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Imams and Sheikhs selected Dr Ibrahim Abu Muhammad as the new Grand Mufti of Australia.
Prominent Muslim scholar and author Dr Ibrahim Abu Muhammad has been appointed Australia's new Grand Mufti.Imams and Sheiks from around the country voted Dr Abu Muhammad into the role during a meeting in Sydney on Saturday, 17th Sept 2011.
Dr Ibrahim & Leader of the Opposition John Robertson
Dr Muhammad is
described as one of Australia's most prominent Muslim scholars and a prolific
author.He memorised the Quran as a child and has previously served as a cultural
adviser for the Islamic Council of NSW.He currently serves as a member of the
Fatwa board of the Australian National Imams Council.
From 1988 to 1991 he taught Islamic Studies in Ajman College in Al-Ayn
University, Abu Dabi. Dr Ibrahim has also taught postgraduate studies in Islam
at Leaders College under the Defence Ministry of Abu Dabi from 1991 to 1996. Dr
Ibrahim is also a Shariah advisor for The Muslim Community Co-operative
(Australia) Ltd, better known as MCCA, since 1992.
The Commissioner of AFP Tony Negus & Dr Ibrahim Abu Muhammad
Dr Ibrahim was
a cultural advisor at the Islamic Council of NSW during 1997. In 1999 he
established Quran Kareem Radio Australia which broadcasts Arabic and English
programs daily to an audience of more than 25,000 listeners. Dr Ibrahim has
authored 26 books which have been published in Arabic. Some titles of his books
are Man and the Environment, Culture and the Diary of History, Between Freedom
of Thought and Freedom to Destroy. He regularly delivers Friday sermons at major
mosques in Australia and holds regular monthly public lectures for the Muslim
community in Sydney, where he is based.
