Full Biography
Mohammed Hijab is a Philosopher of Religion and the co-founder of Sapience Institute. His debates and discussions representing the Islamic viewpoint philosophically, politically and theologically are some of the most-viewed and engaged with in the world today. His formal qualifications include the following:
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- PhD – University of Birmingham (Completing)
- MTH in Applied Theology – University of Oxford
- MA in Islamic Studies – SOAS University London
- MA in History – Queen Mary University of London
- BA in Politics – – Queen Mary University of London 2010 – 2013
- BA in Islamic Sciences – Al-Azhar (Completing)
Some of Hijab’s Islamic teachers include:
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- Spoken Arabic Language and masculinity, Umm Mohammed Hijab
- 4 years study at the Shinqeeti Institute with Shaykh Ammar wild Salim al Shinqeeti
- Memorised the entire Quran (completed one khatmah) at Shatibi Institute/Ibn Al Jaziri Institute – Mostly with Shaykh Ahmed Kamil (of Egypt), Shaykh Jalal Salim (of Egypt), Shaykh Jamal, Shaykh Ayyad Guemar (Algeria) Abdul Nasir (of Somalia), Mona Hussein (of Egypt)
- Hanbalite Jurisprudence with Shaykh Omar Ali al Ghazali (of Egypt)
- Comparative Fiqh with Shaykh Ahmed al Makawi (of Egypt)
- Arabic Grammar, Hadith and Fiqh with Shaykh Akram al Nadwi (of India)
- Aqeedah studies with Shaykh Adil bin Ahmed bin Hamid (of Egypt)
- Aqeedah studies with Shaykh Abdullah al Ujayri (of Saudi Arabia)
- Aqeedah Studies with Shaykh Imran Patel (of India)
- Islamic Finance with Shaykh Haitham al Haddad
- Shubhuhaat in Uluum al Quran – Shaykh Shoieb Ali (of Egypt)
- Dawah mentorship and Philosophy of Self with Hamza Andreas Tzortzis (of Greece)
- Dawah mentorship, Usul and personal development Wehelie Khalif (of Somalia)
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Some classical books that Hijab has studied include:
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- Sahih al Bukhari (with the explanation of Qastalani) till the chapter of transactions – w. Shaykh Ammar
- Jami’ al Tirmithi – Chapter of Prayer w. Shaykh Akram Nadwi
- Bulugh al Maram (By Ibn Hajar) w. Shaykh Ammar
- Alfiyyah ibn Malik (By Ibn Malik) w. Shaykh Ammar
- Laamiyah al Af’aal (By Ibn Malik) w. Shaykh Salim al Qahtani
- Alfiyyah al Iraqi (By Al Hafith al Iraqi) w. Shaykh Ammar
- Maraqi as Saud (usul) (By Abdullah bin Haaj al Alawi) w. Shaykh Ammar
- Al-Jazariyah (By Ibnul Jazari) w. Shaykh Abdul Rashid Sufi (of Somalia)
- Al-Itqaan fi Ulum al Quran (by Asyuti) w. Shaykh Ammar
- Aqeedah Tahawiyyah (by al Tahawi) w. Shaykh Imran Patel
- Aqeedah al Wasitiyyah (by Ibn Taymiyyah) w. Shaykh Tarwneh
- Aqeeedah Al-Tadmuriyyah (by Ibn Taymiyyah) w. Shaykh Abdullah Ujayri
- Risaalah in Ta’weel (By al Yaman al Mu’limi) w. Shaykh Abdullah Ujayri
- Raheeq al Mukhtoom (By al- Mubarakphuri) w. Shaykh Imran Patel
- Tafsir of Kashaf (selected chapters) (by al Zamakhshari) w. Shaykh Akram Nadwi
- Al Mufasal (by al Zamakhshari) w. Shaykh Akram Nadwi
- Al-Usul an ilm Al-Usul – By Ibn Uthaymeen w. Mr. Wehelie Khalif
- Zaad al Mustaqn’– In Hanbalite Fiqh (by Al-Hajawi) w. Shaykh Omar al Ghazali
- Umdah al Fiqh – in Hanbalite Fiqh (by Ibn Qudaamah) w. Shaykh Imran Patel
- Al-Mughni -selected chapters – by Ibn Qudaamah w. Shaykh Akram Nadwi
- Al-Wajeez fi Usul al Fiqh -selected chapters – by Abdul Kareem Zaydaan w. Shaykh Ahmed Makawi
- Usul as Sunnah -selected chapters – by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal – w. Shaykh Adil bin Ahmed
- Al-Rad ala al Jahmiyyah -selected chapters – by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal w. Shaykh Adil bin Ahmed
- Hujjatulah al Baligha -selected chapters – by Shah Wali Allah al Dehlawi w. Shaykh Akram al Nadwi
- 25. Ahkaam al Sultaniyah by Al-Mawardi -selected chapters – w. Shaykh Ahmed al Makawi Among other things.
