Qabeelah Ittihaad

"Black Africa was backwards and the pit of darkness
The Dark Ages were the lowest point in man’s history
Columbus discovered an America inhabited with uncivilized savages"

History is often told from the perspective of the conqueror:

Ancient maps depicting exaggerated sizes of the European continent; stories told from a Euro-centric perspective; significant chunks in timelines distorted or removed entirely to cover up empowering truths.

The time is long overdue for the Muslim Ummah to reclaim history.

Expand your knowledge on:

• The roots of Africa and its name
• Africa’s first encounter with Islam
• The role of Africans as Sahaba of Rasoolullah (salla Allahu alayhi wassalam)
• The extensive advancements of Islamic scholarship as result of African tribes and schools
• The importance and history of major cities like Timbuktu and Qayrawaan
• Heroes of Africa who sought to it that Islam remains pure upon the Quran and Sunnah
• The various movements and eras Africa witnessed among the Muslims

Enrich your history with facts on:

• The fall of the tyrannical rule of the Visigoth
• The spread of justice and land reform under the light of Islam
• Successful openings (futoohaat) of major cities in Spain
• Establishments of amazing complexes of palaces and gardens like Madinat-az-Zahra
• Treatment of Christians and Jews under the Muslim rule
• Muslim advancements in language, arts, and sciences that brought Europe out of the darkness
• The causes and lessons of the eminent fall of a 700-year empire

Enlighten yourself with facts on:

• Muslim naval explorations into the Atlantic
• Ancient maps and atlases of the Americas accurately drawn by Muslim cartographers
• Discovery of 8th Century artefacts and coins in the Caribbean
• Genealogical and linguistic evidences linking American natives to Muslim Africans
• Role of Muslims in saving Islam in the hearts of slaves
• Role of Muslims in the resistance of slavery and return to Africa

Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick

Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick, PhD, is the Head of our Islamic History and Homiletics Department, a rather enriching and exciting department to indulge in. His students dub him as “old school Dr. Quick” and find his Boston accent a rather smile-jerking classroom staple. They also jokingly claim that he can look at you and accurately map out your family’s migration path, mainly due to his travels far and wide to expose you to his first-hand research and experience through his PowerPoints, documentaries and books.

Alhamdulilah, he is one of our greatest additions to the AlMaghrib Instructor line-up, an addition that has grabbed the attention of people worldwide. Shaykh Abdullah has accomplished a lifetime worth of achievements spanning many continents while enlightening the lives of millions. He was born in the United States of America and accepted Islam in Canada in 1970. He pursued his study of Islam at the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia where he graduated and received an Ijaza from the College of Da’wah and Islamic Sciences in 1979, one of first two students to do so from the West. He later completed a Masters Degree and a Doctorate in African History at the University of Toronto in Canada. His thesis was an analysis of the early life of Shaykh ‘Uthman Dan Fodio, a great West African Scholar and social activist.

Shaykh Abdullah has served as Imam, Daa'iyyah, teacher and counsellor in the USA, Canada, South Africa and the West Indies. For three years he contributed to the religious page of Canada’s leading newspaper. He has traveled to over 59 countries on lecture, research and educational tours. He has also made many appearances on Islam channel, Huda TV, Peace TV, SABC, and in conferences and radio stations the world over.

Presently he is the Director of the Discover Islam Centre (Cape Town).

With Shaykh Abdullah, the AlMaghrib world is expected to never be the same again!