Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari

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 organisations in Kerala[3] and he is listed in The Muslim 500.[4][5]

Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari
സയ്യിദ് ഇബ്റാഹീം ഖലീല്‍ അല്‍ ബുഖാരി
Chairman of Ma'din Academy
Personal details
Born (1964-02-22) 22 February 1964
Kadalundi, Kozhikkode
Residence(s)Kadalundi, Kozhikkode
WebsiteOfficial website
As of 9 April, 2014
Source: Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari

Early life

Sayyid 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
Sayyid Ibraheem Khaleel Al Bukhari
  • 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. It runs educational institutions all over 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][34][35]

Meeting

See also

References
  1. "India's largest Ramadan gathering held in Kerala". Arab News. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. "King honours winners of 2019 World Interfaith Harmony Week Prize". World Interfaith Harmony Week. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "Kerala's Madin Academy partners in G20 Interfaith Summit". Business Standard India. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. Jafri, Syed Amin (12 October 2015). "22 Indians among world's influential Muslims". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. "The Muslim 500: Most influential Indian Muslims in the world". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. "'Throw Them Into Hell' | Arun Lakshman Nirmala | Tehelka - Investigations, Latest News, Politics, Analysis, Blogs, Culture, Photos, Videos, Podcasts". www.tehelka.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. "Sayyid Ibrahimul Khalilul Bukhari". G20 Interfaith Forum. G20 Interfaith Forum. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. "Speakers". www.griffith.edu.au. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  9. Staff Reporter (3 July 2016). "Khaleel Bukhari makes call for vaccination at Swalat prayer meet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  10. Nahamalappuram, Abdul Latheef (27 November 2017). "A journal of peace from Madin Academy". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  11. "Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleel Al-Bukhari". The Muslim 500. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. "KERALA MUSLIM JAMATH – Official Website". Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  13. "Leaders of rival Sunni groups share dais sparking reunion rumours". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  14. Staff Reporter (31 May 2019). "Ramzan gathering vows to shun extremism". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  15. Naha, Abdul Latheef (18 January 2018). "Sunni factions to bury the hatchet". The Hindu.
  16. Gowhar, Imran (9 December 2015). "Board to revive madrasa education system". The Hindu.
  17. "കൊറിയൻ സമാധാന സമ്മേളനത്തിന് സോളിൽ സമാപനം". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  18. "സോൾ സമാധാന സമ്മേളനം സമാപിച്ചു; സംവാദത്തിലൂടെ സമാധാനം -ബാൻ കി മൂൺ". Malalyalam News. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  19. "Collaborating Institutions – G20 Interfaith Forum". Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  20. "Pakistani professor gets King Abdullah II prize".
  21. Ab, Shamsul. "The experience of moderation in Malaysia: What is it exactly?".
  22. Kumar, Aswin J. (28 July 2016). "G20 South Asian conference concludes". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  23. "G20 Interfaith Conference urges for more interfaith dialogues". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  24. "Madin Academy to host Ramzan gathering". The Hindu. 22 May 2019.
  25. Naha, Abdul Latheef (21 June 2017). "Thousands vow to fight terrorism at Ramzan prayer meet". The Hindu.
  26. "Ramadan: Kerala gears up for India's largest prayer meet".
  27. "Kerala city gears up for India's largest Ramzan prayer meet". 14 July 2013.
  28. "Mass Ramzan prayer meet to take pledge against terrorism". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 14 July 2013.
  29. "Kerala Muslim leaders step up campaign to stop state youths from joining Islamic State". 20 June 2017.
  30. Al Malibari (21 January 2014), Ebrahim Khaleel Thangal With Muhammad Yaqoobi, retrieved 13 January 2020
  31. Hnut, Ma'din Knowledge (24 December 2010), View from Muhammed Ali Mosque, retrieved 13 January 2020
  32. "Interfaith and Social_l Harmony of Islamic World" (PDF). Peace from Harmony. p. 19.
  33. İlkiliç, Prof Dr İLHAN. "Symposium: Religion, Health and Well-Being". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  34. "Speakers". www.griffith.edu.au. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  35. "digitalLEARNING August 2014". Issuu. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  36. Ashraf, Padanna (28 August 2015). "Sufi scholars hold 'fruitful' talks with PM". Gulf Times. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

Further reading
  • An Interview with Sayyid Bukhari: "Education for Equality" (Interview). digitalLEARNING Network. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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