Shabir Ally Explained

Shabir Ally
Birth Date:	8 May 1953
Religion:	Islam
Denomination:	Sunni
Main Interests:	Da'wah
Module:	Embed: yes Channel Direct Url: c/QuranSpeaks Channel Display Name: Let The Quran Speak Genre: Islamic Subscribers: 336 thousand Views: 40 million Years Active: June 23, 2008–present Silver Button: yes Stats Update: 2 February 2024
Jurisprudence:	Hanafi

Shabir Ally is a Canadian Islamic scholar. As of 2020, he was President of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} He promotes a contextual interpretation of Qur'anic verse, and justification of them in similar expressions within the Christian Bible.^{[5] [6]} Ally performs dawah by adopting preaching methods targeted at both the Muslim population and the non-Muslim population.^[7]

Biography

Shabir Ally was born in Guyana, and moved to Canada with his family in 1978. He received his B.A. in Religious Studies from Laurentian University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.^[8] His PhD thesis was on the exegesis of the Qur'an (Tafsir).^[9]

Publications

• Reply to Robert Morey's source of Islam theories, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia : Dar Al-Hadyan, 1997.
• Is Jesus God? The Bible Says No!, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia : Dar Al-Hadyan, 1998.
• 101 questions to ask visiting Jehovah's Witnesses, Toronto, Canada : Islamic Information & Daʼwah Centre International, 1997. A second volume is entitled Another five questions to keep you going.
• Yahweh, Jehovah or Allah : which is God's real name?, Toronto, Canada : Al-Attique, 1999.
• 101 clear contradictions in the Bible, Toronto, Canada : Al-Attique, 2001.
• What God said about eating pork : & issue for Muslims / Christian dialogue, Toronto, Canada : Al-Attique, 2003.
• Science in the Qur'an, Toronto, Canada : Al-Attique, 2003.
• Common questions people ask about Islam, Toronto, Canada : Islamic Information & Da`wah Centre International, 2008.
• Christianity Vs. Islam : A Muslim and a Christian Debate 8 Crucial Questions, Minnesota, United States : Bethany House Publishers, 2014. Co-authored with James R. White.

External links

• • Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: shabir ally - IslamiCity. 2020-10-27. www.islamicity.org. en-US.
2. Web site: Silverstein. Barbara. 2019-03-25. Rings of peace held outside Canadian mosques. 2021-06-19. The Canadian Jewish News. en-US.
3. Web site: 2020-06-30. Prominent Islamic scholar says according to Imam Abu Hanifa prayers can be offered in native language. 2021-06-19. Chitral News. en-US.
4. Web site: Folkins. Tali. 2019-01-21. Evolution of interfaith friendships led to powerful experience of 'trialogue'. 2021-06-19. Anglican Journal. en-US.
5. https://www.islamicity.org/by/shabir-ally
6. F.Y.. Mustaffa. 2020-03-31. Needs and Preferences of Qur"anic Arabic Vocabulary Learners Regarding Learning through Qur"anic Arabic Mobile Applications. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. 24. 5. 152–162. 10.37200/ijpr/v24i5/pr201678. 216471813 . 1475-7192.
7. Abu Zarin. Zarinna. 2019. Dr Shabir Ally and His Contribution to Da'wah.. Cluster of Education and Social Sciences.
8. Web site: The New Testament: Fact or Fiction - Royal Purple News. Neurock. Gabriella. 2018-04-03. Royalpurplenews.com. 2019-02-10.
9. Web site: The Culmination of Tradition-based Tafsīr : The Qurʼān Exegesis al-Durr al-manthūr of al-Suyūṭī (d. 911/1505). Shabir Ally. Tspace.library.utoronto.ca. 24 February 2019.