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Ahmad Kutty. Ahmad Kutty (born 1946 in Valanchery, Kerala, India ), is a North American Islamic scholar. He is currently senior resident Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto [1] and has taught at Emanuel College of the University of Toronto as an adjunct instructor. [2] He is the father of Faisal Kutty .
Islamopedia Online was founded in 2007 with a grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Its members initiated a comprehensive survey of major topics, opinions, and authorities in the Islamic world determining that the best resource they could provide was in aggregating information from websites that provided religious opinions from Islamic scholars and leaders.
Wilfred Cantwell Smith OC FRSC [15] (July 21, 1916 – February 7, 2000) was a Canadian Islamicist, comparative religion scholar, [16] and Presbyterian minister. [17] He was the founder of the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University in Quebec and later the director of Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions.
The Islamic Institute of Toronto curriculum includes courses on Islamic faith and jurisprudence, Fiqh, Qur'anic Studies, Islamic History, and Arabic. Fees vary between courses and are typically around $70. There is no formal sponsorship of students. Certificates are offered in Classical Arabic, Access to Qur'anic Arabic, and Modern Standard Arabic.
Islam is the second-largest religion in Canada practised by approximately 5% of the population. Canadian Muslims are one of the most ethnically diverse religious groups across the country. Muslims have lived in Canada since 1871 and the first mosque was established in 1938. [ 2] Most Canadian Muslims are Sunni, while a significant minority are ...
The issue of Gulf Weekly of 25–31 May 1995 said "..The TARIC Islamic Centre, probably the most vibrant and effective in reaching out to non-Muslims is, perhaps the premier Muslim outfit in Metropolitan Toronto." A large number of programmes are carried out at the Centre.
The Muslim Association of Canada is a non-profit organization which provides religious and educational services for the Muslim community in Canada . MAC operates in 13 Canadian cities, with a vision to establish an Islamic presence in Canada that is integrated within the social fabric and culture of Canada. MAC works to achieve its mission by ...
Research Fellow, Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Editorial Consultant, The Muslim World journal, Hartford, CT. Mahmoud M. Ayoub (June 1, 1935 – October 31, 2021) was a Lebanese Islamic scholar and professor of religious and inter-faith studies.