Updated Version The renowned Muslim Scholar, Dr. Zaki Badawi has passed away on Tuesday 24th January 2006 at 11.00 a.m. London time. I just came to know about it from a friend and immediately checked Islamonline to verify the news. They have announced about his demise here . Background Badawi, scholar, teacher and community activist, was born in Egypt in 1922. He was renowned for his interest in Islamic theology and law and as a representative and advocate of Muslims in Britain. He was the principal of the Muslim College in London, which he founded in 1986, and frequently published and broadcast on Islamic affairs. Badawi was educated at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He obtained al-Aliyah, the equivalent of a Bachelor of Arts degree, from the College of Theology at the university, and Al-Alimiyah degree (Masters) from the Faculty of Arabic Language and Literature, Al-Azhar, in 1947. In ...
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