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Among other things.
Published Books and Publications include:
Burhan – 2021
Kalam Cosmological Arguments, 2019
Fifth-Wave Feminism, 2019
A Treatise on Liberal Critiques of Ridda, 2019
The Scientific Deception of the New Atheists, 2020
Notable Posts.
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- Co-Founder of Sapience Institute
- Academic Co-ordinator Islam Net
- Lecturer Mishkah University
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Most Viewed Discussions and Most Notable Debates (mostly found on Mohammed Hijab’s YouTube Channel or through YouTube search)
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- David Wood vs Mohammed Hijab – 2018
- Oxford University Forum Debate – 2020
- Mohammed Hijab and Jordan Peterson 1 and 2 – 2021/22
- Mohammed Hijab and Andrew Tate Podcast 2022
- Mohammed Hijab vs Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2022
- Noam Chomsky Discussion – 2021
- Norman Finkelstein Discussion – 2020
- Finjaan Show (in Arabic) 2022
- Richard Wolff Discussion 2021
- Mohammed Hijab and True Geordie 2022
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Media appearances
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- Channel 4, on Leicester Unrest between Hindutva and Muslims
- BBC, on Zionism and Palestine rights
- ITV, on Gender Wars
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Notable online Series include
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- Al-Londoniyyah – Sapience Institute YouTube Channel
- Shubuhaat Series – Sapience Institute YouTube Channel
- Modern Trends – Sapience Institute YouTube Channel
- Shubuhaat Series – Sapience Institute YouTube Channel
- Sapient Thoughts (Scientific “mistakes” series) -Sapience Institute YouTube Channel
- Arguments from the Quran – Sapience Institute YouTube Channel
- 99 names of Allah – Sapience Institute YouTube Channel
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Influenced by (not including teachers and in no particular order)
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- Prophet Muhammad, all the Quranic Prophets and the Salaf
- Umm Mohammed Hijab
- Professor Nabeel Hijab
- Ibn Sina
- Ibn Taymiyyah
- Al-Ghazali
- Ibn Hazm
- Al-Razi
- Saladin
- Shaykh Mohammed wild ad Daduw al Shinqeeti
- Shaykh Abu Ishaaq al Hiwayni
- Nasir al deen Al-Albani
- Shaykh Muhammed al Munajjid
- Shah Wali Allah al Dehlawi
- Shaykh Mohammed Hassan
- Nouman Ali Khan
- Fadil al Samarai
- Zakir Naik
- Freud
- Niccolo Machiavelli
- Bertrand Russell
- William Lane Craig
- Edward Said
- Muhammad Ali
- Malcom X
- Ahmed Deedat
- Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson
- Al Pacino
- George Galloway
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Lennox Lewis
- Jon Jones
- Anthony Robbins
- Firas Zahabi
- Roger Gracie
- Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq
- Zakaria Zaki
- Adam Zaki
- Hassan Hassan
- Ahmed Hussain
- Maher Ameer
- Saboor Ahmed
- Shaykh Abdul Raheem Green
- Shaykh Bilal Phillips
- Abdullah al Andulusi
- Adnan Rashid
- Ali Dawah
- Zeeshan Ali
- Essam Zein
- Mohammed Zein