Ibrahim Memon Madani is an influential ''

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.'' who was born in

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. He moved to England in 1980 where he completed his Hifz ul-Quran and Aalim course. In 1987, he was appointed imam of the mosque in

Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (formerly Waterloo County). Waterloo is situated about west-southwest of Toronto. Due to the close proximity of the ci ...

and in 1991 he moved to

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with his father and brothers to establish the Darul-Uloom Al-Madania. He later established Darul-Uloom Canada in Chatham, Canada.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Medina Saudi Arabian imams Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Saudi Arabian emigrants to Canada Saudi Arabian emigrants to the United States {{SaudiArabia-bio-stub