Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera | |
|---|---|
Mangera in 2022 | |
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) |
| Parent | Yusuf Ali Mangera (father) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | A Critical Edition of Abū’l-Layth al-Samarqandī's Nawāzil (2013) |
| Doctoral advisor | Abdul Al-Matroudi |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Hadith,Fiqh |
| Notable works | Fiqh al-Imam: Key Proofs in Hanafi Fiqh |
| Website | zamzamacademy.comwhitethreadinstitute.org |
| Personal life | |
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Whitethread Institute and ZamZam Academy |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera (Born 1974) is aSunni Islamic scholar, author, and founder of Whitethread Institute and Zamzam Academy. He authoredFiqh al-Imam andHealthy Muslim Marriage. He was featured in the 2020 edition ofThe 500 Most Influential Muslims compiled by theRoyal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.
ABdur Rahman Mangera was born in 1974 in London to aGujarati Muslim family.[1] He graduated fromDarul Uloom Bury and studiedIfta at theDarul Uloom Zakariyya in South Africa and then at theMazahir Uloom Jadeed inSaharanpur, India. He received aB.A degree from theRand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg and anM.A and PhD degree inIslamic Studies from theSOAS, University of London.[2][3][4][5][6] He is authorized to transmit hadith fromHabib Al-Rahman Al-Azmi (through his student Zayn al-‘Abidin),Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi,Muhammad 'Awwamah, andMuhammad Yunus Jaunpuri.[4]
Mangera established the Whitethread Institute and ZamZam Academy.[6][7] He was featured in the 2020 edition ofThe 500 Most Influential Muslims.[8] He was also awarded an honorary fellowship at the Cambridge Muslim College in 2013 and at theRoyal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman, Jordan in 2016.[9] In 2016, he travelled toKashmir to speak in Imam Abu Hanifa Conference which was organized byDarul Uloom Raheemiyyah in the Convocation Complex of theUniversity of Kashmir.[10]
Mangera's books include: