Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari Explained
Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari (Malayalam: സയ്യിദ് ഇബ്റാഹീം ഖലീല് അല് ബുഖാരി) (Arabic: السيد ابراهيم الخليل البخاري) is founder and chairman of Ma'din Academy[1] and adviser of World Interfaith Harmony Week.[2] He is a sunni Islamic scholar, Joint Secretary of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, General Secretary of Kerala Muslim Jamaat, a body of various Muslim organizations in Kerala[3] and he is listed in The Muslim 500.[4] [5]
Early life
Bukhari was born in 1964 in a family of scholars in Kadalundi, a village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. Bukhari belongs to one of the oldest Muslim families in India, which had migrated from Uzbekistan and settled in the northern part of Kerala.[6] He acquired primary education from his parents especially from his father Sayyid Ahmed Bukhari, the spiritual guide of that region. Under the guidance of Beeran Koya Musliyar, he pursued his higher education and graduated with 2nd rank in Islamic Theology (MFB) from Baqiyat Salihat Arabic College in Tamil Nadu, India.[7]
Immediately after completing his graduation in 1997, he established Ma'din Academy at Swalath Nagar in Malappuram. He has traveled world-wide, lectured to thousands,[8] and composed several works spanning education and contemporary issues. Now in Ma'din under his supervision and spiritual shadow 22,000 students are gaining their education in about 28 institutions ranging from primary to postgraduate level. He is respectfully called Sayyid Bukhari[9]
Positions
- Managing Editor, The Journal Armonia, an international journal for pluralism and holistic education. The vision of Armonia is ‘to help bring together the best of all civilizations and religions in order to apply their common wisdom in promoting the harmonious pursuit of peace, prosperity, and freedom for all persons and communities through compassionate justice’.[10]
- He has been selected one among the 500 most influential Muslims of the world (Muslims 500), published jointly by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan and Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in the United States, from 2012 -2019.[11]
- Advisor, International Interfaith Harmony Initiative, Malaysia.[11]
- General Secretary, Kerala Muslim Jama’at the umbrella body of various Muslim organizations.[12] [13] [14]
- Vice President of Islamic Educational Board of India (New Delhi), which runs educational institutions in India and various Asian and African countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malawi and Tanzania.[15] [16]
International representations
- Global Business and Peace Conference, Seoul in South Korea in 2018.[17] [18]
- Active collaborator of G20 Interfaith Forum[19]
- Lead the Indian delegation to the Vatican to attend the Interfaith meetings conducted by Pontifical Council for Inter religious Dialogue in September 2014.
- Advisor, Interfaith Harmony Seminar and Award Ceremony conducted in Malaysia on 1 March 2012.[20]
- Special Observer in Global Moderates Movement Conference, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia in January 2012.[21]
Achievements
- Hosted G20 Interfaith Summit Conference (South Asia)[22] [23]
- He has been leading India's largest Ramadan Peace Conference from 2000 onwards. The conference is held on the 26th day of Ramzan every year. The conference attracts hundreds of thousands of people from various parts of the globe. The main highlight of this conference is Pledge against Terrorism.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]
- Planned and executed the Knowledge Hunt, an innovative learning programme which takes a group of researchers and scholars to various cultural and religious destinations of the globe. The programme covered China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Uzbekistan, Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Egypt.[30] [31] [32] [33]
See also
Further reading
- An Interview with Sayyid Bukhari: Education for Equality. 1 September 2019. digitalLEARNING Network. 20 August 2014.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: India's largest Ramadan gathering held in Kerala. 27 July 2014. Arab News. en. 13 January 2020.
- Web site: King honours winners of 2019 World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize. World Interfaith Harmony Week. en-US. 13 January 2020.
- News: Kerala's Madin Academy partners in G20 Interfaith Summit. 13 November 2014. Business Standard India. 13 January 2020.
- Web site: 22 Indians among world's influential Muslims . 12 October 2015. Syed Amin . Jafri . The Times of India. en. 13 January 2020.
- Web site: The Muslim 500: Most influential Indian Muslims in the world. CatchNews.com. en. 13 January 2020.
- Web site: 'Throw Them Into Hell' Arun Lakshman Nirmala Tehelka - Investigations, Latest News, Politics, Analysis, Blogs, Culture, Photos, Videos, Podcasts. www.tehelka.com. 15 March 2018. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023618/http://www.tehelka.com/2015/03/throw-them-into-hell/. dead.
- Web site: Sayyid Ibrahimul Khalilul Bukhari. G20 Interfaith Forum. G20 Interfaith Forum. 15 March 2018. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180729050118/https://www.g20interfaith.org/content/sayyid-ibrahimul-khalilul-bukhari. dead.
- Web site: Speakers. www.griffith.edu.au. en. 13 January 2020.
- News: Khaleel Bukhari makes call for vaccination at Swalat prayer meet. Staff Reporter. 3 July 2016. The Hindu. 13 January 2020. en-IN. 0971-751X.
- News: A journal of peace from Madin Academy. Nahamalappuram. Abdul Latheef. 27 November 2017. The Hindu. 8 January 2020. en-IN. 0971-751X.
- Web site: Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleel Al-Bukhari. The Muslim 500. en-US. 8 January 2020.
- Web site: KERALA MUSLIM JAMATH – Official Website. en-US. 8 January 2020.
- Web site: Leaders of rival Sunni groups share dais sparking reunion rumours. The New Indian Express. 8 January 2020.
- News: Ramzan gathering vows to shun extremism. Staff Reporter. 31 May 2019. The Hindu. 8 January 2020. en-IN. 0971-751X.
- News: Sunni factions to bury the hatchet . . 18 January 2018 . Naha . Abdul Latheef .
- News: Board to revive madrasa education system . . 9 December 2015 . Gowhar . Imran .
- News: കൊറിയൻ സമാധാന സമ്മേളനത്തിന് സോളിൽ സമാപനം. 14 March 2018. ManoramaOnline.
- News: സോൾ സമാധാന സമ്മേളനം സമാപിച്ചു; സംവാദത്തിലൂടെ സമാധാനം -ബാൻ കി മൂൺ. 14 March 2018. Malalyalam News. 10 March 2018.
- Web site: Collaborating Institutions – G20 Interfaith Forum. en-US. 2020-01-13.
- Web site: Pakistani professor gets King Abdullah II prize .
- Web site: The experience of moderation in Malaysia: What is it exactly? . Ab . Shamsul .
- Web site: G20 South Asian conference concludes. July 28, 2016. Aswin J. . Kumar . The Times of India. en. 2020-01-13.
- News: G20 Interfaith Conference urges for more interfaith dialogues. Press Trust of India. 2016-07-27. Business Standard India. 2020-01-13.
- News: Madin Academy to host Ramzan gathering . . 22 May 2019 .
- News: Thousands vow to fight terrorism at Ramzan prayer meet . . 21 June 2017 . Naha . Abdul Latheef .
- Web site: Ramadan: Kerala gears up for India's largest prayer meet .
- Web site: Kerala city gears up for India's largest Ramzan prayer meet . 14 July 2013 .
- News: Mass Ramzan prayer meet to take pledge against terrorism . Business Standard India . 14 July 2013 . Press Trust of India .
- Web site: Kerala Muslim leaders step up campaign to stop state youths from joining Islamic State . 20 June 2017 .
- Web site: Interfaith and Social_l Harmony of Islamic World. Peace from Harmony. 19.
- İlkiliç. Prof Dr İLHAN. Symposium: Religion, Health and Well-Being. en.
- Web site: Speakers. www.griffith.edu.au. en. 2020-01-13.
- Web site: digitalLEARNING August 2014. Issuu. en. 2020-01-13.