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Abdul-Fattah Abu-Abdullah Taiye Ejire Adelabu ( ar, عبد الفتّاح أبو عبد الله تَائيي أيجيري أديلابو) or simply Sheikh Adelabu (), also known as Al-Afriqi () or Shaykh Al-Afriqi () is a Nigeria-born British Muslim scholar, writer, academic, publisher and cleric from
Osogbo Osogbo (also ''Oṣogbo'', rarely ''Oshogbo'') is a city in Nigeria. It became the capital city of Osun State in 1991. Osogbo city seats the Headquarters of both Osogbo Local Government Area (situated at Oke Baale Area of the city) and Olorund ...
, capital city of
Osun State Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogun S ...
, Nigeria. Adelabu studied Arabic and Islamic studies in
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Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, and acquired a post-graduate diploma, Master's degree, and Ph.D.


In the United Kingdom

Sheikh Adelabu was a researcher in Arabic and Islamic studies in
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and London in the late 1990s. A scholar of Islamic and Arabic studies as well as a linguist, jurist and lecturer, Adelabu is the founder and first president of
Awqaf Africa A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or ''mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitable ...
and
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in
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where he lectures on Arabic and Islamic studies. His academic works and publications include an Arabic-English dictionary, an encyclopedic dictionary of the
Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...
and
Sunnah In Islam, , also spelled ( ar, سنة), are the traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. The sunnah is what all the Muslims of Muhammad's time evidently saw and followed and passed ...
, Islam in Africa - West African in particular, and missionary and colonization in Africa. He also founded and published in the United Kingdom 1998 Delab International - an African-Asian
Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
magazine and journal covering religion, politics, sociology, and literature.Al Arab International Daily Newspaper, London November 20, 1998 Adelabu founded the African Muslim portal and , both of which are administered and directed by his wife as the director and editor-in-chief, with management by volunteers from the students and followers of Adelabu, especially at
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and its Islamic College in London. Da’wah activities of the African academic include serving as an Imam Khatib previously as Kuwaiti cultural attaché London, working as Islamic columnist for the Libyan Arabic daily newspaper ''Al-Arab International'' in London,Al-Arab Daily Newspaper, London February 12, 1999 and serving as the first Chief Imam and Chief Missioner for the Islamic Youth League of Nigeria,
Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...
. In the UK, Adelabu's educational and community contributions include appointments as a school governor in several boards, schools and academies in London where he was school parent governors' ambassador and representative at
Westminster City Council Westminster City Council is the local authority for the City of Westminster in Greater London, England. The city is divided into 20 wards, each electing three councillors. The council is currently composed of 31 Labour Party members and 23 Cons ...
sitting 2013 on the children and community services policy and scrutiny committee, as well as serving as vice chair of tri-borough school forums for
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RBKC,
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LBHF and
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.


In Syria

Sheikh Adelabu was a postgraduate in
Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...
in the early 1990s when Syria reviewed its national security after the
Oslo Accords The Oslo Accords are a pair of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993;
. Syria, like many other countries around the world, witnessed during this period, a flood of refugees from war troubled nations like
Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
, the arrival of people from Algeria during the
civil war A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
, resettlement of Palestinians as well as other African migration for many other reasons. As a delegate of the African Students Union and general secretary of the
West African Students' Union The West African Students' Union (WASU), founded in London, England, in 1925 and active into the 1960s,"History o ...
in Syria,
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
, and
Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
, Adelabu visited prisons and hospitals during the time when over 10,000 African migrants had been killed, jailed, or wounded in their adventures to reach the Middle-East, many for sanctuary and others to get to Europe for what they had expected to be a better life.Al-Itihad Arabic Newspaper, Clifton NJ07015 Number 321 page 7 July 1995 Horrified at the number of unknown or unclaimed dead among the immigrant prisoners and their wounded countrymen, women, and children in the hospitals, Adelabu formed a group of volunteer African students to help. He received huge support from the president of the
Syrian Scientific Academy Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...
and chancellor of the
University of Arabic and Islamic Studies A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
,
Abdullatif Salih Al Farfour Abdul Latif ( ar, عبد اللطيف, translit=ʻAbd al-Laṭīf) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Laṭīf'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise to ...
, and from the dean of postgraduate school at the university,
Shawkiy Abu Khalil Shawkiy Abu Khalil ( ar, شوقي أبو خليل, 1941–2010) was a Syria-based Palestinian author and researcher, who wrote many works, most famous of which is his book ''al-Islam fi Qafass al-'Itiham''. Shawqi Muhammad Abu Khalil was born i ...
, the dean of the faculty of literature - both signatories to the fellowship at the Syrian Scientific Academy. Adelabu called for wider adoption of Islamic values which he claimed would bring about lasting and positive changes while learning from the effects of colonization, slavery, and power struggles. It is reported that influential people met with him in mid-1995 to discuss his ideas.


Mashayikh Adelabu

Adelabu studied under scholars in Syria,
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
and
Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
. Among his teachers and mentors are: *
Abdul Qader Arnaoot Abdul-Qader Arnaout, ( ar, عبد القادر الأرناؤوط, 1928–26 November 2004), born ''Kadri Sokoli'' was an Albanian Islamic scholar who specialised in the fields of hadith and fiqh. Biography Arnaoot received his initial religious ...
, *
Shawkiy Abu Khalil Shawkiy Abu Khalil ( ar, شوقي أبو خليل, 1941–2010) was a Syria-based Palestinian author and researcher, who wrote many works, most famous of which is his book ''al-Islam fi Qafass al-'Itiham''. Shawqi Muhammad Abu Khalil was born i ...
, *
Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Buti Mohammed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti ( ar, مُحَّمَد سَعِيد رَمَضَان ٱلْبُوطِي, Muḥammad Saʿīd Ramaḍān al-Būṭī) (1929 - 21 March 2013) was a notable Sunni Muslim scholar who was also known as "Shaykh of the L ...
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Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani Muhammad b. al-Haj Nuh b. Nijati b. Adam al-Ishqudri al-Albani al-Arnauti ( ar, مُحَمَّد نَاصِر ٱلدِّيْن ٱلْأَلْبَانِي الأرنؤوط), better known simply as Al-Albani (August 16, 1914 – October 2, 1999), ...
, *Abdul-Latif Salih Al-Farfur, *
Abd-al-Aziz ibn Abd-Allah ibn Baaz Sheikh Abd al Aziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baz ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbdullāh bin Bāz, 21 November 1912 – 13 May 1999) was a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar who served as the Grand Mufti o ...
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Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaymeen (March 9, 1929 – January 10, 2001; Arabic: محمد بن صالح العثيمين), also known as Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, was a prominent Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia. Biography Uthaymeen was born on ...
, *
Wahbah al-Zuhayli Wahbah Mustafa al-Zuhayli (1932 – 8 August 2015) born in Dair Atiah, Syria was a Syrian professor and Islamic scholar specializing in Islamic law and legal philosophy. He was also a preacher at Badr Mosque in Dair Atiah. He was the author ...
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Shuaib Al Arna'ut The Late Al Arnaout. Shuaib ibn Muharram al-Albani al-Arnauti (in Arabicشعيب بن محرم الألباني الأرناؤوطي ) (2016-1928) was a well known Albanian scholar of Hadith in the Islamic World. He was famous for his works on H ...
, *, *Muhammad Said Al-Qasimi. Based in London, Adelabu's works and initiatives pioneering teachings and publications of his teachers and mentors like these have led many to credit the Nigeria-born British Syria graduate with the continued spread of (esp. Salafi) Islam in Nigeria and other countries around the world today.


References

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