Masjid Darul Iman – Speakers Session with Shaikh Yusuf Badat of the Islamic Foundation of Toronto

Date: Friday October 23^rd

Topic: the Importance of Acquiring Islamic Knowledge

Time: after Isha salat (8:15 pm)

Bio of Shaikh Yusuf Badat:  Sh. Yusuf Badat is born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He has studied under some great scholars, receiving several formal authorizations in the sacred sciences with top honors. His commitment to the sacred sciences began early in his life when Allah blessed him with the ability, by age 14, to complete the memorization of the Holy Quran. He completed a rigorous 6-year Alim course at Darul Uloom Zakariya South Africa where he achieved his masters in the Islamic sciences, which included but was not limited to, language, exegesis (tafseer) and jurisprudence (fiqh). He earned authorizations in Hadith under the Grand Mufti of South Africa- Shaykh Raza-ul-Haq. Sh. Yusuf Badat is an Ontario registered minister of religion & licenced marriage officer. He also holds a degree in Netwok Adminstration from the Toronto School of Business.
 
He has served as Imam for 7 years at Masjid Anwarul Islam of Malton (Masjid Saliheen) in Mississauga, Canada. He is also an instructor at the Toronto Shariah Program. Sh. Yusuf Badat is an active executive member of the Canadian Council of Muslim Theologians (www.jucanada.org).
Currently, Sh. Yusuf Badat serves as a teacher for Arabic, Islamic Studies, World Religions and Imam at the Islamic Foundation of Toronto.