Founder & Principal Instructor
Mufti Muhammad Amir Kelani Al-Azhari
Founder and Principal Instructor of Imam Rabbani Institute, teaching the traditional Islamic sciences through the Dars-e-Nizami Qadeem scholarly tradition.
Traditional Scholarship.
Rigorous Study.
Living Transmission.
Biography
A life devoted to Islamic scholarship
Mufti Muhammad Amir Kelani Al-Azhari is the founder and principal instructor of Imam Rabbani Institute.
His Islamic studies span the United Kingdom, Pakistan and Egypt. He began studying under scholars in the UK before travelling to Pakistan to undertake the classical Dars-e-Nizami curriculum. His studies encompassed linguistic, transmitted and rational sciences, including Aqeedah, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Tafsir, Hadith, Arabic, logic, philosophy, geometry, mathematics and astronomy.
After graduating as an Alim, he undertook further specialisation in Ifta under Mufti Ihsan Ullah, Grand Mufti of Gujranwala.
He later studied at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, focusing on Islamic jurisprudence and its principles and the seven modes of Qur'anic recitation (Qira'at). He studied methods of Qira'at with reciters at Al-Azhar and memorised eight Juz of the Qur'an.
At Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah in Cairo, he completed advanced Ifta training in fatwa, contemporary legal questions and the application of Islamic jurisprudence to contemporary issues.
At Imam Rabbani Institute, he teaches through the close reading of classical texts and places particular emphasis on the breadth and intellectual discipline of the Dars-e-Nizami Qadeem tradition.
Education
Traditional study across the UK, Pakistan & Egypt
- 01
Alimiyyah — Dars-e-Nizami
Jamia Rasoolia Islamic Centre
Manchester, United Kingdom
- 02
Alimiyyah — Dars-e-Nizami Qadeem
Jamia Madinatul Ilm
Gujranwala, Pakistan
- 03
Advanced Fatwa Training
Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah
Cairo, Egypt
- 04
Specialisation in Islamic Law & its Principles
Al-Azhar University
Cairo, Egypt
The Islamic Sciences
Areas of study & teaching
The breadth of study spans the linguistic, transmitted, legal and rational sciences of the classical curriculum.
Linguistic & literary sciences
- Arabic Language
- Sarf
- Nahw
- Balaghah
- Arabic Literature
- Persian Grammar
- Persian Literature
- Ilm al-'Arud
Transmitted & legal sciences
- Hanafi Fiqh
- Usul al-Fiqh
- Tafsir
- Usul al-Tafsir
- Hadith
- Usul al-Hadith
- Inheritance Law
- Principles of Fatwa
- Qira'at
- Tajweed
Rational & intellectual sciences
- Mantiq
- Philosophy
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Principles of Debate
Creed & spiritual formation
- Aqeedah
- Tasawwuf
- Persian Tasawwuf
Ijazaat & Scholarly Transmission
Connected to the scholarly tradition
Mufti Amir has received ijazaat in Dars-e-Nizami, Hadith, fatwa, specific texts and spiritual traditions.
Hadith
Ijazah with connected sanad in Hadith from:
- Mufti Ihsan UllahPakistan
- Qari Tayib NaqshbandiUnited Kingdom
- Dr Yusri JabrEgypt
- Shaykh YaqoobiSyria
- Shaykh Umar SaleemIraq
Fatwa & general ijazah
Confirmed ijazaat in fatwa and general scholarly transmission:
- Ijazah in FatwaMufti Ihsan Ullah — Pakistan
- Ijazah 'AamDr Yusri Jabr — Egypt
Dars-e-Nizami
Confirmed ijazahs in the Dars-e-Nizami curriculum:
- Dars-e-Nizami ijazahQari Tayyib Sahib
- Dars-e-Nizami ijazahJamia Madinatul Ilm
Texts & traditions
Confirmed ijazaat in specific texts and spiritual traditions:
- Burdah Sharif; Manzuma Asma Allah al-HusnaDr Hisham Kamal — Egypt
- Sunan Ibn Majah; Sunan al-Nasa'i; Sharh Ma'ani al-Athar; Sharh Ibn Aqil on Alfiyyah Ibn MalikShaykh Umar Saleem — Baghdad
- Minhaj al-'ArifinShaykh Abdul Aziz al-Shahawi — Egypt
- Qadiri, Shadhili and Naqshbandi tariqasIjazah in the named spiritual traditions
Dars-e-Nizami Qadeem
Preserving the complete scholarly tradition
Mufti Amir's teaching at Imam Rabbani Institute places particular emphasis on the traditional Dars-e-Nizami Qadeem curriculum and its integration of linguistic, transmitted and rational sciences.
Arabic language provides access to the texts; the transmitted and legal sciences develop understanding of revelation and law; and Mantiq, Ma'qulat, Hikmah and related disciplines train careful reasoning and analysis.
Students progress through classical works as connected parts of a complete scholarly formation.
Explore Dars-e-Nizami QadeemTeaching
Close study of the classical texts
Teaching trains students to understand the reasoning of a text rather than merely translate its words or memorise its conclusions. Each work is studied within the wider discipline to which it belongs.
Read about our teaching method- Reading the original text
- Grammatical and linguistic analysis
- Technical terminology
- Identifying the issue under discussion
- Arguments and proofs
- Objections and responses
- The relationship between the text and its wider discipline
The Institute
Founder of Imam Rabbani Institute
Mufti Muhammad Amir Kelani Al-Azhari is the founder and principal instructor of Imam Rabbani Institute.
He previously taught Dars-e-Nizami at Manchester Muslim College and Warrington Muslim Association. He currently teaches Alimiyyah online and teaches Hifz in the mornings.
His wider work includes community engagement, educational programmes, public speaking and leading Jumu'ah prayers at numerous masjids.
The Institute provides serious study of the traditional Islamic sciences through the Dars-e-Nizami Qadeem curriculum, alongside specialist study, Short Courses and guided learning.
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