Abdul Qayum (imam)
{{Short description|British scholar and Imam}}
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{{Infobox person
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| name = Abdul Qayum
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| caption = Chief Imam of the East London Mosque
| native_name = আব্দুল কাইয়ুম
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|03|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Noakhali District, East Pakistan
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| citizenship = British
| occupation = Imam, lecturer, religious leader
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| organization = East London Mosque
European Council for Fatwa and Research
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Abdul Qayum ({{langx|bn|আব্দুল কাইয়ুম}}, {{langx|ar|مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ الْقَيُّوم}}; born 1 March 1960) is a British Bangladeshi scholar and the chief imam of the East London Mosque.{{cite web|title=Religious Figure 2014|url=http://bbpower-inspiration.com/religious-figure-2014/|publisher=British Bangladeshi Power Inspiration|access-date=3 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314180621/http://bbpower-inspiration.com/religious-figure-2014/|archive-date=14 March 2016}} A former lecturer at the International Islamic University Malaysia, Abdul Qayum also served as a presenter on Islamic programs on Peace TV Bangla and Channel 9.{{cite web|url=http://www.peacetvbangla.com/our_speakers.html|title=Welcome to Peace TV Bangla|work=peacetvbangla.com|access-date=23 June 2014|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810083252/http://www.peacetvbangla.com/our_speakers.html|url-status=live}}
Background
Abdul Qayum was born in the District of Noakhali in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He studied Islamic sciences and Hadith at the Government Madrasah-e-Alia in Dhaka and then continued his studies of Islamic sciences under several scholars in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Arabic language and literature and a Master of Arts in applied linguistics. He then became a lecturer of Quranic Arabic at the International Islamic University of Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlondonmosque.org.uk/shaykh-abdul-qayum|website=East London Mosque|title=Shaykh Abdul Qayum|access-date=11 September 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026094640/https://www.eastlondonmosque.org.uk/shaykh-abdul-qayum|url-status=dead}}
After moving to the United Kingdom with his family, he was elected as the Khatib of the East London Mosque in 1993. In 2008, he was made aware of Richard House Children's Hospice and in 2010 he became a patron.{{cite web|title=About us|url=https://richardhouse.org.uk/about-us/our-people/our-patrons/|publisher=Richard House|access-date=3 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005082733/https://richardhouse.org.uk/about-us/our-people/our-patrons/|archive-date=5 October 2016|url-status=dead}} He is a member of European Council for Fatwa and Research and National Council of Imams and Rabbis, which is a registered operating name of the Joseph Interfaith Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://standforpeace.org.uk/joseph-interfaith-foundation/|title=Joseph Interfaith Foundation|work=Stand for Peace|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=20 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220230907/http://standforpeace.org.uk/joseph-interfaith-foundation/|url-status=live}} He is also a signatory to Istanbul's Environmental Declaration.
Abdul Qayum studied hadith and other Islamic sciences alongside Mohammad Akram Nadwi{{cite web|url=http://angelwingmedia.net/live/main/detailevent.php?id=10|title=Angel Wing: Events|work=angelwingmedia.net|access-date=20 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410051741/http://angelwingmedia.net/live/main/detailevent.php?id=10|archive-date=10 April 2015|url-status=dead}} and attended SOAS, University of London.{{cite web|url=http://bbpower-inspiration.com/religious-and-community-figures/|title=Religious and Community Figures|work=bbpower-inspiration.com|access-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623074622/http://bbpower-inspiration.com/religious-and-community-figures/|archive-date=23 June 2014|url-status=dead}}
In early January 2021,{{cite news|date=6 January 2021|url=https://mahlondon.com/2021/01/06/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE/|website=MAH London News 24|script-title=bn:ইষ্ট লন্ডন মসজিদের প্রধান খতিব শায়েখ আব্দুল কাইয়ুম করোনায় আক্রান্ত|language=bn|trans-title=East London Mosque's chief khatib Sayekh Abdul Kayum infected by coronavirus|access-date=6 February 2021|archive-date=10 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210180453/https://mahlondon.com/2021/01/06/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE/|url-status=live}} he and some of his family members had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic,{{cite news|script-title=bn:বৃটেনে করোনা আক্রান্ত শায়েখ আবদুল কাইয়ুম|author=Chowdhury, Saeed|url=https://mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=257531&cat=1|website=Manab Zamin|date=6 January 2021|language=bn|trans-title=Shayekh Abdul Kaiyum Corona-infected in Britain|access-date=6 February 2021|archive-date=10 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210081221/https://mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=257531&cat=1|url-status=live}} and were admitted to the Royal London Hospital for care.{{citation|author=Dr Abul Kalam Azad|date=16 January 2021|script-title=bn:লন্ডনের ইমাম শায়খ আব্দুল কাইয়ুম|language=bn|trans-title=London's imam Shaykh Abdul Qaiyum}}
Current employment
- Imam and Khateeb of the East London Mosque{{cite web|title=Independent Shariah|url=http://www.etfsecurities.com/Documents/Sharia%20compliant%20certificate.pdf|publisher=Etfsecurities|access-date=8 October 2012|archive-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617095057/https://www.etfsecurities.com/Documents/Sharia|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Restrained anger at the mosque|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4679080.stm|publisher=BBC News|access-date=25 April 2013|archive-date=7 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007051750/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4679080.stm|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/10065280/Muslim-leaders-stand-against-gay-marriage.html|title=Muslim leaders stand against gay marriage|date=18 May 2013|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805164811/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/10065280/Muslim-leaders-stand-against-gay-marriage.html|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{cite news|title=Restrained anger at the mosque|date=3 February 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4679080.stm|publisher=BBC News|access-date=25 April 2013}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vZBaOlsY5M Establish Justice (English)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGC_MrLUSbc Death (English)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C42hc4Gg1f8 Preparing for Ramadan (English)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiXJ6HKIKTI Death (Arabic)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjbE9yyB00w 3 deeds Allah loves (Bengali)]
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Category:Imams in the United Kingdom
Category:Bangladeshi emigrants to the United Kingdom
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Category:Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University alumni
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Category:Government Madrasah-e-Alia alumni
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