Epithet
The Title al-Faqih was given because he was a great teacher who mastered a lot of religious sciences, including the science of jurisprudence. One of his teachers, Ali Bamarwan said that he mastered the science of jurisprudence as great as the former scholar Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Shafi'i Furak who died in H.
While the title al-Muqaddam means he is the foremost. In this case, Muhammad ibn Ali throughout his life was always given precedence. His grave located in Zanbal [1] in Hadhramaut is frequently visited by Muslims often before they visit other religious sites in Yemen. It can also means somebody who has been authorized by his murshid to assist in teaching the path to other students (see Muqaddam).
Life
Muhammad was born in Tarim. His patrilineal lineage is
- Muhammad
- Ali
- Muhammad Sahib al-Mirbat
- Ali Khali Qasam
- Alawi al-Thani
- Muhammad Sahib al-Sawma'ah
- Alawi al-Awwal
- Ubayd Allah
- Ahmad al-Muhajir
- Isa al-Rumi
- Muhammad al-Naqib
- Ali al-Uraydi
- Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
- Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
- Imam Zayn al-Abidin
- Imam Husayn
- Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib
Muhammad grew up in an environment of knowledge and righteousness, memorizing the Qur'an and mastering the sciences of the Sacred Law in his youth. He studied until became a Mujtahid. He taught and fasted in the daytime, while in the night he spent his nights in one of the cav