Shaykh Ruzwan is one of the foremost Islamic scholars in the West. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland (UK), Shaykh Ruzwan obtained a degree in Geopolitics and Arabic before leaving to study in Turkey in the 1990s. He went on to study in numerous Middle Eastern countries including Yemen and Syria. Shaykh Ruzwan graduated from the prestigious Mahad al-Fat’h Islamic Law College in Damascus with a distinction of merit, achieving overall first position in his year of graduation from the college.
On his return to the UK, he authored the iSyllabus Islamic Studies curriculum which has been taught to over 7000 students in 15 cities for more than 10 years. Since the pandemic, it has moved online and now has a global audience.
In this episode, we discuss:
Early life and childhood
Difficulty reading at a young age
Involvement in street violence
Studying in Glasgow, Turkey, Cairo, Yemen and Damascus
Life as a student in the Middle East
Developing a ground-breaking English Islamic studies programme for a Western audience
Personal sacrifices
Impact on physical health
Character and personality
Legacy
Relaxation, humour and leisure
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